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Evidence to inquiries and consultations

Responses to Parliamentary Select Committee inquiries and public consultations by Government departments, European Commission, and other public bodies. Where topics cover the remit of more than one Research Council, a joint Research Councils UK (RCUK) response is submitted.

Research Council key

AHRC - Arts and Humanities Research Council
BBSRC - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
CCLRC - Central Chemistry Laboratories Research Council (merged with PPARC in April 2007 to form STFC)
EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council
MRC- Medical Research Council
NERC - Natural Environment Research Council
PPARC - Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (merged with CCLRC in April 2007 to form STFC)
RCUK - Research Councils UK
STFC - Science and Technology Facilities Council

Committee key

HCSTC - House of Commons Science & Technology Committee (replaced by Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee on 6 November 2006 )
HLSTC - House of Lords Science & Technology Committee
HCESC - House of Commons Education and Skills Committee
HCWAC - House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee
HCEFRAC - House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Inquiries (reverse chronological order)

Inquiry Committee Inquiry announcement and terms of reference Research Councils responding RCUK written evidence Committee report Government response
International Policies of the Research Councils HCSTC 5 March 2007 All 16 April 2007 (PDF) 31 July 2007 (PDF) 25 October 2007 (PDF)
Hybrid and Chimera Embryos HCSTC 10 January 2007 BBSRC, MRC (Joint with Wellcome Trust) 22 January 2007 (PDF) 5 April 2007 (PDF)  
Investigating the Oceans HCSTC 27 November 2006 BBSRC, EPSRC, NERC 26 January 2007 (PDF) 18 October 2007 (PDF)  
Inquiries into Higher Education HCESC 3 November 2006 RCUK 18 December 2006    
Allergies HLSTC 28 July 2006 BBSRC, ESRC, MRC 23 October 2007 (PDF) 26 September 2007 (PDF)  
Research Council Institutes HCSTC 22 March 2006 AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, PPARC 5 June 2006 (PDF) 22 March 2007 (PDF) 30 July 2007 (PDF)
Human Enhancement Technologies Sport HCSTC 1 March 2006   22 May 2006 (PDF) 22 May 2006 (PDF) 22 May 2006 (PDF)
Science Teaching in Schools HLSTC 21 December 2005 All 27 February 2006 5 November 2006 (PDF)  
Research Council support for Knowledge Transfer HCSTC 1 December 2005 All 15 February 2006 15 June 2006 (PDF) 24 October 2006 (PDF)
Scientific Advice Risk and Evidence Based Policy Making HCSTC 9 November 2005   20 January 2006 (PDF) 20 January 2006 (PDF) 27 February 2007 (PDF)
Pandemic Influenza HLSTC 27 July 2005 BBSRC, ESRC, MRC & NERC 26 September 2005 16 December 2005 (PDF)  
Strategic science provision in English universities HCSTC   BBSRC, CCLRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC & PPARC 28 January 2005 6 April 2005 (PDF)  
Research Councils UK HCSTC 15 November 2004 All 19 January 2005 23 March 2004 (PDF) 17 June 2005 (PDF)
The Scientific Aspects of Ageing HLSTC 20 July 2004 BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC 4 October 2004 21 July 2005  
Climate Change: Looking Forward HCEFRAC   BBSRC, CCLRC, EPSRC, NERC 1 October 2004 1 April 2005 (PDF) 19 October 2005
RAE – follow up inquiry HCSTC 11 February 2004 All 23 April 2004 24 November 2004 (PDF)  
Scientific Publications HCSTC 10 December 2003 All 13 February 2004 20 July 2004 (PDF) 8 November 2004
The use of Science in International Development Policy HCSTC 21 July 2003 BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC (via RCIN) 14 November 2003 26 October 2004 24 January 2005
The Practicalities of Developing Renewable Energy HLSTC 18 July 2003 BBSRC, CCLRC, ESRC, EPSRC, NERC 13 October 2003 15 July 2004 (PDF)  
Manufacturing and Trade in Wales HCWAC 17 July 2003 All 4 March 2004 24 February 2005 (PDF)  
Government Investment in Nanotechnology HCSTC 2 July 2003 BBSRC, CCLRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC 18 September 2003 2 April 2004 (PDF) 23 June 2004 (PDF)
Science and the RDAs: SETting the Regional Agenda HLSTC 16 January 2003 All 24 February 2003 3 July 2003 (PDF)  
The Scientific Response to Terrorism HCSTC 19 December 2002 BBSRC, CCLRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC 24 February 2003 6 November 2003 (PDF)  
UK Science and Europe: Value for Money? HCSTC 21 November 2002 BBSRC, CCLRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, PPARC 17 January 2003 24 July 2003 (PDF) 31 October 2003 (PDF)
Towards a Non Carbon Fuel Economy: Research, Development and Demonstration HCSTC 16 May 2002 BBSRC, CCLRC, ESRC, EPSRC, NERC 20 September 2002 3 April 2003 (PDF) 12 June 2003 (PDF)
Short Term Research Contracts in Science and Engineering HCSTC 9 May 2002 BBSRC, CCLRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, PPARC 24 June 2002 20 November 2002 (PDF)  
OSI HCSTC   RCUK 28 March 2007 (PDF) 28 March 2007 (PDF) 19 June 2007 (PDF)
The Work of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council HCSTC   BBSRC   2 February 2004 (PDF) 21 April 2004 (PDF)

Consultations (reverse chronological order)

Consultation Consulting organisation Consultation announcement Consultation document RCUK submission Report Other comments
Green paper on bio-preparedness European Commission 11 July 2007 11 July 2007 (PDF)   RCUK/Wellcome Trust joint submission
ERA Green Paper Consultation "The European Research Area: New Perspectives" European Commission 27 June 2007        
UK Centres of Excellence FCO and OSI 5 June 2007        
NCRI Strategic Plan Consultation National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) 17 May 2007        
HFEA Hybrid and Chimera Embryos HFEA 10 May 2007        
Scrutiny of the Annual Policy Strategy 2008 House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union and House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee 23 March 2007        
Climate Change Bill British National Space Centre 21 March 2007        
Europe Moves East: The impact of the 'new' EU member states on UK business DTI Trade & Industry Committee 9 February 2007        
Ground Level Ozone Royal Society 7 February 2007        
Influencing the Future - A level Science Reports National Science Learning Centre 26 January 2007        
Review of Science in the Home Office Home Office 21 November 2006        
Science and innovation for Scotland Consultation SEERAD   27 October 2006      
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Task Force Conservative Party 16 June 2006   14 July 2006  
Reform of higher education research assessment and funding Department for Education and Skills 13 June 2006 13 June 2006 13 October 2006    
Transnational research cooperation and knowledge transfer between public research organisations and industry European Commission 18 May 2006   31 July 2006    
Science and innovation investment framework 2004-2014: next steps HM Treasury 22 March 2006   BBSRC response 3 April 2006 20 June 2006 RCUK response
Announcement of terms of reference for reform of higher education research assessment and funding HM Treasury 22 March 2006      
Announcement of terms of reference of Review of UK Health Research ("Cooksey Review") HM Treasury 22 March 2006   BBSRC response (PDF 41KB)    
HEFCE strategic plan 2006-11 Higher Education Funding Council for England November 2005   13 January 2006 3 April 2006  
‘What Shapes the Research Agenda?’ Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission October 2004   BBSRC response (PDF 58KB)    
Public Engagement Council for Science and Technology 24 August 2004 CST website     Formed part of CST's response to the Science and innovation investment framework 2004-14
Interdisciplinary Research Council for Science and Technology 12 July 2004 CST website   Formed part of CST's response to the Science and innovation investment framework 2004-14
Framework Programme 7 Office of Science and Technology April 2004   26 July 2004   Details of Consultation includes the report
New EU Chemicals Strategy Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs   29 June 2004 Final report in announcement document
Releasing resources to the front line (independent review of public sector efficiency) HM Treasury 20 October 2003   21 November 2003 12 July 2004  
The Future of Higher Education Department for Education and Skills 22 January 2003      
Units of assessment and recruitment of panel members RAE 2008     20 May 2004 July 2004  
Innovation Report Department for Trade and Industry   DTI innovation website 17 December 2003 December 2003  
Dual Support Reform Office of Science & Technology   July 2004 30 September 2003    
Review of Research Assessment: Initial descisions by the UK funding bodies Funding Councils     30 September 2003 February 2004  
Energy White Paper: Our Energy Future - Creating a Low Carbon Economy Department of Trade and Industry       February 2003  
SET for Success Department for Education and Skills       April 2002  
Nanotechnologies Review Council for Science and Technology     8 September 2006 March 2007  
DTI Europe Moves East            
International Metrics FCO          

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