Incremental processes of institutional change from 1960 to 2000 secured MPs’ current capacity to scrutinise science-based legislation

Ledgerwood, Emmeline (2022) Incremental processes of institutional change from 1960 to 2000 secured MPs’ current capacity to scrutinise science-based legislation. British Politics and Policy at LSE (07 Jul 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19 have intensified the demands placed upon MPs to scrutinise the use of science in policymaking, making visible the parliamentary mechanisms that enable them to do so. Emmeline Ledgerwood examines the steps that led two such mechanisms to become embedded in the institution of Parliament: the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. She highlights how individual members of the all-party Parliamentary and Scientific Committee have influenced institutional change.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2022 10:15
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 14:20
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115879

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