The government has agreed to allow the setting up of a select committee
on science and technology in the House of Commons. The committee will follow
the work of the newly created Office of Science and Technology under Cabinet
minister William Waldegrave. It will be the first time a select committee
of MPs has scrutinised science since the 1970s. William Waldegrave. It will
be the first time a select committee of MPs has scrutinised science since
the 1970s.
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