Re: Dido Harding will face MPs on Wednesday 3 February
Originally Posted by
Dextrous63
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Forgive me if I'm wrong, but Harding was being questioned by a select committee, not the press.
Indeed, you are right:
Science and Technology Committee
The Science and Technology Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Office for Science and associated public bodies.
Current membership
Greg Clark MP (Conservative, Tunbridge Wells) (Chair)
Aaron Bell MP (Conservative, Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Dawn Butler MP (Labour, Brent Central)
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 (Scottish National Party, Glasgow North West)
Graham Stringer MP (Labour, Blackley and Broughton)
Zarah Sultana MP (Labour, Coventry South)
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO. No. 152.
Originally Posted by
Dextrous63
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It was up to her to provide specific details of its effectiveness in terms of cost and value for purpose.
Which, of course, she couldn't .....