Science and Technology - Fifth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 March 2000.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION: THE FORMAT
OF FORWARD LOOK
CHAPTER ONE: THE PURPOSE
OF THE INQUIRY
The Original Aims of
the Forward Look
The Committee's Approach
to the Inquiry
The Form and Structure
of the Inquiry
CHAPTER TWO: THE PATTERN
OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D
CHAPTER THREE: THE PURPOSE
OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED R&D
The Relationship
between Government-funded SET and Industry's R&D effort
The Foresight Initiative
Achieving the Aims of
Publicly funded SET
Supporting Industry's
R&D Effort
CHAPTER FOUR: THE MACHINERY
FOR CO-ORDINATION AND MONITORING OF R&D EXPENDITURE ACROSS
GOVERNMENT
The Office of Science
and Technology
The Chief Scientific
Adviser to the Government
The Chief Scientific
Adviser's Committee
The Ministerial Science
Group
The Council for Science
and Technology
CHAPTER FIVE: DEPARTMENTAL
EXPENDITURE ON R&D
Background to the
Departmental Case Studies
The Purpose of Departmental
Expenditure on R&D
The Case Studies
The Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food
The Department of the
Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSIONS
Is there a case
for moving the OST out of the Department of Trade and Industry?
Should there be a Ministry
of Science?
Should the OST's rôle
be enhanced?
Can the CSA do three
jobs at once?
Should there be a Minister
for Science in the Cabinet?
Is the Ministerial Science
Group working effectively?
What changes are needed
in the rôle of departmental Chief Scientists?
Conclusions and Recommendations
GLOSSARY
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
RELATING TO THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED
IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF APPENDICES TO
THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
UNPRINTED MEMORANDUM
LIST OF REPORTS
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 196-II)
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