The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee

All party groups are established to address specialist interests and are usually comprised of backbench Members of the House of Commons and Lords and non-parliamentarians. Groups are classified as either an "All-Party Parliamentary Group" or as an "Associate Parliamentary Group"; the former allowing only Parliamentarians to vote whereas the latter allows for non-parliamentarians to also vote at meetings and the AGM. Groups are further classified either as subject groups (relating to a particular topic e.g. mining, forestry, men's health) or country groups (relating to a particular country, continent or region). There are currently 120 Country groups and 318 Subject Groups currently registered on the approved list administered by the Committee on Standards and Privileges. The longest standing and lead Associate Parliamentary Group on Science, Engineering and Technology is the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (P&SC). A number of other significant groups are relevant to science and technology, the most prominent are mentioned on the following pages. For a full list visit the Parliament website (see below).

Contact Details:
Website: www.parliament.uk (click on "A-Z Index" then the letter "A" then "All-Party Groups - register")