Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will (a) establish and (b) chair a Cabinet committee on science and technology; and which Minister is responsible for the Office for Investment.

On 3 November, the Government announced the creation of the National Science and Technology Council as a Cabinet committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, to consider matters relating to strategic advantage through science and technology. The membership and terms of reference of the committee can be found on gov.uk.

Lord Johnson, Minister of State for the Department for International Trade, has responsibility for the Office for Investment.