The UK Political Studies Association Specialist Group on Parliaments

Tag: Science

Blog

The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee: campaigning for the scrutiny of science at Westminster

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date November 8, 2019

Emmeline Ledgerwood celebrates the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and its work to strengthen Parliament’s scrutiny of science.

Tags APPGs, Commons Science and Technology Committee, House of Commons, House of Lords, Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, POST, Science, Science in Parliament, scrutiny, UK Parliament, Westminster

Blog

Airey Neave: working for science in parliament

Post author By psaparliaments
Post date March 27, 2019

This week marks forty years since Conservative MP Airey Neave was killed as he left the Palace of Westminster. Emmeline Ledgerwood explores his little-known work to promote science in Parliament.

Tags House of Commons, Science, Select Committee