Andrew was elected Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee following the first ever elections of Select Committee Chairs by members of Parliament.
The Science and Technology Committee scrutinises the Government Office for Science (GO-Science), which is a “semi-autonomous organisation” based within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The Committee has a broad remit and can examine the activities of departments where they have implications for, or made use of, science, engineering, technology and research.
Andrew first served on this Select Committee from 1992-1997. Andrew chaired the Regulatory Reform Seclect Committee from 2005-2010.
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11th June 2010 | 
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