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Formal Minutes of the Science and Technology Committee
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana Darren Jones 1. Declarations of interest
Members declared their interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
2. An introduction to Research and Innovation Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Confidentiality and Privilege
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Committee working practices
Resolved, That the Committee examine witnesses in public, except where it otherwise orders.
Resolved, That the witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee orders otherwise.
Resolved, That the Committee shall not consider individual cases.
Resolved, That the following matters be delegated to the Chair: • Agreeing the circulated agenda for Committee meetings; • Engaging in correspondence on Committee matters which is not sufficiently significant to require approval by the Committee or is of a routine nature; • Arranging informal meetings in Westminster on matters relating to the Committee’s remit; • Authorising the issue of press notices about forthcoming evidence sessions, new inquiries and Reports; 2 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
• Subject to a degree of prior negotiation, proposing Reports to the Liaison Committee for debate in Westminster Hall; and • Taking decisions which are consequential on matters already decided by the Committee or which are urgent.
Resolved, That in the 2019–21 session, where the Committee receives evidence, or sends or receives correspondence which, in the Chair’s judgement, merits publication by the Committee before it will meet again, the Chair shall have discretion to report it to the House for publication, provided that i) the evidence or correspondence concerned shall have been circulated to the Committee and ii) all members shall have been given the opportunity to object to such publication before it takes place.
5. Standards of Service
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Future Programme
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on Budget 2020: research and innovation spending.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on the COVID-19 outbreak, subject to the Chair’s discussions with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 March at 9.00 am
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Tuesday 10 March 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana Darren Jones
Dr Luke Evans and James Murray also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
1. Health and Social Care Committee
Resolved, That members of the Health and Social Care Committee be invited to attend the meeting today relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e). 2. COVID-19 outbreak
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 12 March at 9.00 am
Thursday 12 March 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Graham Stringer Mark Logan
1. Commercial Genomics
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Evidence reported for publication
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
Commercial genomics
Correspondence from 23andMe (dated 14 January)
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Correspondence from DNAfit (dated 21 November 2019) Correspondence from Ancestry (dated 12 December 2019) Correspondence from Baroness Blackwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation (Lords) (dated 28 January)
Clinical trials transparency Correspondence from Dr Till Bruckner (dated 30 January) Correspondence from Whittington Health NHS Trust Correspondence from University of Exeter and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (dated November 2019) Correspondence from Baroness Blackwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation (dated 22 January) Correspondence from the European Medicines Agency (dated 21 January) Correspondence from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (dated 20 January) Correspondence from the Health Research Authority (dated 4 March)
Japanese Knotweed Correspondence from The Law Society (dated December 2019) Correspondence from Network Rail (dated 26 February) Correspondence from Advanced Invasives (dated 20 February)
Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK Correspondence from Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (dated 10 February)
Work of the Science Minister Correspondence from Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, to the Committee (dated 10 February)
Research Integrity Committee Correspondence from Sir Mark Walport, Chief Executive, UK Research and Innovation (dated 11 February)
Innovate UK assessors Correspondence from Louisa Simons, Chief Operating Office Innovate UK (dated 14 January)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 March at 9.00 am.
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Wednesday 18 March 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Graham Stringer Mark Logan Zarah Sultana 1. Declarations of interest
Graham Stringer amended his declaration of interest of 4 March 2019 (For details, see appendix.)
2. Budget 2020: Research and Innovation spending
Harriet Wallace, Director, International Research and Innovation, and Alexandra Jones, Director of Science Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Executive, and Sir John Kingman, Chair, UK Research and Innovation, gave oral evidence.
Dr Rupert Lewis, Chief Science Policy Officer, The Royal Society, and Tim Figures, Director, Technology, Sustainability and Innovation, Make UK, gave oral evidence.
3. Commercial Genomics
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Commercial Genomics
Ordered, That Professor Frances Flinter be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters related to Commercial genomics. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix).
4. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 March at 10.15 am.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Zarah Sultana Katherine Fletcher 1. New research funding agency
Resolved, that the Committee inquire into the New research funding agency. 6 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
2. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability
Resolved, that the Committee inquire into UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability.
3. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Neil Ferguson, Director, Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, gave oral evidence.
Dr Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet, gave oral evidence.
Professor Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity at the University of Oxford, and Dr Melanie Saville, Director, Vaccine Research and Development, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, gave oral evidence.
Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, gave oral evidence.
Professor Sharon Peacock, Director, National Infection Service, Public Health England, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 April at 9.00am.
2 April 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 2 April 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence with Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, and Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, relating to the composition of SAGE and sub-groups informing the Government response to COVID-19, dated 30 March 2020. - Correspondence with Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, relating to COVID-19 vaccinations, dated 30 March 2020 - Correspondence with Professor Sharon Peacock, Public Health England, relating to evidence behind COVID-19 testing strategy.
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Wednesday 8 April 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana Darren Jones
Jeremy Hunt also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees). 1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Resolved, That Jeremy Hunt of the Health and Social Care Committee be invited to attend the meeting today relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
Professor Gabriel Leung, Chair, Public Health Medicine, Hong Kong University and Dr Seon Kui Lee, Director, Division of Risk Assessment and International Cooperation, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), gave oral evidence.
Steve Bates, Chief Executive Officer, BioIndustry Association, and Sir Paul Nurse, Director and Chief Executive, Francis Crick Institute, gave oral evidence. Professor John Newton, Government adviser on increasing COVID-19 testing capacity, Kathy Hall, Director of COVID-19 testing strategy, Department of Health and Social Care, and Professor Stephen Powis, National Medical Director, NHS England, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication (Order made under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 and reported to the House; see Votes and Proceedings [21 April 2020]):
Correspondence from Professor Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, relating to the membership of SAGE, dated 4 April
[Adjourned till Thursday 16 April at 2.15pm.
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Thursday 16 April 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana Darren Jones
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Dr James Rubin, Reader in the Psychology of Emerging Health Risks, King’s College London and Professor Graham Medley, Professor of infectious disease modelling, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gave oral evidence.
Professor Xihong Lin, Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Professor Dr. Clemens Fuest, President, Institute for Economic Research (Ifo), Germany, and Professor Dr. Herwig Ostermann, Executive Director, Austrian Public Health Institute, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication (Order made under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 and reported to the House; see Votes and Proceedings [21 April 2020]):
Letter to Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, relating to vaccine development, dated 30 March. Letter to Professor John Newton, Government adviser on increasing COVID-19 testing, dated 14 April. Letter to Kathy Hall, Director of COVID-19 testing strategy, Department of Health and Social Care, dated 14 April. Letter to Stephen Powis, National Medical Director, NHS England, dated 14 April.
Resolved, That Jeremy Hunt of the Health and Social Care Committee be invited to attend Committee meetings relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
[Adjourned till Friday 24 April at 2.15pm.
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Friday 24 April 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana Darren Jones
Jeremy Hunt, Stephen Crabb and Simon Hoare also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees). 1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Resolved, That Stephen Crabb of the Welsh Affairs Committee and Simon Hoare of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee be invited to attend the meeting today relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
Mark Logan declared a pecuniary interest in that he had a 50% beneficial share in Carnmoyne Private Residential home, Northern Ireland
Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Dr Gregor Smith, interim Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health and Social Care and Chief Medical Officer for England, and Pete Wishart MP, Chair-elect, Scottish Affairs Committee, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication (Order made under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 and reported to the House; see Votes and Proceedings [24 April 2020]):
Letter to Professor Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, relating to SAGE publications, dated 20 April. 2. Budget 2020: research and innovation spending
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Budget 2020: research and innovation spending submitted by (C190001) MakeUK, be reported to the House for publication.
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Ordered, That correspondence with Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to the Comprehensive Spending Review, dated 20 April, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 April at 9.15am.
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Darren Jones Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Darren Jones declared a pecuniary interest in that in that he was contracted to provide legal consultancy to Kemp Little LLP, although he was not advising on any issues relevant to today’s session.
Darren Jones declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he was Chair of Labour Digital and Chair of the Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum.
Professor Danny Altmann, Professor of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London and British Society for Immunology Spokesperson, and Professor Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology, UCL, gave oral evidence.
Matthew Gould, Chief Executive Officer, NHSX, Professor Lilian Edwards, Professor of Law, Innovation and Society, Newcastle Law School, and Professor Christophe Fraser, Senior Group Leader in Pathogen Dynamics, University of Oxford Big Data Institute, gave oral evidence.
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Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks, be reported to the House for publication:
C190001 Mr David Allan Kime C190002 Dr Jennifer Cole C190005 Professor Harold Thimbleby C190007 Royal College of Physicians C190008 Dr Andre Clark C190009 Mark Fenton-O’Creevy C190012 Dr Stan Schofield C190013 Professor Xihong Lin: follow-up C190014 Onfido C190015 Google C190016 Apple 2. Budget 2020: research and innovation spending
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Budget 2020: research and innovation spending, be reported to the House for publication:
BRI0002 UKRI BRI0003 Royal Society [Adjourned till Thursday 7 May at 2.15pm.
1 May 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 1 May 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence with Sharon Peacock, Director, National Infection Service, Public Health England, relating to Oral evidence: Evidence behind COVID-19 testing strategy, dated 1 May 2020.
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Thursday 7 May 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Chris Clarkson Mark Logan Katherine Fletcher Carol Monaghan Andrew Griffith Graham Stringer Darren Jones Zarah Sultana 1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, and Professor John Edmunds OBE, Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gave oral evidence.
Professor David Peters, Chair of the Department of International Health, John Hopkins University; and Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at University of Cambridge, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication (Order made under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 and reported to the House; see Votes and Proceedings [7 May 2020]):
C19006 Dr Aaron Lawson C190016 medConfidential C190018 Mr Roger Tyrzyk, ID Now Correspondence from Kathy Hall, Director of COVID-19 Testing Strategy, Department of Health and Social Care, dated 29 April. Correspondence from Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, Secretary of State for Wales, dated 29 April. Correspondence from Matthew Gould, Chief Executive, NHSX, dated 2 May. Correspondence from Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive, Public Health England, to the Chair relating to Evidence behind COVID-19 Testing Strategy, dated 7 May.
Resolved, That Mel Stride of the Treasury Committee, Clive Betts of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Huw Merriman of the Transport Committee, Yvette Cooper of the Home Affairs Committee, and Robert Halfon of the Education Committee, be invited to attend the meeting on 13 May relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees). 2. Budget 2020: research and innovation spending Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 13
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication (Order made under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 and reported to the House; see Votes and Proceedings [7 May 2020]):
Correspondence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to follow-up from the Committee evidence session on 18 March, dated 20 April.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 May at 2.15pm.
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Andrew Griffith Dawn Butler Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Zarah Sultana 1. Declarations of interest
Dawn Butler declared her interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
2. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Alan Penn, Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director of Analysis, Department for Education, gave oral evidence.
Professor Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport; and Professor John Aston, Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Friday 22 May at 9.00am.
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15 May 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 15 May 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence with Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Education, relating to clarifications made during oral evidence, dated 13 and 15 May 2020.
18 May 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 2 April 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Letter to Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister, relating to COVID-19 pandemic: some lessons learned so far, dated 18 May 2020.
Friday 22 May 20201
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor John Newton, Director of Health Improvement and Professor Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director and Director for Health Protection, Public Health England, gave oral evidence.
Professor Andrew Curran, Chief Scientific Adviser, Health and Safety Executive and Professor Catherine Noakes, Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings, University of Leeds, gave oral evidence.
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Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication (Order made under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137 and reported to the House; see Votes and Proceedings [22 May 2020]):
C190010 Professor Thomas Shanks C190019 Everbridge C190021 Care England C190024 The Earlham Institute Correspondence from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority, relating to further information and clarifications from oral evidence session, dated 18 May. Correspondence from Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to vaccines, dated 18 May. Correspondence from Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Education, dated 19 May. Correspondence from Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to Fast Start, dated 20 May. 2. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending
Draft Special Report (Balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-First Report of Session 2017–19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government Response to the Twenty-First Report of Session 2017–19 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK
Draft Special Report (Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-Second Report of Session 2017–19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government Response to the Twenty-Second Report of Session 2017–19 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned to a day and time to be fixed by the Chair.
22 May 2020
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Evidence reported to the House for publication on 22 May 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Letter to Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Government Scientific Adviser, relating to the transparency of scientific evidence: social distancing, dated 22 May 2020.
29 May 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 29 May 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence from Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Government Scientific Adviser, relating to the transparency of scientific evidence: social distancing, dated 28 May 2020. - Letter to Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister, relating to the scientific evidence for social distancing guideline, dated 29 May 2020.
Friday 5 June 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Carol Monaghan Dawn Butler Graham Stringer Katherine Fletcher Zarah Sultana Mark Logan 1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
The Chair declared a non-pecuniary interest that he was an Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College Oxford.
Professor Carol Propper, Professor of Economics, Imperial College London, Professor John Kay, Economist and Fellow in Economics, St John’s College, University of Oxford, and Professor James Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology gave oral evidence.
Professor John Loughhead, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Philip Duffy, Chief Scientific Adviser, Her Majesty’s Treasury gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks submitted by techUK (C190022) be reported to the House for publication. Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 17
Ordered, that letter to the Prime Minister, relating to the enforcement of contact tracking and tracing, dated 2 June, be reported to the House for publication.
2. Declaration of interest
Graham Stringer amended his declaration of interests of 4 March 2020. (For details, see Appendix.).
3. Pre-appointment hearing: Arts and Humanities Research Council Executive Chair
Ordered, that correspondence from Professor Christopher Smith, relating to the role of Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Council, and accompanying information on the recruitment, dated 29 May, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 June at 2.05pm.
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana 1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Johan Giesecke, Former State Epidemiologist for Sweden and Professor Emeritus, Karolinska Institute, gave oral evidence.
Professor Neil Ferguson, Professor of Mathematical Biology, Imperial College London, Professor Matt Keeling, Professor of Mathematics and Life Sciences, University of Warwick, and Dr Nicholas Davies, Research Fellow in Mathematical Modelling London, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gave oral evidence.
2. Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: C190025 Royal College of Physicians C190027 Professor Robert MacKay C190028 Nomidio & Post-Quantum C190029 Dr Audrey Guinchard & Dr Subhajit Basu C190031 ID2020 18 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
C190032 Professor Matt Keeling, University of Warwick C190033 Health and Safety Executive C190034 Professor John Newton, Public Health England C190035 Professor Yvonne Doyle, Public Health England C190036 Home Office C190037 Dr Nick Davies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine C190038 Professor Neil Ferguson, Imperial College London
Commercial Genomics: COG0002 23andMe COG0003 Genomics plc COG0004 Roche Products Ltd COG0005 BioIndustry Association COG0006 Department of Health and Social Care
UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0001 Spirent plc UKT0002 Vodafone UK UKT0003 Mrs Anne Davies UKT0004 Dr Dimitris Kaltakis UKT0005 Huawei Technologies UKT0006 Scotland IS UKT0007 National Physical Laboratory UKT0008 Samsung Electronics UK UKT0009 Anonymous 1 UKT0010 Mr RB Potter UKT0012 Holden UKT0014 Oneweb UKT0015 Dr A J Fitzgerald UKT0016 Anonymous 2 UKT0017 Anonymous 3 UKT0018 Telecoms Infra Project UKT0019 BT Group UKT0020 techUK UKT0021 British Standards Institution UKT0022 Openreach UKT0023 Internet Services Providers’ Association 2. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability
Ordered, That part of the written evidence relating to UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability submitted by Parallel Wireless and Isotek Microwave (UKT0013) be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 June at 2.05pm.
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Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith
1. Commercial Genomics
Dr Tara Clancy, Council Member, Nuffield Council on Bioethics gave oral evidence.
Graeme Tunbridge, Director of Devices, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency gave oral evidence.
Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation, Department of Health and Social Care, Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Chief Scientist, Genomics England, and Graeme Tunbridge, Director of Devices, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, gave oral evidence.
2. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks:
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
C190039 Richard Blott C190040 Rose Battye C190041Professor Neil Ferguson [Adjourned till Wednesday 24 June at 2.05pm.
19 June 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 19 June 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Letter to Lord Bethell, Minister for Innovation, relating to the COVID-19 Test and Trace system, dated 19 June 2020.
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Wednesday 24 June 2020
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith
1. UK Telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability
Matthew Evans, Director (Markets), techUK and, Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Professor of High Performance Networks, University of Bristol, gave oral evidence.
Attilio Zani, Executive Director, Telecom Infra Project, gave oral evidence.
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks:
C190042 Peter Hebard C190043 NHS England
Commercial Genomics
COG0007 Dr Yiannis Mavrommatis COG0008 UKCloud ltd 3. Declaration of interest
Professor Frances Flinter, Specialist Adviser (Commercial Genomics), made a further declaration of interests (see Appendix).
4. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks Ordered, that correspondence from Lord Bethell, relating to test and trace, dated 19 June, be reported to the House for publication.
Resolved, That Catherine McKinnell, Chair, Petitions Committee, be invited to attend the meeting on 16 July relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 June at 2.05pm.
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Wednesday 1 July 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Graham Stringer Katherine Fletcher Zahra Sultana Andrew Griffith 1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Sarah Gilbert, Professor of Vaccinology, University of Oxford, Kate Bingham, Chair, UK Government Vaccine Taskforce, and Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford, gave oral evidence.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Lead, Therapeutics Taskforce, Department of Health and Social Care, and Dr Jonathan Sheffield, COVID-19 Research Operations Director, National Institute for Health Research, gave oral evidence.
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks:
C190045 Nuffield Council on Bioethics C190046 Professor John Loughhead
UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0008 (updated) Samsung Electronics UK
3. Research Integrity Ordered, that correspondence from UKRI, relating to research integrity, dated 22 June, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Thursday 9 July at 9.05am.
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2 July 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 2 July 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Letter to Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, relating to the COVID-19 antigen testing of asymptomatic cases in the health and care sectors, dated 2 July 2020. - Letter to Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, relating to the COVID-19 antigen testing of asymptomatic cases in the health and care sectors, dated 2 July 2020. Thursday 9 July 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Chris Clarkson Graham Stringer Katherine Fletcher 1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability
Chris Clarkson declared a non-pecuniary interest that he used to work for Virgin Media Telecoms.
Dr Yao Wenbing, Vice President Business Development and Partnerships, Huawei UK, Mr Jeremy Thompson, Vice President Huawei UK and, Victor Zhang, Vice President and Chief Representative, Huawei UK, gave oral evidence.
Woojune Kim, Executive Vice President, Samsung, Andrea Dona, Head of Networks, Vodafone and, Howard Watson, Chief Technology and Information Officer, BT Group, gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That James Sullivan be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters related to UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix).
2. Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: C190044 Yoti C190047 J Karl Simpson C190049 Richard Blott supplementary
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UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0024 Alwyn Seeds UKT0025 Rushmere Technology Limited UKT0026 UK Photonics Leadership Group UKT0027 Telecom Infra Project (TIP) supplementary
Ordered, That correspondence from Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to the sustainability of university research and COVID-19, dated 29 June, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Thursday 16 July at 2.05pm.
14 July 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 14 July 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence from Professor Chris Whitty to the Chair, relating to COVID-19 antigen testing of asymptomatic cases in the health and care sectors, dated 10 July 2020.
Wednesday 15 July 2020 Virtual meeting
Members present: Greg Clark, in the Chair
Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Andrew Griffith Graham Stringer Darren Jones Zarah Sultana Mark Logan
1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Thursday 16 July at 2.05pm
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16 July 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 16 July 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence from Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health Department for Health and Social Care, relating to the Novel Coronavirus, dated 15 July 2020. Thursday 16 July 2020 Members present: Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana Catherine McKinnell also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 July at 2.05pm
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Graham Stringer Chris Clarkson Zarah Sultana Katherine Fletcher
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, gave oral evidence. Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 25
2. Written Evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
Commercial genomics: COG0009 Lord Bethell
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: C190050 Professor Alvin Wilby C190051 Professor James Daniels C190052 Fight for Freedom: Stand with Hong Kong C190057 Professor Jonathan Van-Tam
UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0028 Telecom Infra Project supplementary UKT0029 Samsung Electronics UK supplementary
3. The role of technology, research and innovation in the COVID-19 recovery Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the role of technology, research and innovation in the COVID-19 recovery. [Adjourned till Wednesday 22 July at 2.05pm
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Katherine Fletcher
1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability
Amy Karam, Global Strategist and Fellow at Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Dr Dritan Kaleshi, Head of Technology (5G), Digital Catapult, gave oral evidence.
Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport , gave oral evidence.
2. Written Evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
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C190053 Tissue Solutions C190054 Peter Hebard supplementary C190055 UCL C190056 Dr G Barr
Ordered, That correspondence from the Prime Minister, relating to social distancing, dated 17 July, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 September at 2.05pm
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Chris Clarkson Graham Stringer Katherine Fletcher Zarah Sultana Andrew Griffith
1. University Research Funding Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, President and Chair, Universities UK, Dame Nancy Rothwell, Chair, Russell Group, and Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice- Chancellor, University of Glasgow, gave oral evidence.
2. Written Evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: C190058 Emergent Biosolutions Inc. C190059 Northumbria Law School, University of Northumbria at Newcastle and the Centre for a Spacefaring Civilisation C190060 Ashley Finlayson, CEng, MIET C190061 The Physiological Society C190062 Nuffield Council on Bioethics supplementary C190063 UK Reproducibility Network Steering Group C190064 Royal Society of Chemistry C190065 Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) C190066 Wellcome Sanger Institute C190067 Mr Michael Head C190068 Institution of Chemical Engineers, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering UK Affiliate (IPSE UK) C190069 Hayden McAllister C190070 SC Johnson Professional Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 27
C190071 Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton C190072 The Francis Crick Institute C190073 UKRI C190074 Mr Geoff Snell C190075 British Pharmacological Society C190077 Mr Christopher Marc Taylor C190078 Dr Jose Gonzalez-Rodriguez C190079 Safer Medicines Trust C190080 UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) C190081 Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School C190082 BIVDA C190083 Society for Applied Microbiology C190084 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences C190085 Roche Products Ltd C190086 Dr Simon Kolstoe C190087 Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) C190088 The Biochemical Society C190089 Institute of Development Studies (IDS) C190090 The Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance C190091 The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FPM) C190092 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence C190093 British Society for Immunology C190094 National Physical Laboratory C190095 Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research C190096 Health Research Authority (HRA) C190097 Professor David Gough C190098 The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) C190099 Keith Riley C190100 Ken Evans C190101 Royal Academy of Engineering C190102 Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) C190103 The Royal Society of Edinburgh C190104 Global Disability Innovation Hub C190105 UCL’s Institute for Healthcare Engineering C190106 The Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub C190107 Dr Gregory Lewis C190108 RJALogix C190109 Dr Andrew Watt C190110 The Royal Society C190111 Sir Patrick Vallance C190112 Rt Hon Matthew Hancock
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Ordered, That part of the written evidence relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks submitted by Mr Samuel Hilton (Research Affiliate at Centre for the Study of Existential Risk); Toby Ord (Senior Research Fellow at Future of Humanity Institute); Haydn Belfield (Academic Project Manager at Centre for the Study of Existential Risk) (C190076) be reported to the House for publication.
Ordered, That correspondence from Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, relating to the Vaccines Taskforce, dated 23 July, be reported to the House for publication. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0030 BT Group supplementary UKT0031 Vodafone UK supplementary UKT0032 CSA Catapult UKT0033 Juniper Networks
Ordered, That part of the written evidence relating to UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability submitted by Parallel Wireless and Isotek Microwave (UKT0013) be reported to the House for publication.
A new UK research funding agency: RFA0001 Paul Shore RFA0002 Dr Jane Gregory RFA0003 ABB RFA0004 CBI RFA0005 Nuffield Council on Bioethics RFA0006 Professor Andrew Davison RFA0007 Dr Thrishantha Nanayakkara RFA0008 Professor Sir Michael Ferguson RFA0009 UK Computing Research Committee RFA0010 Universities Scotland RFA0011 UCL RFA0012 Aerospace Technology Institute RFA0013 AIRTO (Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations) RFA0014 RSPCA RFA0015 Institute of Development Studies RFA0016 Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research RFA0017 The Royal Society of Chemistry RFA0018 Cardiff University RFA0019 The National Physical Laboratory RFA0020 The National Physiological Society RFA0021 The Royal Academy of Engineering RFA0023 The National Measurement Institute at LGC RFA0024 The University of Manchester RFA0025 Campaign for Science and Engineering Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 29
RFA0026 Dr Stephanie Steels RFA0027 Professor Toby Bruce RFA0028 Anonymous 1 RFA0029 Pupils 2 Parliament RFA0030 University of Wolverhampton RFA0031 Universities UK RFA0032 Bournemouth University RFA0033 Royal Astronomical Society RFA0034 Queen Mary University of London RFA0035 University of Birmingham RFA0036 University of Edinburgh RFA0037 Loughborough University RFA0039 University of Cambridge RFA0040 School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick RFA0041 Photonics Leadership Group RFA0042 John Innes Centre RFA0043 University of Glasgow RFA0044 Royal Society RFA0045 Aston University RFA0046 EPSRC UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network RFA0047 Catapult Network RFA0048 Hack Partners Limited RFA0049 Northumbria University RFA0050 National Audit Office RFA0051 The Royal Society of Edinburgh RFA0052 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy RFA0053 King’s College London RFA0054 UK Deans of Science RFA0055 Prospect RFA0056 Meggitt PLC RFA0057 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) RFA0058 National Centre for Universities and Business RFA0059 Newcastle University RFA0060 Prostate Cancer Research Centre RFA0061 Nick Bostrom (Director at Future of Humanity Institute); Haydn Belfield (Academic Project Manager at The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk); Sam Hilton (Research Affiliate at The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk) RFA0063 School of Advanced Study, University of London RFA0064 University of Leicester RFA0065 Professor Laura Diaz Anadon (Professor of Climate Change Policy at University of Cambridge); Dr. Anna Goldstein (Senior Research Fellow at University of Massachusetts Amherst); Professor Erin Baker (Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst); 30 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
Professor Claudia Doblinger (Assistant Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at TU Munich) RFA0066 Safer Medicines Trust RFA0067 Association of Research Managers and Administrators – ARMA UK RFA0068 Welsh Government RFA0069 Unilever RFA0070 Institute of Physics RFA0071 British Neuroscience Association RFA0072 Alzheimer’s Research UK RFA0073 Royal Society of Biology RFA0074 The British Academy RFA0075 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation RFA0076 Tokamak Energy Ltd RFA0077 The University of Sheffield RFA0078 Institute of Mathematics and its Applications RFA0079 University of Oxford RFA0080 University Alliance RFA0082 Bruntwood SciTech RFA0083 Professor Matthew Rosseinsky RFA0084 PraxisAuril RFA0085 UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose RFA0086 ADS RFA0087 The Alan Turing Institute RFA0088 Universities Wales RFA0089 British Standards Institution RFA0091 Coventry University RFA0092 Professor Jim Watson and Ms Anna Watson RFA0093 Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd – Comments on RFA0013 by AIRTO RFA0094 Dr Eoin O’Sullivan RFA0095 ORCA Computing RFA0096 University of the West of Scotland RFA0097 Steve Fuller RFA0098 Queen’s University Belfast RFA0099 Norwich Research Park (NRP) RFA0100 WMG RFA0101 BT RFA0102 Cruelty Free International RFA0103 Professor Brian Collins RFA0104 Tessa Burrington
Ordered, That part of the written evidence relating to A new UK research funding agency submitted by Future Flights Concepts Ltd (RFAF0090) be reported to the House for publication.
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3. A New UK Research Funding Agency: Inquiry Plan The Committee considered this matter.
4. COVID-19 scrutiny: next steps The Committee considered this matter.
5. Commercial Genomics: Heads of Report The Committee considered this matter.
6. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: next steps The Committee considered this matter.
7. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 17 September at 2.05pm
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Carol Monaghan Dawn Butler Graham Stringer Chris Clarkson
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks The Committee considered this matter.
2. Written Evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0034 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
A new UK research funding agency: RFA0022 OGTC RFA0105 University of Bristol
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Ordered, That correspondence from Nadhim Zahawi MP, relating to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU EXIT) (Relevant International Agreements) Regulations 2020, dated 7 September, be reported to the House for publication.
Ordered, That correspondence from Professor Chris Whitty, relating to the testing of healthcare and social care workers in surveillance studies, dated 1 September, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Thursday 17 September at 2.05pm
Thursday 17 September 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine & Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Professor Sylvia Richardson CBE, Director, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, and Dr Thomas Waite, Director of Health Protection, Joint Biosecurity Centre, gave oral evidence.
Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, Simon Thompson, Managing Director of the NHS COVID-19 App, NHS Test and Trace, and Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Advisor, NHS Test and Trace, gave oral evidence.
Lord Bethell of Romford, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, and Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 September at 10.45am
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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Katherine Fletcher Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Chris Clarkson Graham Stringer
1. A New UK Research Funding Agency
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That part of the written evidence relating to UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks submitted by Professor Sylvia Richardson CBE (C190113) be reported to the House for publication. 3. Commercial Genomics: Heads of Report
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Joint work with the Health and Social Care Committee—COVID-19
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 September at 2.05pm
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Wednesday 23 September 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith
1. A New UK Research Funding Agency
Dr Peter Highnam, Deputy Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and William Bonvillian, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gave oral evidence.
Dr Regina Dugan, Chief Executive Officer, Wellcome Leap, and Dr Antoine Petit, Chairman and CEO, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 September at 10.45am
Tuesday 29 September 2020 Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Andrew Griffith Dawn Butler Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer
1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Written Evidence Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: UKT0035 Oracle
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A new UK research funding agency: RFA0038 Durham University
UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks Correspondence with Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, dated 11 and 23 September Correspondence with Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, dated 25 September Correspondence with Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, dated 25 September
University research funding Correspondence with Amanda Solloway MP, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, dated 29 September
2 Parliament Week 2020
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Future inquiries
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Joint work with the Health and Social Care Committee
Resolved, That the Committee agrees to meet concurrently with the Health and Social Care Committee for the purpose of examining and reporting on Coronavirus: lessons learnt.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 September at 2.05pm
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Wednesday 30 September 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Darren Jones Dawn Butler Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana
1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK's domestic capability
Professor Ciaran Martin, University of Oxford, and Dr Mike Short, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
Marcus Weldon, President, Bell Labs, and Kip Meek, Director of Communications, Wireless Infrastructure Group, gave oral evidence.
Diane Rinaldo, Executive Director, Open RAN Policy Coalition, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 October at 10.45am
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Andrew Griffith Dawn Butler Mark Logan Chris Clarkson
1. A new UK research funding agency
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That part of the written evidence relating to A new UK research funding agency submitted by Professor Matthew Flinders (RFA0106) be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 October at 9.05am
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Wednesday 7 October 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Andrew Griffith Graham Stringer
1. A new UK research funding agency
Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London, and Professor Richard Jones, Chair, Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester, gave oral evidence.
Professor Sir Mark Walport, Former CEO, UK Research and Innovation, and Jo Johnson, Former Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 October at 9.00am
8 October 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 8 October 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Letter to Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, dated 8 October. - Correspondence from Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, dated 6 October.
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Tuesday 13 October 2020
The Committee met concurrently with the Health and Social Care Committee
Members present:
Greg Clark Graham Stringer Mark Logan Zarah Sultana
The following members of the Health and Social Care Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A)
Paul Bristow Jeremy Hunt Rosie Cooper Barbara Keeley Dr James Davies Sarah Owen Dr Luke Evans Dean Russell Neale Hanvey Laura Trott
Jeremy Hunt was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)
1. Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Mark Logan declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into coronavirus: lessons learnt in that he had a 50% beneficial share in Carnmoyne Private Residential home, Northern Ireland.
Paul Bristow declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into coronavirus: lessons learnt in that his wife owns a communications consultancy, with clients in the social care sector.
Theresa Steed, Home Manager, Tunbridge Wells Care Centre, Philip Scott, carer and Helen Spalding, carer, gave oral evidence.
Jane Townson, Chief Executive, UK Homecare Association, Kathy Roberts, Chair, Care Providers Alliance, and Professor David Oliver, Geriatric Consultant, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, gave oral evidence.
Professor Jane Cummings, Adult Social Care Testing Director, Michelle Dyson, Director General, Adult Social Care, David Pearson CBE, Chair, Social Care Support Taskforce, and Helen Whately, Minister for Care, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 October at 10.45am
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14 October 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 16 October 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence from Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, relating to technical issues around case uploads, dated 12 October. - Correspondence from Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, relating to follow-up evidence of the session of 27 September, dated 12 October.
15 October 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 15 October 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: - Correspondence from Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, relating to the scientific advice behind COVID-19 measures, dated 13 October. A new UK research funding agency: - Correspondence from Amanda Solloway MP, Minister for Science, Research & Innovation, relating to the Government’s proposals for a new science and technology funding agency. University research funding: - Correspondence from Dame Nancy Rothwell, Chair, Russell Group, university research funding, dated 1 October. - Correspondence from Amanda Solloway MP, Minister for Science, Research & Innovation, relating to research and development investment. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: - Correspondence from Oliver Dowden MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, relating to telecoms diversification, dated 12 October. Japanese Knotweed and the built environment: - Correspondence from Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity, relating to Japanese knotweed in the built environment, dated 6 October.
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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Chris Clarkson
1. Coronavirus: lessons learnt
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That correspondence from Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, relating to COVID-19 restrictions, dated 16 October, be reported to the House for publication. [Adjourned till Wednesday 21 October at 9.05am
Wednesday 21 October 2020
The Committee met concurrently with the Health and Social Care Committee
Members present:
Aaron Bell Mark Logan Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Greg Clark Graham Stringer Chris Clarkson
The following members of the Health and Social Care Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A)
Paul Bristow Neale Hanvey Rosie Cooper Jeremy Hunt Dr James Davies Barbara Keeley Dr Luke Evans Laura Trott
Greg Clark was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)
1. Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Dr Max Roser, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, and Professor David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gave oral evidence. Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 41
Professor Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Professor John Edmunds, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Medicine, and Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, Office for National Statistics, gave oral evidence.
Dr Clare Gardiner, Director, Joint Biosecurity Centre, and Professor Axel Gandy, Chair in Statistics, Imperial College London, gave oral evidence.
The Chair’s attention having been called to the fact that three Members of the Health and Social Care Committee were not present, he invited members of the Health and Social Care Committee still present to participate in the remainder of the meeting under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(e).
Dr Clare Gardiner, Director, Joint Biosecurity Centre, and Professor Axel Gandy, Chair in Statistics, Imperial College London, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 October at 10.45am
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Virtual meeting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Katherine Fletcher Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan
1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK's domestic capability
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That written evidence relating to UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK's domestic capability submitted by Digital Catapult (UKT0037) be reported to the House for publication.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to A new UK research funding agency submitted by The Adam Smith Institute (RFA0107) be reported to the House for publication.
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Ordered, That correspondence from Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair, National Institute for Health Protection, relating to COVID-19 contact tracing, dated 26 October, be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 October at 9.05am
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Graham Stringer
1. UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK's domestic capability
Lord Ian Livingston of Parkhead, Chair, Telecoms Diversification Taskforce, and Scott Bailey, Deputy Director, Diversification Unit, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, gave oral evidence.
Tareq Amin, Chief Technology Officer, Rakuten Mobile, Dr Tobias Feakin, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Australian government, gave oral evidence.
Dr Yih-Choung Teh, Group Director for Strategy and Research, Ofcom, and Dr Ian Levy, Technical Director, National Cyber Security Centre, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 November at 10.45am
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Virtual meeting
Morning sitting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Dawn Butler Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Zarah Sultana Andrew Griffith
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
The Committee considered this matter. Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 43
2. Written Evidence
Ordered, That written evidence relating to UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability submitted by Mavenir (UKT0038) be reported to the House for publication.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:
Coronavirus: lessons learnt: CLL0010 Professor John Edmunds CLL0011 Professor Mark Woolhouse
3. Coronavirus: lessons learnt
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till today at 2.30pm
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Afternoon sitting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Aaron Bell Darren Jones Dawn Butler Mark Logan Chris Clarkson Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Andrew Griffith Zarah Sultana
Jeremy Hunt also attended under the provisions of paragraph (1)(e) of Standing Order No 137A.
1. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Professor Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Lord Patel, Chair, House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 November at 9.05am
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4 November 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 4 November 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): - Correspondence with Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to vaccine manufacturing capability, dated 16 October and 3 November.
Wednesday 4 November 2020
The Committee met concurrently with the Health and Social Care Committee
Members present:
Aaron Bell Katherine Fletcher Dawn Butler Mark Logan Greg Clark Graham Stringer Chris Clarkson
The following members of the Health and Social Care Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A)
Paul Bristow Barbara Keeley Rosie Cooper Taiwo Owatemi Dr James Davies Sarah Owen Dr Luke Evans Dean Russell Neale Hanvey Laura Trott Jeremy Hunt
Greg Clark was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)
1. Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Professor Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Oxford, gave oral evidence.
Professor Andrew Pollard, Trial Chief Investigator, University of Oxford, and Professor Robin Shattock, Chair in Mucosal Infection and Immunity, Imperial College London, gave oral evidence.
Kate Bingham, Chair, UK Vaccine Taskforce, and Professor Wei Shen Lim, Chair, COVID-19 Panel, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 November at 9.00am
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4 November 2020
Evidence reported to the House for publication on 4 November 2020 (Order of the Committee, 4 March 2020): - Correspondence from Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, relating to oral evidence of 3 November, dated 4 November.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Morning sitting
The Committee met concurrently with the Health and Social Care Committee
Members present:
Aaron Bell Carol Monaghan Dawn Butler Graham Stringer Greg Clark Zarah Sultana Chris Clarkson The following members of the Health and Social Care Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A)
Paul Bristow Jeremy Hunt Dr James Davies Barbara Keeley Dr Luke Evans Dean Russell Neale Hanvey Laura Trott
Greg Clark was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)
1. Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Professor Dame Anne Johnson, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London, Professor Sir Chris Ham, Chair, Coventry and Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership, and Professor Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, gave oral evidence.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair. Jeremy Hunt was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 123A(1)(d).
Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor, University of Oxford, Professor Jo Martin, President, Royal College of Pathologists, and Professor Gerard Krause, Director, Institute for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, TWINCORE, Hanover, gave oral evidence.
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The occupant of the Chair left the Chair. Greg Clark was called to the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 123A(1)(d).
Baroness Dido Harding, Chair, and Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser, NHS Test and Trace, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till today at 5.00pm
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Virtual meeting
Afternoon sitting
Members present:
Greg Clark, in the Chair
Dawn Butler Carol Monaghan Katherine Fletcher Graham Stringer Mark Logan Zarah Sultana
1. A new UK research funding agency
Ordered, that correspondence to Dominic Cummings, Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, relating to appearance before the Committee, dated 12 October, be reported to the House for publication.
Ordered, that correspondence from Chloe Smith MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office, relating to appearance of Dominic Cummings before the Committee, dated 2 November, be reported to the House for publication.
Resolved, That Peter Gibson of the Women and Equalities Committee be invited to attend the meeting on 11 November 2020 relating to a new research funding agency, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees).
2. UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks
Ordered, that correspondence from Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, relating to COVID-19 National Core Studies, dated 28 October, be reported to the House for publication.
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Ordered, that correspondence from Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, relating to oral evidence of 3 November, dated 9 November, be reported to the House for publication.
3. Ways of working: timing for questions
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 November at 8.45am
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Appendix
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Clark, Greg (Tunbridge Wells)
3. Employment and earnings
Payment of £7,500 expected from Market Securities, 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8EW, via the London Speaker Bureau, First Floor, 233-235 Kensington High Street, London W8 6SF, for speaking at a lunch for guests of Market Securities Ltd on 24 October 2019. Hours: 2 hrs. Fee to be paid direct to charity. (Registered 04 November 2019)
4. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Maurizio Bragagni Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 23 December 2019)
Miscellaneous
On 25 July 2019, I accepted a ticket for a one-day test match, with lunch, from the England and Wales Cricket Board; total value £300. (Registered 05 August 2019).
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College Oxford A visit to Bangalore and Chennai, funded by TVS Motor Company, will appear in the next edition of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests (4 March 2020)
Bell, Aaron (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Denstone Rd, Rocester ST14 5JP Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my 2019 general election campaign Donor status: company, registration 00561597 (Registered 09 January 2020)
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Name of donor: Nicholas F Bacon Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my 2019 general election campaign Donor status: individual (Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Leamington Fund Address of donor: The Hill Farm, Edgiock, Astwood Bank, B96 6JZ Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 for my 2019 general election campaign Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Staffordshire Westminster Club Address of donor: Enson Moor House, Enson, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9TA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500 for my 2019 general election campaign Donor status: members' association (unincorporated) (Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: D Contracts Ltd Address of donor: Charter Buildings, 9 Ashton Lane, M33 6WT Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for my 2019 General election campaign Donor status: company, registration 07371646 (Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: Association of Conservative Clubs Ltd Address of donor: 24 Old Queen St, Woodford Rd, London SW1H 9HP Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my 2019 General Election campaign Donor status: company, registration 00457188 (Registered 09 January 2020)
1. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Rematch Credit Ltd; parent company of interest free credit provider DivideBuy. (Registered 09 January 2020)
2. Miscellaneous
From 8 January 2020, member of the Town Deal Board for Newcastle-under- Lyme. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 21 January 2020)
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Shareholding in Rematch Credit Ltd, parent company of DivideBuy, as per the Register of Members Interests. 50 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
Previous employment at bet365 from 2006–19 Secretary, APPG on Social Media Vice Chair, APPG on Financial Technology (4 March 2020)
Butler, Dawn (Brent Central) 1. Employment and earnings Payments from Eden & Partners Ltd, 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0RG: 25 June 2019, received £350 for a development programme. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 28 June 2019) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Unite Union Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobald's Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 December 2019) Name of donor: Unite Union Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobald's Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Franking services with a value of £565 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 December 2019) Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, Euston, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 December 2019) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Bradley Energy Ltd Address of donor: 26 South St Mary's Gate, Grimsby DN31 1LW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards my deputy leadership campaign Date received: 28 January 2020 Date accepted: 28 January 2020 Donor status: company, registration 10403402 (Registered 18 February 2020) Name of donor: Garavi Gujurat (Publications) Ltd Address of donor: 1/2 Silex Street, London SE1 0DW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: use of office space for my deputy leadership campaign, approx. value £3,600 Date received: 4 February 2020 Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 51
Date accepted: 4 February 2020 Donor status: company, registration 01423059 (Registered 02 March 2020) Name of donor: Sir Frank Lowe Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards my deputy leadership campaign Date received: 12 February 2020 Date accepted: 12 February 2020 Donor status: individual (Registered 02 March 2020) Name of donor: AnthonyWatson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 towards my deputy leadership campaign Date received: 14 February 2020 Date accepted: 14 February 2020 Donor status: individual (Registered 09 March 2020)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Football Association Address of donor: PO Box 1966, London SW1P 9EQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality associated with attending and giving a community award at the 2019 London Football Awards, value £291 Date received: 28 February 2019 Date accepted: 28 February 2019 Donor status: company, registration 00077797 (Registered 14 May 2019) Name of donor: Football Association Address of donor: PO Box 1966, London SW1P 9EQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to Women's FA Cup Final, value £125 Date received: 4 May 2019 Date accepted: 4 May 2019 Donor status: company, registration 00077797 (Registered 14 May 2019) Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Five nights' accommodation during the Labour Party conference, total value £1,100 Date received: 20 September 2019 52 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
Date accepted: 20 September 2019 Donor status: trade union (Registered 26 September 2019) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Indonesian Embassy Address of donor: 30 Great Peter St, Westminster, London SW1P 2BU Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights £2,000; accommodation £638.46; food and drink £247.83; local transportation £222.49; total value £3,108.78 Destination of visit: Jakarta, Indonesia Dates of visit: 15-21 August 2019 Purpose of visit: APPG Indonesia trip to build UK-Indonesian understanding and partnerships on issues important to the bilateral relationship. (Registered 12 September 2019) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year House in London: (i). (Registered 08 June 2015; updated 03 September 2018)
Clarkson, Chris (Heywood and Middleton) 1. Employment and earnings
26 December 2019, received £3,173,67 from Virgin Media Telecoms, 500 Brook Drive, RG2 6UU, for work done as a consultant in September 2019. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 09 January 2020)
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Chair, APPG on Local Government Member of Rochdale Town Deal Board (non-paid) (4 March 2020) Worked for telecoms provider, Virgin Media Business (9 July 2020)
Fletcher, Katherine (South Ribble) 8. Miscellaneous I currently hold office as a Knutsford Town Councillor. (Registered 08 January 2020) From 27 January 2020, member of the Leyland Town Deal Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 21 January 2020)
Griffith, Andrew (Arundel and South Downs)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: James Manktelow Address of donor: private Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 53
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Joseph Bamford Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Churchill Luncheon Club Address of donor: Highgate House, West Boyle Drive, PO19 3PP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 10 January 2020)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year One house and two flats in London, owned jointly with my wife: (i) and (ii). (Registered 10 January 2020) One holiday home in Cornwall, owned jointly with my wife: (i) and (ii). (Registered 10 January 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
I am an unpaid trustee of The Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust (No 265077). (Registered 10 January 2020) In recognition of my previous 20 years' service, Sky Subscriber Services Ltd has provided me with a complimentary subscription to Sky television and telecommunication packages for 2019-2020, approx. value £1,000. (Registered 10 January 2020)
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee A visit to the United States of America, funded by Satellite Applications Catapult, will appear in the next edition of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. (4 March 2020)
Jones, Darren (Bristol North West) 1. Employment and earnings
From 3 October 2017 I am contracted to provide legal consultancy, via the office of Darren Jones Ltd, to Kemp Little LLP, 138 Cheapside, London EC2V 6BJ. (Registered 19 October 2017)
11 April 2019, received £2,107.80 for work undertaken between 29 November 2018 and 19 February 2019. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 17 April 2019)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing surveys: 16 May 2019, received £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 May 2019) 54 Science and Technology: Formal Minutes 2019–21
3 January 2019, received £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 31 May 2019) 24 January 2019, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 31 May 2019) 26 March 2019, received £100. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 31 May 2019) 9 April 2019, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 31 May 2019) 30 August 2019, received £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019)
Payments from Ipsos Mori, 3 Thomas More St, St Katharine's & Wapping, London E1W 1YW, for completing surveys: 30 August 2019, received £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing surveys: 3 January 2019, received £50. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019) 24 January 2019, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019) 26 March 2019, received £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019) 9 April 2019, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019) 24 June 2019, received £80. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019) 26 August 2019, received £40. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 26 September 2019) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Disciple Media Ltd Address of donor: Atrium Building The Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: the provision of a mobile application for use by constituents of Bristol North West, at the value of £500 per month (£6,000 per year) Date received: 12 September 2018 to 11 September 2019 Date accepted: 12 September 2018 Donor status: company, registration 08075740 (Registered 28 September 2018)
Name of donor: The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Address of donor: The Garden House, Water End, York YO36 6WQ Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £19,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments to Office of Darren Jones Limited. The bulk of this money will be donated to the Labour Party to employ a part time member of staff for Labour Digital, an unincorporated organisation which I run. This support will also meet personal and project expenses incurred by Labour Digital, by me as director, and by its staff and volunteers. Date received: 5 August 2019 Date accepted: 5 August 2019 Donor status: company, registration 357963 (Registered 12 August 2019)
Name of donor: Lord Matthew Oakeshott Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to help me to prepare for the General Election Date received: 26 September 2019 Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 55
Date accepted: 26 September 2019 Donor status: individual (Registered 03 October 2019)
Name of donor: Zebra Technologies Europe Limited Address of donor: Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End SL8 5XF Amount of donation: £10,000 paid to Office of Darren Jones Limited to support project expenses incurred by Labour Digital, an unincorporated organisation which I run. Date received: 7 October 2019 Date accepted: 7 October 2019 Donor status: company, registration 02881068 (Registered 07 October 2019)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Office of Darren Jones Ltd; legal consultancy. (Registered 05 July 2017)
8. Miscellaneous Director, currently unpaid, of the Office of Darren Jones Ltd. (Registered 19 October 2017) I am the director of the Henacre Charitable Fund (the “Henacre Trust”) launched on 8 March 2019. This is a named trust owned and operated by the Quartet Community Foundation on my behalf. The Henacre Trust will make charitable grants to young people from Bristol North West. (Registered 11 March 2019)
From 1 May 2019, Chairman, currently unpaid, of the advisory board of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence (a not for profit organisation working with legislators from across the world on the topic of regulation of artificial intelligence). The Institute of Artificial Intelligence is the “trading name” of the Office for the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Limited. (Registered 05 June 2019)
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Vice Chair, APPG on Artificial Intelligence Vice Chair, APPG on Blockchain Acting Chair, Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum Vice Chair, APPG on Renewable and Sustainable Energy Co-lead, OECD Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence Family member: Wife, Lucy Symons, is Head of External Affairs at the Association of Decentralised Energy. (4 March 2020) Contracted to provide legal consultancy to Kemp Little LLP, although he was not advising on any issues relevant to today’s session Chair of Labour Digital and Chair of the Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum. (28 April 2020)
Logan, Mark (Bolton North East)
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Name of donor: William Salomon Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 02 January 2020)
Name of donor: Mustafa Mohammed Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 02 January 2020)
Name of donor: Richard Topham Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 02 January 2020)
5. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Flat in London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 03 January 2020)
6. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital 50% beneficial share in Carnmoyne Private Residential home, 38 Church St, Ahoghill, BT42 2PA. (Registered 02 January 2020)
7. Miscellaneous Beneficial owner of a one-eighth interest in each of five private, untraded, companies concerned with property investment or development: Agtec Ltd, Prestige Private Investments Ltd; Murlough Investments Ltd; Coolgreaney Investments Ltd; Gloonan Properties Ltd. (Registered 02 January 2020)
From 24 January 2020, member of Bolton Town Fund Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 22 January 2020)
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Has a 50% beneficial share in Carnmoyne Private Residential home, Northern Ireland. (24 April 2020)
Monaghan, Carol (Glasgow North West)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year From 18 November 2019, owned jointly with my spouse, a house in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: (i). (Registered 19 December 2019)
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 57
A visit to the United States of America, funded by Satellite Applications. Catapult, will appear in the next edition of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Chair, APPG on Photonics and Quantum. (4 March 2020)
Stringer, Graham (Blackley and Broughton)
1. Employment and earnings Payments from Savanta ComRes, 75 Bermondsey Street, London SW1 3XF, for completing opinion surveys:
3 January 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 29 March 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 16 May 2019, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 August 2019) 26 July 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 10 September 2019, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 October 2019) 25 October 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 01 November 2019) 9 December 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 December 2019) Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1 8RT, for completing opinion surveys: 15 January 2019, payment of £70. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 7 February 2019, payment of £30. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 6 March 2019, payment of £80. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 2 April 2019, payment of £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 24 June 2019, payment of £80. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 22 July 2019, payment of £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 16 August 2019) 25 October 2019, payment of £60. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 November 2019) 19 December 2019, payment of £60. Hours 20 mins. (Registered 20 December 2019) 20 December 2019, payment of £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 December 2019)
8. Miscellaneous
From 1 October 2015, unremunerated trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, an education charity. (Registered 23 October 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my step-daughter, Eleanor Carr, as Parliamentary Assistant.
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Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Non-pecuniary Director of the Centre of Brexit Policy (18 March 2020).
Supplementary Declaration relevant to the work of the Science and Technology Committee Non-pecuniary member of the political advisory board of the foundation for independence (5 June 2020)
Sultana, Zarah (Coventry South)
10. Employment and earnings 20 December 2019, received £1,129.65 from the Labour Party at Labour Central, Kings Manor, Newcastle NE1 6PA, for work as a community organiser. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 08 January 2020)
11(a). Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 08 January 2020)
24 March 2020 Special Adviser: declarations of interests Professor Frances Flinter No interests declared.
24 June 2020 Special Adviser: declarations of interests Professor Frances Flinter
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Genetics, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust I am a council member of Nuffield Council on Bioethics I was appointed in 2019. This role is unpaid. I am a trustee of 5 charities (all unpaid roles): • Alport UK • Progress Educational Trust • Friends of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals • Amadeus Chamber Orchestra • European Doctors’ Orchestra Science and Technology Committee: Formal Minutes 2019–21 59
I occasionally review preimplantation genetic diagnosis licence applications for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, for which I receive a fee. I work for the Medical Director at Guy’s and St Thomas’ on an ad hoc basis doing investigations, chairing hearings and representing him on Consultant Appointment Committees. I review papers prior to publication for many scientific journals. This is unpaid.