Results 21–40 of 70 for science speaker:Stephen Metcalfe

Public Bill Committee: Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill: Examination of Witnesses (14 Apr 2021)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...to society? On top of that, could you give us some advice on advising project managers on how they should go about selecting projects to explore? Should it be just on the basis of interesting science, or should there be a vision of the commercialisation of that science at the end, to motivate them? We are only going to be able to fund a certain number of projects, and presumably...

Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (23 Mar 2021)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...and the work of UK scientists have truly led to inventions that are potentially saving the world. But we cannot rest on our laurels, which is why I welcome the Government’s ongoing commitment to science and research and development. I welcome this debate and the meeting of our manifesto commitment to establish a high-risk, high-reward research agency, ARIA. With your permission, Madam...

Home Department: Topical Questions (28 Oct 2019)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...system, will she ensure that she pays particular attention to its design to facilitate the movement of scientists, researchers and technicians in and out of the country to protect our world-class science base and maintain our position as a global science superpower?

The Economy (24 Oct 2019)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...parole hearings that are in process are paused until the Bill is enacted so that no one is disadvantaged by the timing. While there are all the other Bills that I welcome, I want to focus on the science aspect of the Queen’s Speech for the last 45 seconds of my contribution. As a former Chair of the Select Committee on Science and Technology, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on...

Written Answers — Department for Education: T-levels: Work Experience (26 Feb 2019)

Stephen Metcalfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the supply of T-level industry placements in the science sector.

Written Answers — Department for Education: T-levels: Science (26 Feb 2019)

Stephen Metcalfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students will be able to progress from a science T-level to a laboratory technician apprenticeship incorporating a level 4 qualification.

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (31 Jan 2019)

Stephen Metcalfe: As a member of the Science and Technology Committee, I was pleased to hear my right hon. Friend welcome the publication of our report on social media. Hopefully it will help him in his thinking when he comes to develop the internet safety strategy. May I push him a little further on what the timing for that strategy might be?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Immigration System ( 3 Dec 2018)

Stephen Metcalfe: As my right hon. Friend will know, the science and research community thrives on international collaboration, which brings great benefits to the UK and helps us to maintain our position as a science superpower. However, technicians, scientists and researchers are not always the most highly paid individuals who visit the UK. Will he therefore confirm that any future immigration system will...

Brexit, Science and Innovation ( 6 Sep 2018)

Stephen Metcalfe: I will do my very best to stick to your advice, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb), my successor as Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, for securing this debate and for his comprehensive remarks, with which he did an excellent job of covering the contents of our two reports. I shall try not to repeat too many of his points, but...

Brexit, Science and Innovation ( 6 Sep 2018)

Stephen Metcalfe: I absolutely welcome the steps that the Government have taken to support the science community. I shall come back to that point later, but that investment is a very welcome step. Over the past eight years, the Government have been consistent in their support for science in Budget after Budget—there has always been something in there for the science community—but that does not take away...

Exiting the European Union: Topical Questions (14 Jun 2018)

Stephen Metcalfe: Does my hon. Friend agree that ending freedom of movement will at long last give us control over who can come to this country, and allow us then to create an immigration system that works for science, without limitless immigration from the EU?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements ( 1 Mar 2017)

Stephen Metcalfe: On Monday, I chaired a seminar at the Royal Society looking at the priorities for the science community as we start our Brexit negotiations, and a report of the meeting will be launched here in Parliament on 21 March. While I of course understand that the Prime Minister may be too busy to attend, will she meet me once the report is published so that I can present to her in person the...

Smart Metering: Electricity and Gas — [Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] ( 9 Feb 2017)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...his words and for some of his assurances. Forgive me if I failed to recognise the scale of the challenge. I do not; I get that it is a huge undertaking. However, he will agree that the role of the Science and Technology Committee is to provide challenge where possible. We all recognise that there are huge potential benefits to be found through smart metering. We want those benefits to be...

Smart Metering: Electricity and Gas — [Mr Andrew Turner in the Chair] ( 9 Feb 2017)

Stephen Metcalfe: I beg to move, That this House has considered the Sixth Report of the Science and Technology Committee, Evidence Check: Smart metering of electricity and gas, HC 161, and the Government response, HC 846. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. It is good to see some fellow Committee members here for what I am sure will be an interesting debate for us, and hopefully for...

The Secretary of State Was Asked: Topical Questions ( 6 Feb 2017)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...the focus provided by the recently launched industrial strategy, will my right hon. Friend tell the House what steps the Government are taking to ensure that every child gets the kind of STEM—science, technology, engineering and maths—education that they will need in the future to access the undoubted opportunities that will exist?

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Topical Questions (31 Jan 2017)

Stephen Metcalfe: May I again welcome the first two pillars of the proposed industrial strategy: investment in science and developing skills? Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State meet me to discuss how the work of the Science and Technology Committee can act as a road map in delivering the Government’s aims?

Industrial Strategy Consultation (23 Jan 2017)

Stephen Metcalfe: There is obviously much to be welcomed in the strategy, but may I express my particular support for the importance being placed on science investment and developing skills? To that end, will my right hon. Friend, first, seize the moment and make the case across Government for increasing spending on science and technology to 3% of GDP, which many of our competitor nations have done and which...

Exiting the Eu: Science and Research (19 Dec 2016)

Stephen Metcalfe: ...debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I also thank the Government for putting aside Government time to discuss this important issue and for agreeing to tag the recent report by the Select Committee on Science and Technology, “Leaving the EU: implications and opportunities for science and research”? I am very appreciative. Before I turn to the report and its obvious relevance to this...

International Trade: Topical Questions (15 Dec 2016)

Stephen Metcalfe: What action is my right hon. Friend taking to promote our world-class science base around the globe? Will he confirm that he recognises that face-to-face collaboration is an important part of that continued success, and that we need to attract the best and the brightest to do their research here?


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