Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

Commons committee · Select Active · established 1 November 1978

Current members
11
Formal meetings held
243
Meetings with attendance published
78
Mean member attendance
100.0%

Purpose

The Science and Technology Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Office for Science and associated public bodies. It also examines science and technology policy across government and aims to ensure that policies and decision-making across departments are based on solid scientific evidence and advice.

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Members

MemberPartyRoleSinceMeetingsAttendance
George Freeman Conservative Member 21 October 2024 3 / 3 100.0%
Dame Chi Onwurah Labour Member 11 September 2024 13 / 13 100.0%
Daniel Zeichner Labour Member 27 October 2025 – n/a
Kit Malthouse Conservative Member 21 October 2024 3 / 3 100.0%
Tom Collins Labour Member 22 June 2026 – n/a
Martin Wrigley Liberal Democrat Member 28 October 2024 3 / 3 100.0%
Emily Darlington Labour Member 21 October 2024 3 / 3 100.0%
Samantha Niblett Labour Member 27 October 2025 – n/a
Maya Ellis Labour Member 22 June 2026 – n/a
Freddie van Mierlo Liberal Democrat Member 13 November 2025 – n/a
Dr Allison Gardner Labour Member 21 October 2024 3 / 3 100.0%

Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.

Member attendance compared

Science and Technology Committee (Commons) member attendanceAttendance percentage per current memberGeorge FreemanGeorge Freeman: 100.0%100.0%Dame Chi OnwurahDame Chi Onwurah: 100.0%100.0%Kit MalthouseKit Malthouse: 100.0%100.0%Martin WrigleyMartin Wrigley: 100.0%100.0%Emily DarlingtonEmily Darlington: 100.0%100.0%Dr Allison GardnerDr Allison Gardner: 100.0%100.0%

Former members (24)

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