Science and Technology Committee

LordsSelectest. 31 Jan 1980Email ↗● Actively Monitored
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Sessions analysed41
Commitments86
Positions152
Recommendations203

Latest Signals

08 Sept 2026Overlap checks combine expert review, discovery and AI toolsPosition
“[Speaker: Dr Kathleen Fisher] We are experimenting with using AI extensively. This was the summer of AI, and “everyone is a dev” was one of the projects this summer. We have been experimenting extensively with using cutting-edge AI to kick the tyres and read the literature and challenge our assumptions. I personally have been using AI a lot, certainly not for making decisions, but it is incredibly good at reading a large volume of literature.”
08 Sept 2026ARIA defends creator-held IP despite UK value-capture concernsDisagreement
08 Sept 2026Funding stops by default, with continuation requiring a decisionPosition
08 Sept 2026ARIA acknowledges regional funding is not yet balancedConcern
08 Sept 2026ARIA sees its model as complementary to UKRIPosition
08 Sept 2026Programme reviews permit pivots and terminationPosition
08 Sept 2026High-risk research judged by breakthroughs and wider impactPosition
08 Sept 2026Board conflicts require transparent declarations and mitigationsConcern

Recent Sessions

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08 Sept 2026ARIA: delivery, UK value capture and regional reach
2 commit8 pos2 concern1 disag
14 Jul 2026UKRI strategy, grants and STFC funding
3 commit5 pos3 concern2 rec1 disag
07 Jul 2026NHS innovation: genomics, AI and scaling
9 commit1 pos1 concern1 rec1 leg
30 Jun 2026MHRA, AI and personalised medicines in the NHS
12 commit2 pos3 concern3 rec
24 Jun 2026NICE, NHS innovation and AI adoption
2 commit4 pos4 concern7 rec1 leg
16 Jun 2026NHS AI, genomics and innovation scale-up
3 pos4 concern6 rec

Recent Commitments

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Recent Recommendations

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Frequent Witnesses

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2× · 24 insights
Autolus Therapeutics2× · 10 insights
University of Manchester2× · 7 insights
Department of Science and Technology1× · 22 insights
Home Office1× · 21 insights
MHRA, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency1× · 20 insights

About this committee

The Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords scrutinises scientific and technological policy across government departments and research institutions. This select committee takes oral evidence from ministers, experts, and stakeholders and produces detailed reports on matters of scientific concern. It operates with cross-party membership to examine how science and innovation inform UK policy and practice. The committee's recent work has concentrated heavily on artificial intelligence applications in the NHS, examining how organisations including Genomics England, Health Data Research UK, and the Catapult network are deploying AI tools for health innovation and personalised medicine. It has also investigated government funding mechanisms, calling witnesses from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and UK Research and Innovation to understand investment priorities in AI and the future of work. A separate strand of inquiry has examined forensic science reform in policing, following evidence sessions with the Home Office on the state of forensic capabilities within law enforcement.