Consultations
Science Base Consultations
Letter from the Director, Education and Science to the chairman of the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee’s providing supplementary evidence to inform the ‘Science Budget Allocations’ Inquiry (31 January 2008)
Letter: Science Budget Allocations
Submission from the Chief Executive of nominations of physicists to serve on the RCUK Review of UK Physics (25 January 2008)
Oral evidence from the Director, Education and Science to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into the ‘Science Budget Allocations’ (21 January 2008)
'Uncorrected' oral evidence provided by Professor Peter Main
Joint submission from the Institute's Director, Education and Science, and the Royal Astronomical Society's President to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee's Inquiry into the 'Science Budget Allocations' (11 January 2008)
Submission: Science Budget Allocations
Joint memorandum from the Institute's and RSC's Managers, Science Policy to inform Lord Sainsbury's Review of Science and Innovation Policies of Government, with regards to teaching funding for university physics and chemistry (1 March 2007)
Memorandum: Teaching funding for university physics and chemistry
Response from the National Officer (Scotland) to the Scottish Executive's Science and Innovation Strategy for Scotland (3 January 2007)
Response: Science and Innovation Strategy for Scotland
Response from the Chief Executive to the Conservative Party’s STEM Taskforce’s science, technology, engineering & mathematics policy review (13 July 2006)
Response: Science, technology, engineering & mathematics policy review
Response from the Chief Executive to the ‘Science and innovation investment framework 2004-2014: next steps’ consultation document (15 June 2006)
Response: Science and innovation investment framework 2004-2014: next steps
Response from the Secretary, Institute of Physics in Wales and the Director, Education and Science to the National Assembly for Wales Inquiry, ‘A Science Policy for Wales’ (23 February 2006)
Response: A Science Policy for Wales
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the consultation, Science and innovation: working towards a ten-year investment framework (30 April 2004)
Response: Science and innovation: working towards a ten-year investment framework
Letter from the President to Sir David King (CSA) and Sir Keith O'Nions (DGRC) in response to a request for personal views on the Chancellor of Exchequer's ten-year investment framework for science (23 March 2004)
Letter: Ten-year investment framework for science
Report of the meeting, Science Policy in Scotland, held at Heriot-Watt University, in March 2003.
Report: Science Policy in Scotland
Response from the Policy Officer, to the Clerk of House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee II, in response to their Inquiry, Science and the Regional Development Agencies (24 February 2003: re-submitted 8 April, 2003)
Response: Science and the Regional Development Agencies
Submission from the Director, Education and Science to Elizabeth Hopkins of the DTI, regarding stage 2 of the Quinquennial review of the Council for Science and Technology (14 November, 2002)
Submission: Stage 2 of the Quinquennial Review of the Council for Science and Technology
Letter from the Chief Executive to the Roberts Review Team in response to the Review of the supply of scientists and engineers (July 31, 2001)
Letter: review of the supply of scientists and engineers
Letter from the Chief Executive to Professor Sir Gareth Roberts concerning the Treasury Review into the Supply of Scientists and Engineers in the UK (May 2, 2001)
Letter: Treasury Review into the Supply of Scientists and Engineers in the UK
Letter and attached memorandum from the Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Branch of the Institute of Physics to Dr Davidson of the Scottish Executive in response to the Science Strategy Report of the Scottish Executive (June 29, 2000)
Letter from the Director Science, to Mrs Jessica Mulley Clerk to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee in response to the Committee's inquiry entitled Are We Realising Our Potential? (June 12, 2000)
Letter: Are we realising our potential?
Attachment: Are we realising our potential?
Letter from the Chief Executive to Steve Elton Secretary to the Council for Science and Technology concerning the CST's report entitled Technology Matters (May 31, 2000)
Letter from the Director, Science to Mr Ken Fraser, Assistant Director Science and Innovation Strategy at the Department of Trade and Industry concerning the DTI's consultation on Science and Innovation Strategy (February 17, 2000)
Letter: Science and Innovation Strategy
Attachment: Science and Innovation
1998 Comprehensive Spending Review - response to the Minister of State for Science, Energy and Industry (14 July 1998)
Comprehensive Spending Review: Impact of the Science Budget - comments to the Director General of Research Councils (21 January 1998)
Reinvigoration of the science base - letter from the President to the Prime Minister offering to work with the Government (8 May 1997)
Funding for Basic Science - letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Technology (6 March 1996)
Funding for Basic Science - letter to the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Trade and Industry (25 January 1996)
New location of the OST - letter to the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon John Major MP (13 July 1995)
Transfer of the OST to the Department of Trade and Industry - press statement (12 July 1995)
The Case for a Cabinet Minister for Science and Technology - Council-endorsed paper (11 July 1995)
Labour Party's plans following the transfer of the OST to the Department of Trade and Industry after the Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle - letter to Mrs Ann Taylor MP of the Shadow Cabinet (7 July 1995)
Notes of a meeting between the Institute’s President and the Chief Executive and the Science Minister and Chief Scientific Adviser (28 November 1994)
Government Forward Look - comments from the President to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on the format of the first Forward Look (17 May 1994)
Forward Look of Government-funded science and technology - letter to the Chief Scientific Adviser (13 December 1993)
Realising our Potential — a Strategy for Engineering, Science and Technology - response to The Rt Hon. William Waldegrave MP on the publication of the White Paper (28 July 1993)
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