Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee

The Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The original Science and Technology Committee was abolished upon the creation of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee on 6 November 2007. However, just 19 months later, the government announced that it was re-establishing the committee following the recommendation of the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee after the merging of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in June 2009. The House of Commons approved the re-establishment of the committee on 25 June 2009. The committee was officially re-established on 1 October 2009 and has a remit to examine the work of the Government Office for Science. The committee currently scrutinises the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, headed by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

2024–present Parliament

Party	Constituency
Chi Onwurah MP (Chair)	Labour	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Emily Darlington MP	Labour	Milton Keynes Central
George Freeman MP	Conservative	Mid Norfolk
Allison Gardner MP	Labour	Stoke-on-Trent South
Kit Malthouse MP	Conservative	North West Hampshire
Samantha Niblett MP	Labour	South Derbyshire
Lauren Sullivan MP	Labour	Gravesham
Adam Thompson MP	Labour	Erewash
Freddie van Mierlo MP	Liberal Democrats	Henley and Thame
Martin Wrigley MP	Liberal Democrats	Newton Abbot
Daniel Zeichner MP	Labour	Cambridge

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party	Constituency	→	New Member & Party	Source
9 December 2024		Josh Simons MP (Labour)	Makerfield	→	Jon Pearce MP (Labour)	High Peak
27 October 2025		Steve Race MP (Labour)	Exeter	→	Samantha Niblett MP (Labour)	South Derbyshire
Jon Pearce MP (Labour)	High Peak	Daniel Zeichner MP (Labour)	Cambridge
13 November 2025		Tom Gordon MP (Liberal Democrats)	Harrogate and Knaresborough	→	Freddie van Mierlo MP (Liberal Democrats)	Henley and Thame

2019–2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

Party	Constituency
Greg Clark MP (Chair)	Conservative	Tunbridge Wells
Aaron Bell MP	Conservative	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Chris Clarkson MP	Conservative	Heywood and Middleton
Katherine Fletcher MP	Conservative	South Ribble
Andrew Griffith MP	Conservative	Arundel and South Downs
Darren Jones MP	Labour	Bristol North West
Mark Logan MP	Conservative	Bolton North East
Carol Monaghan MP	SNP	Glasgow North West
Chi Onwurah MP	Labour	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Graham Stringer MP	Labour	Blackley and Broughton
Zarah Sultana MP	Labour	Coventry South

Changes 2019–2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party	Constituency	→	New Member & Party	Constituency	Source
11 May 2020		Chi Onwurah MP (Labour)	Newcastle upon Tyne Central	→		Dawn Butler MP (Labour)	Brent Central
22 February 2021		Darren Jones MP (Labour)	Bristol North West	→		Rebecca Long-Bailey MP (Labour)	Salford and Eccles
19 October 2021		Andrew Griffith MP (Conservative)	Arundel and South Downs	→		Dehenna Davison MP (Conservative)	Bishop Auckland
17 May 2022		Mark Logan MP (Conservative)	Bolton North East	→		Tracey Crouch MP (Conservative)	Chatham and Aylesford
13 July 2022		Greg Clark MP (Chair, Conservative)	Tunbridge Wells	→	Vacant
11 October 2022	Vacant	→		Greg Clark MP (Chair, Conservative)	Tunbridge Wells
25 October 2022		Dehenna Davison MP (Conservative)	Bishop Auckland	→		Stephen Metcalfe MP (Conservative)	South Basildon and East Thurrock
Katherine Fletcher MP (Conservative)	South Ribble	Iain Stewart MP (Conservative)	Milton Keynes South
29 November 2022		Zarah Sultana MP (Labour)	Coventry South	→		Christian Wakeford MP (Labour)	Bury South
9 January 2023		Iain Stewart MP (Conservative)	Milton Keynes South	→		Katherine Fletcher MP (Conservative)	South Ribble
11 December 2023		Aaron Bell MP (Conservative)	Newcastle-under-Lyme	→		James Davies MP (Conservative)	Vale of Clwyd

2017–2019 Parliament

The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.

Party	Constituency
Rt. Hon. Sir Norman Lamb MP (Chair)	Liberal Democrat	North Norfolk
Vicky Ford MP	Conservative	Chelmsford
Bill Grant MP	Conservative	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Darren Jones MP	Labour	Bristol North West
Liz Kendall MP	Labour	Leicester West
Stephen Metcalfe MP	Conservative	South Basildon and East Thurrock
Carol Monaghan MP	SNP	Glasgow North West
Damien Moore MP	Conservative	Southport
Neil O'Brien MP	Conservative	Harborough
Graham Stringer MP	Labour	Blackley and Broughton
Martin Whitfield MP	Labour	East Lothian

Changes 2017–2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party	Constituency	→	New Member & Party	Constituency	Source
16 October 2017	New seat	→		Vicky Ford MP (Conservative)	Chelmsford
Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)	Gravesham
	Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour)	Barnsley East
4 December 2017		Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour)	Barnsley East	→		Carol Monaghan MP (SNP)	Glasgow North West
22 January 2018		Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)	Gravesham	→		Damien Moore MP (Conservative)	Southport
27 March 2018		Clive Lewis MP (Labour)	Norwich South	→		Liz Kendall MP (Labour)	Leicester West
21 January 2019		Neil O'Brien MP (Conservative)	Harborough	→		Sam Gyimah MP (Conservative)	East Surrey

2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.

Party	Constituency
Nicola Blackwood MP (Chair)	Conservative	Oxford West and Abingdon
Victoria Borwick MP	Conservative	Kensington
Jim Dowd MP	Labour	Lewisham West and Penge
Chris Green MP	Conservative	Bolton West
Liz McInnes MP	Labour	Heywood and Middleton
Dr Tania Mathias MP	Conservative	Twickenham
Carol Monaghan MP	SNP	Glasgow North West
Graham Stringer MP	Labour	Blackley and Broughton
Derek Thomas MP	Conservative	St Ives
Matt Warman MP	Conservative	Boston and Skegness
Daniel Zeichner MP	Labour	Cambridge

Changes 2015–2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party	Constituency	→	New Member & Party	Constituency	Source
26 October 2015		Liz McInnes MP (Labour)	Heywood and Middleton	→		Stella Creasy MP (Labour and Co-op)	Walthamstow
Daniel Zeichner MP (Labour)	Cambridge	Valerie Vaz MP (Labour)	Walsall South
18 July 2016		Valerie Vaz MP (Labour)	Walsall South	→		Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Labour)	City of Durham
19 July 2016		Nicola Blackwood MP (Conservative)	Oxford West and Abingdon	→	Vacant
19 October 2016	Vacant	→		Stephen Metcalfe MP (Chair) (Conservative)	South Basildon and East Thurrock
13 March 2017		Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Labour)	City of Durham	→		Gareth Snell MP (Labour and Co-op)	Stoke-on-Trent Central

2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.

Party	Constituency
Andrew Miller MP (Chair)	Labour	Ellesmere Port and Neston
Gavin Barwell MP	Conservative	Croydon Central
Gregg McClymont MP	Labour	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Stephen Metcalfe MP	Conservative	South Basildon and East Thurrock
David Morris MP	Conservative	Morecambe and Lunesdale
Stephen Mosley MP	Conservative	City of Chester
Pamela Nash MP	Labour	Airdrie and Shotts
Jonathan Reynolds MP	Labour and Co-op	Stalybridge and Hyde
Alok Sharma MP	Conservative	Reading West
Graham Stringer MP	Labour	Blackley and Broughton
Roger Williams MP	Liberal Democrat	Brecon and Radnorshire

Changes 2010–2015

Date	Outgoing Member & Party	Constituency	→	New Member & Party	Constituency	Source
14 February 2011		Alok Sharma MP (Conservative)	Reading West	→		Stephen McPartland MP (Conservative)	Stevenage
27 February 2012		Gavin Barwell MP (Conservative)	Croydon Central	→		Caroline Dinenage MP (Conservative)	Gosport
	Stephen McPartland MP (Conservative)	Stevenage		Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative)	Dartford
	David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale		Sarah Newton MP (Conservative)	Truro and Falmouth
	Gregg McClymont MP (Labour)	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	→		Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru)	Arfon
11 June 2012		Jonathan Reynolds MP (Labour Co-op)	Stalybridge and Hyde	→		Jim Dowd MP (Labour)	Lewisham West and Penge
3 December 2012		Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative)	Dartford	→		David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale
4 February 2013		Caroline Dinenage MP (Conservative)	Gosport	→		David Tredinnick MP (Conservative)	Bosworth
25 November 2013		Roger Williams MP (Liberal Democrats)	Brecon and Radnorshire	→		David Heath MP (Liberal Democrats)	Somerton and Frome
20 October 2014		Hywel Williams MP (Plaid Cymru)	Arfon	→	Vacant
24 November 2014		David Morris MP (Conservative)	Morecambe and Lunesdale	→	Vacant
1 December 2014	Vacant	→		Dan Byles MP (Conservative)	North Warwickshire

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