Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

CommonsSelectest. 01 Nov 1978Email ↗● Actively Monitored
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Sessions analysed54
Commitments122
Positions205
Recommendations169

Latest Signals

03 Dec 2024DSIT’s mission is growth, digital government and citizen empowermentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPosition
“[Speaker: Peter Kyle] Thank you, Chair. Congratulations on becoming Chair, and congratulations to everybody who is on the Committee. I hear, loud and clear, the spirit of the words with which you introduced me. I will try to play my part and to be as open-hearted and informative as possible. Having been on a similar Committee for a long period of time, I know just how much it can contribute when that relationship with the Department is a constructive and functional one, and I will do my best to make that so. In terms of my, and the Government’s, ambitions for the Department, the best way to explain it shortly is to express the desire of what we did when we were designing our programme of government. We wanted to create a Department, building on the achievements of the previous Government.”
03 Dec 2024Government wants 10-year funding to improve research productivityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPosition
03 Dec 2024Budget uplift may be offset by National Insurance costsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyConcern
03 Dec 2024DSIT is working with DfE on skills, curriculum and science inspirationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPosition
03 Dec 2024Government will continue regional R&D targets and digital inclusionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPosition
03 Dec 2024Data (Use and Access) Bill underpins digital ID and data sharingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyLegislative
03 Dec 2024AI Bill will put voluntary summit commitments on a statutory footingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyLegislative
03 Dec 2024Committee pressed for better R&D data on private co-investmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyConcern

Recent Sessions

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14 Jul 2026Innovate UK and RIO: deep tech and regulation
3 commit4 pos5 concern5 rec1 leg
08 Jul 2026DSIT: UKRI funding, online safety and AI sovereignty
15 commit3 pos3 concern1 disag
07 Jul 2026Innovation and global food security: UK agri-tech and aid
2 commit3 pos2 concern2 rec1 disag1 leg
24 Jun 2026Neuroscience and digital childhoods: safety by design
2 pos2 concern2 rec
17 Jun 2026Low-energy computing: neuromorphic and photonics
5 pos5 concern8 rec
10 Jun 2026Neuroscience and digital childhoods inquiry
4 pos3 concern7 rec1 disag1 leg

Recent Commitments

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Recent Recommendations

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Frequent Witnesses

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology12× · 107 insights
Department of Health and Social Care3× · 12 insights
University of Manchester3× · 9 insights
University of York3× · 8 insights
University College London3× · 7 insights
Ofcom3× · 5 insights

About this committee

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee scrutinises science policy, research funding, innovation strategy, and the regulation of technology sectors across the UK. This House of Commons select committee conducts pre-appointment hearings for senior public office holders and takes oral evidence from government officials, researchers, and industry representatives. The committee has recently examined social media regulation and age restrictions, hearing from platforms on their responses to online harms and comparing approaches with Australia's regulatory framework. It has also scrutinised research funding priorities through pre-appointment hearings for the UKRI chair and inquiry sessions on STFC funding and CERN impact. Additional recent focus areas include science diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region, with evidence from the government's science diplomacy team, and emerging technology governance issues including AI applications in government data security.