I was delighted to be elected as the new Chair of the Science and Technology Committee in Parliament last week.
The cross-party Science and Technology Committee exists to ensure that Government policy and decision-making is based on good scientific and engineering advice and evidence. I served as a member of the Committee for the whole of the last Parliament, from 2010 to 2015.
We're living through a terrific period of technological change, so it is very exciting to be scrutinising Government policy in this area.
As Chair I will be focused on ensuring the Government does all it can to maintain the UK's status as a science superpower during the uncertain times ahead. And as a Committee we will continue to champion evidence-based policy making.
