Science and technology

The Defence Committee has today launched an inquiry into the UK’s resilience and preparedness for conflict, asking whether the UK government is meeting its obligations under NATO’s Article 3.

UKRI Chair and STFC Chair write to Committee outlining science research funding cuts

Preet Kaur Gill MP gives evidence to inquiry into innovation in the NHS

Report publication: Science Diplomacy: Sovereignty, strategy, and the global race

Members discuss disinformation, foreign interference and declining public trust. Catch up

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee today publishes the government’s response to its report, ‘Flying Blind: Innovation, growth and the regions.’

Responding to news that the government will ban under-16s from social media

The Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, to warn that the government hasn’t done enough to tackle the amplification of misinformation online.

Members discuss effect of Artificial Intelligence on relationships and society. Catch up

The Foreign Affairs Committee publishes the Government response its report “Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy”.

Members debate declining birth rates, local councillors, establishing a national arts bank, UK energy prices, and the case for a cross-sector AI regulation bill. Catch up

Members consider adequacy of the law. Catch up

Palantir shouldn’t play such a significant role in the UK public sector, a new report by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee warns, stressing that it’s not the only company capable of providing the ‘middleware’ required by public bodies.