Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
Scrutinises: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
204 reports
1012 conclusions & recs
45 reports with response document linked
159 without response document linked
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology-facilitated abuse Inquiry | No report yet | Open | 7 Oct 2026 | — | — | — |
| Machinery of government changes Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Sep 2026 | — | — | — |
| The work of Innovate UK and the Regulatory Innovation Office Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 7 Jul 2026 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 29 Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| Low-energy computing Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 16 Apr 2026 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing: UK Research and Innovation chair Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 13 Apr 2026 | 1 | — | — |
| Neuroscience and digital childhoods Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 24 Mar 2026 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Ofcom Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 24 Mar 2026 | 1 | — | — |
| Follow-up on Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 16 Mar 2026 | — | — | — |
| Scientific research funding Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 24 Feb 2026 | — | — | — |
| Social media age restrictions Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 9 Feb 2026 | — | — | — |
| Work of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 26 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| The science and regulation of hair and beauty products and treatments Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 2 Dec 2025 | — | — | — |
| Digital inclusion and telecoms Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 1 Dec 2025 | — | — | — |
| Data security across government Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Secretary of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 24 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Information and data security across government and the work of the Information Commissioner Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Open | 14 Oct 2025 | — | — | — |
| Life sciences investment Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Oct 2025 | — | — | — |
| Life sciences investment Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 16 Sep 2025 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Open | 27 Aug 2025 | — | — | — |
| Innovation and global food security Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 21 Jul 2025 | — | — | — |
| The science and risks of nuclear monitoring and enrichment Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Asteroids and planetary defence Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Closed | 16 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser: Valedictory Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Closed | 10 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Work of Ofcom Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Open | 14 May 2025 | — | — | — |
| Phone theft Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 May 2025 | — | — | — |
| Science diplomacy Inquiry | Report findings | Open | 3 Apr 2025 | 2 | 24 | Response document linked |
| Pre-appointment hearing: Innovate UK chair Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 31 Mar 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| Work of the Science Minister Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Feb 2025 | — | — | — |
| Digital centre of government Inquiry | Report findings | Open | 3 Feb 2025 | 1 | 55 | No response document linked |
| AI and copyright Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| Government Chief Scientific Adviser and departmental Chief Scientific Advisers Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| Under the microscope Inquiry | Report | Open | 13 Jan 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| Innovation and eradicating diseases Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Open | 6 Dec 2024 | — | — | — |
| Innovation, growth and the regions Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 6 Dec 2024 | 2 | 43 | Response document linked |
| Innovation showcase Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 4 Dec 2024 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 28 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Nov 2024 | 2 | 37 | Response document linked |
| Budget 2024 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| Legacy Report - Parliament 2019-2024 Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 29 May 2024 | 1 | 16 | No response document linked |
| Commercialising Research Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 May 2024 | — | — | — |
| The UK and CERN Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| Harnessing the power of fungi Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Closed | 2 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Cyber resilience of the UK's critical national infrastructure Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| UK Astronomy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Sir Patrick Vallance: Valedictory Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| Nurse, Grant and Tickell Reviews and Horizon Europe Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| Insect decline and UK food security Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Mar 2023 | 2 | 34 | Response document linked |
Reports without a committee inquiry (55)
Parliament published these reports with no official committee inquiry attached, so they do not appear in the inquiry list above.
Showing the 50 most recent.
- 4th Report - Forensic Science Strategy 17 September 2016 · HC 501
- 6th Special Report - The Census and social science: Government and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Responses to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2012–13 15 March 2013 · HC 1053
- 5th Special Report: Proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre: Natural Environment Research Council Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012–13 30 January 2013 · HC 906
- 4th Special Report: Building scientific capacity for development: Government and UK Collaborative on Development Sciences Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2012–13 24 January 2013 · HC 907
- 3rd Special Report - Devil's bargain? Energy risks and the public: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 2 November 2012 · HC 677
- 6th Report - Proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre 1 November 2012 · HC 699
- 6th Report - Proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre - written evidence 1 November 2012 · HC 699
- 3rd Report - The Census and social science - Volume II (Volume II: additional written evidence) 21 September 2012
- 3rd Report - The Census and social science - Volume I (Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence) 21 September 2012 · HC 322
- 2nd Special Report - Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality: Government Response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2010–12 17 July 2012 · HC 511
- 2nd Report - Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Medical Research Council 13 July 2012 · HC 510-i
- 1st Report - Devil's bargain? Energy risks and the public - Volume I (Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence) 9 July 2012 · HC 428
- 1st Report - Devil's bargain? Energy risks and the public - Volume II (Volume II: additional written evidence) 6 July 2012
- 1st Special Report - Science in the Met Office: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2010-12 25 May 2012 · HC 162
- 15th Report - Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality Volume I 30 April 2012 · HC 1667
- 15th Report - Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality Volume II (Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence) 30 April 2012 · HC 1667
- 14th Report - Pre–appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 9 March 2012 · HC 1871-I
- 13th Report - Science in the Met Office - Volume I 21 February 2012 · HC 1538
- 13th Report - Science in the Met Office - Volume II 21 February 2012
- 12th Report - Malware and cyber crime - Volume I (Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence) 2 February 2012 · HC 1537
- 12th Report - Malware and cyber crime - Volume II (Additional written evidence) 2 February 2012
- 11th Report - Alcohol guidelines (Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence) 9 January 2012 · HC 1536
- 11th Report - Alcohol guidelines - Volume II (Additional written evidence) 9 January 2012
- 11th Special Report - Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips: Government and Ofqual Responses to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010–12 29 November 2011 · HC 1655
- 10th Report - Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Technology Strategy Board - Volume II (Volume II Oral and written evidence) 10 November 2011 · HC 1539-II
- 10th Report - Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Technology Strategy Board - Volume I (Report, together with formal minutes) 26 October 2011 · HC 1539-I
- 10th Special Report - Peer review in scientific publications: Government and Research Councils UK Responses to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 18 October 2011 · HC 1535
- 9th Report - Virtual Evidence - Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 14 September 2011 · HC Additional written evidence
- 9th Special Report - Strategically important metals: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2010-12 14 September 2011 · HC 1479
- 9th Report - Evidence - Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 14 September 2011 · HC 1060-ii
- 9th Report - Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips 14 September 2011 · HC 1060-i
- 8th Special Report - UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI): Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010–12 13 September 2011 · HC 1475
- 8th Report - Peer review in scientific publications (Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence) 28 July 2011 · HC 856
- 8th Report - Peer review in scientific publications - Additional Written Evidence 28 July 2011
- 7th Special Report - Astronomy and Particle Physics: Government and Science and Technology Facilities Council Responses to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 19 July 2011 · HC 1425
- 7th Report - The Forensic Science Service 1 July 2011 · HC 855
- 7th Report - The Forensic Science Service - Additional written Evidence 1 July 2011 · HC 855
- 5th Special Report - Bioengineering: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2009–10 14 June 2011 · HC 1138
- 6th Special Report - Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: Supplementary Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010–12 14 June 2011 · HC 1139
- 6th Report - UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) 25 May 2011 · HC 727
- 6th Report - UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) - additional written evidence 25 May 2011 · HC Volume II
- 4th Special Report - Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-12 17 May 2011 · HC 1042
- 5th Report - Strategically important metals - additional written evidence 17 May 2011
- 5th Report - Strategically important metals 17 May 2011 · HC 726
- 3rd Special Report - Technology and Innovation Centres: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2010–12 16 May 2011 · HC 1041
- 4th Report - Astronomy and Particle Physics 13 May 2011 · HC 806
- 4th Report - Astronomy and Particle Physics - additional written evidence 13 May 2011
- 2nd Special Report - The Reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's E-mails: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 6 May 2011 · HC 496
- 3rd Report - Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies 2 March 2011 · HC 498
- 3rd Report - Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies - additional written evidence 2 March 2011