Briefings and responses
Browse our briefings, statements and responses to consultations.
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Brexit, science and innovation: preparations for 'no-deal' inquiry [PDF 694KB]
Science and Technology Committee
Brexit: EU student exchanges and funding for university research [PDF 479KB]
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
Consultation on the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation [PDF 413KB]
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Consultation on charitable tax relief [PDF 359KB]
Charity Tax Commission
An immigration system that works for science and innovation [PDF 568KB]
Science and Technology Committee
Consultation on the future for food, farming and the environment [PDF 348KB]
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Science budget and Industrial Strategy inquiry [PDF 247KB]
Science and Technology Committee
EEA-workers in the UK labour market [PDF 294KB]
Migratory Advisory Committee
Data Protection Bill: Lords committee stage [PDF 216KB]
House of Lords
Brexit – medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin inquiry [PDF 328KB]
House of Commons Health Committee
Data Protection Bill: second reading [PDF 84KB]
House of Lords
The use of digital sequence information on genetic resources [PDF 295KB]
Convention on Biological Diversity
General Data Protection Regulation derogations [PDF 204KB]
Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Consultation on the second Research Excellence Framework [PDF 292KB]
Higher Education Funding Council for England
School workforce data collection in Wales [PDF 67KB]
Welsh Government
General Data Protection Regulation consent guidance [PDF 177KB]
Information Commissioner’s Office
Joint response to the inquiry into genomics and genome-editing [PDF 287KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
A STEM Education and Training Strategy for Scotland [PDF 21KB]
Scottish Government
Data governance [PDF 327KB]
Royal Society/British Academy
Long-term sustainability of the NHS [PDF 240KB]
House of Lords Select Committee
Primary assessment inquiry [PDF 107KB]
Education Select Committee
Education research [PDF 67KB]
Royal Society/British Academy
Partial review of the Shortage Occupation List: teachers [PDF 107KB]
Migration Advisory Committee
Managing IP and Technology Transfer Inquiry [PDF 244KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee
Response to Teaching Excellence Framework: technical consultation for year two [PDF 100KB]
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Response to review of Public Health England [PDF 83KB]
Department of Health
Response to inquiry on regenerative medicine [PDF 253KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Response to Science communication inquiry [PDF 75KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Response to UK policy framework for health and social care research consultation [PDF 162KB]
Health Research Authority
Response to Research Excellence Framework Review [PDF 70KB]
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Evidence for inquiry into EU regulation of the life sciences [PDF 126KB]
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Letter on implementation of the English baccalaureate [PDF 90KB]
Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan MP
Evidence on the purpose and quality of education in England [PDF 160KB]
House of Commons Education Select Committee
Evidence on careers advice, information and guidance [PDF 107KB]
House of Commons Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
Response to fulfilling our potential green paper [PDF 308KB]
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Consultation on the roles and functions of the National Data Guardian for Health and Care [PDF 164KB]
Department of Health
Evidence on the supply of teachers [PDF 122KB]
House of Commons Education Select Committee
Wellcome evidence for inquiry into the relationship between EU membership and the effectiveness of UK science [PDF 66KB]
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Evidence on a standard for teachers’ professional development [PDF 226KB]
Teachers' Professional Development Expert Group
Evidence on the work of Ofqual [PDF 256KB]
House of Commons Education Select Committee
Joint briefing on the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill [PDF 318KB]
House of Commons Second Reading
Evidence for hearing with Sir Michael Wilshaw [PDF 365KB]
House of Commons Education Select Committee
Response to the call for evidence on “Genetically Modified Insects” PDF [PDF 233KB]
House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology
Response to inquiry on “The Big Data Dilemma” [PDF 480KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Joint response to consultation on draft terms of reference for ‘Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data' [PDF 400KB]
Health and Social Care Information Centre
Regulating mitochondrial donation [PDF 72KB]
Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority
Funders' response to EAGDA governance of data access report [PDF 50KB]
Response to report by the Expert Advisory Group on Data Access giving recommendations for improvements to the governance of data access.
UK policy framework for health and social care research [PDF 76KB]
Health Research Authority
Nurse Review of Research Councils [PDF 274KB]
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Evidence on delays faced by researchers trying to access data [PDF 319KB]
House of Commons Select Committee
Consultation on draft standards for medical education and training KB [PDF 89KB]
General Medical Council
Medical research charities briefing on the Medical Innovation Bill [PDF 176KB]
House of Commons second reading
A world-class teaching profession [PDF 189KB]
Department for Education
Joint letter on regulations to avoid mitochondrial disease [PDF 111KB]
House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Joint statement on the Medical Innovation Bill House of Lords report stage [PDF 148KB]
House of Lords
Europe 2020 Strategy [PDF 670KB]
European Commission
Briefing on the Medical Innovation Bill [PDF 314KB]
House of Lords Committee
Mitochondrial Donation [PDF 87KB]
Science and Technology Committee
Independent Review of the Implementation of RCUK Policy on Open Access [PDF 417KB]
Research Councils UK
Beyond Aid: The Future UK Approach to Development [PDF 39KB]
International Development Committee
WHO draft outline of global action plan on antimicrobial resistance [PDF 542KB]
World Health Organization
Agenda 2030: One Nation – Labour's plan for Science [PDF 248KB]
The Labour Party
Government Science and Innovation Strategy [PDF 275KB]
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Science and research: proposals for long-term capital investment [PDF 296KB]
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Call for Evidence on the Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union - Information rights [PDF 267KB]
Ministry of Justice
Protecting health and care information [PDF 79KB]
Department of Health
National Curriculum Reform: KS4 Science [PDF 123KB]
Department for Education
Consultation on the review of Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 [PDF 427KB]
Home Office
Research and Innovation Strategy-delivering a flexible workforce receptive to research and innovation [PDF 70KB]
Health Education England
Examinations for 15 to 19 year olds in England PDF [PDF 232KB]
House of Commons Education Committee
Legislation to encourage medical innovation [PDF 94KB]
Department of Health
What Research can the NHS support [PDF 225KB]
Health Research Authority
Joint response to EAGDA statement on identifiability [PDF 26KB]
Response to statement from the Expert Advisory Group on Data Access about the issue of potential re-identification of anonymised individual research subjects from genomic and other data in the UK.
Response to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of EU copyright rules [PDF 537KB]
European Commission
The linking and use of biological and health data [PDF 132KB]
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Antimicrobial resistance [PDF 414KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Primary assessment and accountability under the new national curriculum [PDF 271KB]
Department for Education
European Medicines Agency: Draft Policy on publication and access to clinical trial data [PDF 154KB]
European Medicines Agency
Women in STEM careers [PDF 412KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Department of Health: Refreshing the mandate for Health Education England [PDF 102KB]
Department for Health
Reformed GCSE subject content consultation [PDF 254KB]
Department for Education
Review of the EU Balance of Competences: Research and Development [PDF 278KB]
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Health Education England's Strategic Development Framework [PDF 187KB]
Health Education England: Strategic Development Framework
Charity Commission consultation on developing the content of the annual return and information displayed on the register of charities [PDF 450KB]
Charity Commission
Scientific Infrastructure [PDF 545KB]
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee:
Secondary School Accountability Consultation [PDF 58KB]
Department of Education
Reform of the National Curriculum in England [PDF 75KB]
Department for Education
Consultation on draft guidance on the operation of the Animals (ScientificProcedures) Act 1986: [PDF 296KB]
Home Office
Open access and submissions to the Research Excellence Framework post-2014 [PDF 107KB]
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Triennial Review of Research Councils [PDF 246KB]
Department of Business Innovation and Skills
Clinical trials and disclosure of data [PDF 85KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Shape of Training review: Call for ideas and evidence [PDF 85KB]
Shape of Training Review
Inquiry into open access [PDF 152KB]
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Call for written evidence [PDF 103KB]
Joint Committee on the draft Care and Support Bill
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: The revision of European legislation on medical devices [PDF 71KB]
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Inquiry in Global Food Security [PDF 1.1MB]
House of Commons International Development Committee
The role of School Governing Bodies [PDF 593KB]
House of Commons Education Committee
Consultation on the European Commission's proposal for a Clinical Trials Regulation [PDF 217KB]
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Medical Frontiers: Debating Mitochondria Replacement [PDF 515KB]
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
Reforming Key Stage 4 qualifications [PDF 273KB]
Department for Education
Review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland and Creative Occupations [PDF 149KB]
Migration Advisory Committee
Response to Post 2015 Development Goals [PDF 269KB]
House of Commons International Development Committee
Consultation on the Draft Care and Support Bill [PDF 52KB]
Department of Health
Science and Society Review (Phase 2) [PDF 296KB]
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
A Proposal to introduce an early access to medicines scheme in the UK [PDF 122KB]
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Our NHS care objectives: a draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board [PDF 535KB]
Department of Health
Consultation on Proposals to transfer functions from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority [PDF 234KB]
Department of Health
Regenerative Medicine [PDF 294KB]
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Inquiry on EU Data Protection Framework Proposals [PDF 75KB]
Justice Select Committee:
Careers Guidance for Young people [PDF 73KB]
House of Commons select Committee
Draft Anonymisation Code of Practice [PDF 220KB]
Information Commissioner's Office
National Curriculum for science: Key stages 1 and 2- Draft [PDF 934KB]
Department for Education
Consultation on the United Kingdom Plan for Rare Disease [PDF 224KB]
UK Departments of Health
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Towards a workforce strategy for the public health system [PDF 185KB]
Department of Health
Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Novel neurotechnologies: intervening in the brain [PDF 204KB]
Nuffield Council
Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists [PDF 76KB]
Cabinet Office
Consultation on copyright – response [PDF 266KB]
Intellectual Property Office
Joint statement on the draft European Data Protection Regulation [PDF 349KB]
Ministry of Justice
Call for Evidence on EU Data Protection Proposals [PDF 92KB]
Ministry of Justice
Higher Education in STEM Subjects [PDF 393KB]
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Bridging the “valley of death”: improving the commercialisation of Research [PDF 241KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee: Science and International Development [PDF 275KB]
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
How should examinations for 15-19 year olds in England be? [PDF 170KB]
House of Commons Education Select Committee
Inquiry into education, training and workforce planning PDF 116KB] [PDF 116KB]
House of Commons Health Committee
Call for evidence by the Migration Advisory Committee on the level of the 2012/13 annual limit on Tier 2 and associated policies [PDF 652KB]
Migration Advisory Committee
Towards a financial transaction tax [PDF 289KB]
House of Lords European Union Committee
Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers [PDF 233KB]
House of Commons Education select committee
Inquiry into the NHS reforms [PDF 56KB]
NHS Future Forum
The Future of Gender and Innovation in Europe [PDF 167KB]
EU Gender Summit
“Making Open Data Real – a public consultation” [PDF 245KB]
Cabinet Office
NHS Chief Executive Innovation Review [PDF 117KB]
Department of Health
Inquiry into private foundations [PDF 110KB]
House of Commons International Development Committee
VAT - cost sharing exemption [PDF 230KB]
HM Revenue & Customs
Settlement of migrants under Tiers 1 and 2 of the points-based system [PDF 85KB]
Migration Advisory Committee
Science as a public enterprise [PDF 72KB]
Royal Society
Inquiry on Public Health [PDF 230KB]
Commons health Select Committee
Sustainable Food Inquiry [PDF 30KB]
House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee
Emerging Biotechnologies [PDF 37KB]
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Consultation on allocation method for postgraduate research funding from 2012-13 [PDF 28KB]
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE):
UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy [PDF 30KB]
Department of Health (DH)
Revision of the 'Clinical Trials Directive' 2001/20/EC concept paper [PDF 54KB]
European Commission
Green paper on the future of VAT [PDF 35KB]
European Commission
National Curriculum Review – Call for Evidence [PDF 64KB]
Department for Education
Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce [PDF 44KB]
Department of Health
Regenerative Medicine Call for Evidence [PDF 65KB]
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
Department of Education: Key Stage 2 Testing and Accountability Review - Call for Evidence [PDF 49KB]
Department for Education
Giving Green Paper [PDF 35KB]
Cabinet Office
Inquiry on Peer Review [PDF 36KB]
Science and Technology Committee
Inquiry into the Department of International Development's Bilateral Programme in India [PDF 50KB]
House of Commons International Development Committee:
Review of the Department for International Development's (DFID) Use of Science and engineering [PDF 41KB]
Government Office for Science
Wolf Review of 14-19 Vocational Education [PDF 37KB]
Department for Education
Call for evidence on the current data protection legislative framework [PDF 44KB]
Ministry of Justice
Function and Scope of the proposed single research regulator [PDF 65KB]
Academy of Medical Sciences
Behaviour Change [PDF 26KB]
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Limits on non-EU economic migration [PDF 83KB]
UK Border Agency
Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies [PDF 39KB]
House of Commons Select Committee Inquiry
Consultation on the level of an annual limit on economic migration in the UK [PDF 66KB]
Migration Advisory Committee
Give and take? Human bodies in medicine and research [PDF 48KB]
Nuffield Council on Bioethics:
Review of the regulation and governance of medical research [PDF 119KB]
Academy of Medical Sciences
The Way Ahead [PDF 21KB]
General Medical Council
Advanced Diploma in Science (principal learning) [PDF 27KB]
The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
Government Office for Science, a Consultation by The Government Chief Scientific Adviser: Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making [PDF 40KB]
Government Office for Science
Assessment of the Functioning Of the Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC [PDF 81KB]
European Commission
Proposal on The Collection and Preservation of UK Offline and Microform Publications and UK Online Publications [PDF 134KB]
Department of Culture Media and Sport
Postgraduate Review [PDF 48KB]
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Consultation of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Disclosure of Information for Research Purposes) Regulations [PDF 32KB]
Department of Health
Independent Scientific Advice [PDF 22KB]
House of Commons
Inquiry into bioengineering in the UK [PDF 43KB]
Commons and Technology Committee
A common framework of principles for direct-to consumer genetic testingservices [PDF 38KB]
Human Genetics Commission
The EU role in global health [PDF 32KB]
European Commission
Implementation of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers [PDF 23KB]
Concordat by the Research Concordat Strategy Group
Science and Learning [PDF 40KB]
DCSF and BIS:
Consultation on EU Proposals for a new directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes [PDF 212KB]
Home Office UK
Consultation response: UK Research Integrity Office: Code of Practice for Research [PDF 43KB]
UK Research Integrity Office
A Bioscience sector response to the House of Lords European Union Committee [PDF 255KB]
House of Lords
Wellcome Trust Response to EC [PDF 989KB]
European Commission
The Future of the Healthcare Science Workforce [PDF 24KB]
Department of Health
Human Tissue Authority Consultation on proposed new licence fees [PDF 22KB]
Human Tissue Authority
Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust joint response [PDF 27KB]
Human Tissue Authority
New inquiry into teacher training [PDF 139KB]
Children, Schools and Families Select committee