Engineering Alert Sample


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Information between 3rd April 2024 - 13th April 2024

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Select Committee Documents
Friday 12th April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Trusted voices

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: The four National Academies—the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering

Friday 12th April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Trusted voices

Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation Committee

Found: The four National Academies—the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Creating Food Meteorites Ltd
FDO0005 - Food, Diet and Obesity

Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: Norton who became Unilever’s Chief Scientist and upon leaving in 2006 became Professor of Chemical Engineering

Monday 8th April 2024
Government Response - Government’s response to the Committee’s letter of 26 January 2024 to the Home Secretary about the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Technology by police forces in England and Wales.

Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: Ingenium Biometrics and The School of Engineering, University of Kent assisted in providing technical

Wednesday 27th March 2024
Oral Evidence - International Institute for Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews, and Policy Exchange

Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: In a high-intensity 5 conventional war involving countries with substantial engineering, scientific

Wednesday 27th March 2024
Oral Evidence - South Oxfordshire District Council, University of South Wales, The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, Environmental Services Association, and WRAP

Methane - Environment and Climate Change Committee

Found: I am a chief engineer working for an engineering consultancy at AtkinsRéalis.

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence

Defence Committee

Found: I think of it more as an early adopter, to work through 2024 on a particular cohort around engineering

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Local Government Association (LGA), and District Councils' Network (DCN)

High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee

Found: Everyone had to do a lot of value engineering to try to make sure that projects were affordable within



Written Answers
Health Professions: Recruitment and Training
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Thursday 4th April 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to (a) recruit and (b) train more (i) medical physicists and (ii) clinical engineers.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The number of Scientist Training Programme (STP) trainees in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering has tended to increase, with larger increases in recent years. The number of Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) trainees has remained fairly constant. The following two tables show the number of trainees in the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering STP each year since 2011, and the number of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering trainees in HSST each year since 2014, respectively:

Year

Medical Physics STP

Clinical Engineering STP

2011

61

8

2012

60

14

2013

67

13

2014

72

18

2015

72

8

2016

66

9

2017

73

20

2018

76

16

2019

86

13

2020

77

17

2021

83

25

2022

103

12

2023

118

21

2024

117

15

Note: The data for 2024 is subject to change, and without the Wales numbers.

Year

Medical Physics HSST

Clinical Engineering HSST

2014

14

1

2015

29

1

2016

26

2

2017

23

2

2018

12

2

2019

15

4

2020

16

0

2021

15

2

2022

11

N/A

2023

17

2

2024

8

2

Notes:

- the data for 2024 is subject to change, and without the Wales numbers; and

- data is not available for the year 2022.

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out the future National Health Service workforce requirements, and includes healthcare science figures, though this is not broken down into Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering workforce targets. The plan assesses that education and training places for healthcare scientists need to increase by 20 to 34%, reaching between 930 and 1,039 places by 2033/34. The ambition set out in this plan is to increase training places for healthcare scientists by 32%, to over 1,000 places, by 2031/32. We will work towards achieving this ambition by increasing training places by 13%, to over 850, by 2028/29.

The workforce plan also sets out the ambition to retain up to 130,000 more staff across the NHS over the next 15 years, through measures to improve staff’s experience of working in the NHS. This applies to all NHS staff groups, including medical physicists and clinical engineers.



Department Publications - Guidance
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents
Document: Guidance: Exempted Contracts (PDF) (PDF)

Found: qualification of pre-production prototypes used to develop the manufacturing processes; and ii. industrial engineering

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: • Civil engineering technician • Survey technician • Technical assistant (civil engineering)

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: • Civil engineering technician • Survey technician • Technical assistant (civil engineering)



Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2024
Document: Non-technical summaries: projects granted in 2024, January to March (PDF)

Found: Engineering antibodies for the treatment of cancer 543 67.

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 8 April 2024 (part 1)
Document: Movement and activities of HMS Southampton (PDF)

Found: February: Ready for Sea Date Inspection 6-8 February: Safety trials, defect rectification 9-11 February: Engineering



Department Publications - News and Communications
Friday 12th April 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Peter Hill CBE appointed as new Chair of the NDA
Document: Peter Hill CBE appointed as new Chair of the NDA (webpage)

Found: He subsequently held senior management positions with FTSE 100 engineering groups BTR and Invensys, and

Thursday 11th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Industry Minister celebrates multibillion-pound green tech funding milestone for UK aerospace sector
Document: Industry Minister celebrates multibillion-pound green tech funding milestone for UK aerospace sector (webpage)

Found: Rolls-Royce Group Director of Engineering, Technology and Safety Simon Burr said: The ATI is a fundamental

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Ministerial speech
Document: Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Ministerial speech (webpage)

Found: So I said in my speech to the House, on our Mobile Fires Platform which is our engineering artillery

Monday 8th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: The world is safer for a renewed Entente: article by the Foreign Secretary and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Document: The world is safer for a renewed Entente: article by the Foreign Secretary and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs (webpage)

Found: transformational changes – 2024 also marks 30 years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, a remarkable feat of engineering



Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Building materials and components statistics: March 2024
Document: (Excel)

Found: They do not include electrical or mechanical engineering materials.Tables 1-3note 2For the full selection

Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Building materials and components statistics: March 2024
Document: (ODS)

Found: They do not include electrical or mechanical engineering materials.

Tuesday 9th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: British International Investment (BII) longitudinal mobilisation study evaluation reports: renewable energy investments and BII-backed funds
Document: (PDF)

Found: and Social EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EIB European Investment Bank EPC Engineering

Friday 5th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Evaluation of the Northern Ireland Investment Summit (NIIS) 2023
Document: Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023 evaluation (PDF)

Found: There was a focus on advanced manufacturing and engineering, financial and professional services, life



Department Publications - Policy paper
Monday 8th April 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Wymott Prison: Action Plan
Document: inspection report for Wymott Prison (PDF)

Found: been declined due to funding, contractual and staffing issues, although prisoners allocated to the engineering

Friday 5th April 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: Defence Support Modelling and Analysis Framework
Document: Support Modelling and Analysis Framework (PDF)

Found: Initiatives include the Defence Availability Capability Centre (DACC) , the Digital Engineering C



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Apr. 12 2024
UK Health Security Agency
Source Page: UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024
Document: (Excel)
Transparency

Found: Subcontracted Services_54345R1261001058817P5063637DAS Group - Data Operations - Variation to Platform and Data Engineering

Apr. 12 2024
UK Health Security Agency
Source Page: UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024
Document: (Excel)
Transparency

Found: Bacteriology_41105FFD37021573377P5093434DAS Group - Data Operations - Variation to Platform and Data Engineering

Apr. 11 2024
Coal Authority
Source Page: Coal Authority financial transactions: March 2024
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: Coal Authority 04/03/2024 Surface Hazards - Contractor Costs PS&S - General Claims Jim Davies Civil Engineering

Apr. 11 2024
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
Source Page: CoRWM meeting minutes, 28 November 2023
Document: CoRWM Open Plenary meeting minutes, 28 November 2023 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: Engineering and Safety Case update, focusing on how geological information was used in the Allerdale

Apr. 11 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Source Page: AAIB investigation to Flylight Nine, G-CMRF
Document: Flylight Nine, G-CMRF 04-24 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: Footnote 3 An engineering industry rule of thumb is that there should be two threads protruding though

Apr. 10 2024
Low Pay Commission
Source Page: Indicative counts of employee jobs in low-paying occupations
Document: (Excel)
Transparency

Found: occupationOther occupation123113Engineering techniciansOther occupationOther occupation883114Building and civil engineering

Apr. 09 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Source Page: MHRA FOI performance data
Document: (Excel)
Transparency

Found: is meant by the above vague sentence related to “supporting professionals working in rehabilitation engineering

Apr. 04 2024
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Source Page: UKAEA Gender Pay Gap Report 2023
Document: UKAEA Gender Pay Gap Report 2023 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: sustainable fusion energy — from design through to decommissioning — with world-leading science and engineering



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Apr. 12 2024
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Source Page: Peter Hill CBE appointed as new Chair of the NDA
Document: Peter Hill CBE appointed as new Chair of the NDA (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: He subsequently held senior management positions with FTSE 100 engineering groups BTR and Invensys, and

Apr. 11 2024
Nuclear Restoration Services
Source Page: Hunterston A completes a decade of delivery and a major milestone
Document: Hunterston A completes a decade of delivery and a major milestone (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: the task of retrieving the waste is a complicated business requiring, in some cases, many years of engineering

Apr. 10 2024
Environment Agency
Source Page: Repairs to Darley Abbey flood bank in Derbyshire
Document: Repairs to Darley Abbey flood bank in Derbyshire (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: A team from the Environment Agency and Jackson Civil Engineering supported by Derby City Council were

Apr. 10 2024
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Source Page: Major accommodation upgrade completed at RAF Lossiemouth
Document: Major accommodation upgrade completed at RAF Lossiemouth (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: has included resurfacing the runway, a new fire station, new technical buildings including a Typhoon engineering

Apr. 10 2024
Government Property Agency
Source Page: Four key contracts awarded for UK Government Estate
Document: Four key contracts awarded for UK Government Estate (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Global design and consultancy organisation Arcadis, consulting and engineering services firm Tetra Tech

Apr. 09 2024
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Source Page: UKAEA develops optical viewport technology for quantum physics
Document: UKAEA develops optical viewport technology for quantum physics (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Customers also appreciated UKAEA’s Special Techniques Group’s custom engineering which enables customisation

Apr. 08 2024
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Source Page: Vacancy for Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents
Document: Vacancy for Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: 2 (Deck) Unlimited STCW Deck Officer (Fishing Vessel) Class 1 Certificate of Competency STCW III/2 (Engineering

Apr. 08 2024
UK Space Agency
Source Page: UK funding boost for international space projects
Document: UK funding boost for international space projects (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Andrew Griffith MP, said: The UK is home to some of the brightest minds in space science, aerospace engineering



Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics
Apr. 11 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Source Page: Air accident monthly bulletin April 2024
Document: AAIB Bulletin 4/2024 (PDF)
Statistics

Found: The aircraft was operating under an Operations Engineering Bulletin1 (OEB) which required the TRU to



Non-Departmental Publications - Policy paper
Apr. 08 2024
HM Prison and Probation Service
Source Page: Wymott Prison: Action Plan
Document: inspection report for Wymott Prison (PDF)
Policy paper

Found: been declined due to funding, contractual and staffing issues, although prisoners allocated to the engineering

Apr. 05 2024
Strategic Command
Source Page: Defence Support Modelling and Analysis Framework
Document: Support Modelling and Analysis Framework (PDF)
Policy paper

Found: Initiatives include the Defence Availability Capability Centre (DACC) , the Digital Engineering C



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Apr. 04 2024
UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Source Page: Category A project under consideration: Electrification Project, Uíge Province, Angola
Document: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Uige Electrification Project – Lot 1, Phase 2 (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Engineering and Quality Management Ângela Canas Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering; M.Sc. in

Apr. 04 2024
Environment Agency
Source Page: WD3 9SQ, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/FP3435LA/V006
Document: Decision Document: Thames Water Utilities Limited (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: it is possible to design and modify tanks that meet both the specific circumstances and relevant engineering

Apr. 04 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Source Page: International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use Guidelines
Document: Q3D(R2) – Guideline for Elemental Impurities (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: does not apply to products based on genes (gene therapy), cells (cell therapy) and tissue (tissue engineering




Engineering mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Select Committee Publications
Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Convener from Mairi McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government, 2 April 2024
New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Scottish Government response, April 2024

Inquiry: New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
Committee: Public Audit Committee

Found: The mechanism to designate the former Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited (FMEL) as a public body under



Scottish Government Publications
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Marine Directorate
Source Page: Annual Fisheries Committee Reports: EIR release
Document: FOI 202300380867 - Information Released - File 5 (PDF)

Found: Despite this custom engineering, it was acknowledged that there was a degree of uncertainty as to the

Thursday 4th April 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: First Minister and Net Zero Secretary attendance at Cop28 in the United Arab Emirates: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400401966 - Information Released - Document (PDF)

Found: Simon is a Chartered Engineer with a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh



Scottish Written Answers
S6W-26288
Asked by: Simpson, Graham (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Central Scotland)
Tuesday 9th April 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26010 by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024, which job-related and professional training courses, which amounted to £58,408.55, were completed in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23. 

Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport

The amount of £58,408.55 is in relation to 2022-23 only. In 2021-22 the equivalent amount was £31,663.82.2021-22 – a total of £31,663.82 related to job-related and professional training courses. These included:

1. Health &Safety Training Courses

(including Evacuation Chair Training, Fire Safety Course, Institute of Civil Engineering H&S Course)

2. Conference and Seminars

(including Road Safety Scotland Annual Seminar 2022, Training for Transportation Professionals Conference, Women in Transport Event, Rapid Transit Conference, Construction News Decarbonising Construction Conference)

3. Educational Development Training Courses

(including Excel Training, Chartered Institute of Public Relations Course, The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Procurement Training)

2022-23 – a total of £58,408.55 related to job-related and professional training courses. These included:

1. Conference and Seminars

(including Bridge Design & Engineering Bridges Conference 2023, Smarter Working Expo, Road Expo 2022, World Routes Conference, Freedom of Information Conference, Road Safety Scotland Annual Seminar 2023)

2. Educational Development Training Courses

(including Holyrood Insight Course, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Training Course, International Centre for Parliamentary Studies Training Course, Institution of Civil Engineering Training Course, Writing Course)