Spurned ex-shadow minister takes science select committee role

Chi Onwurah, a former Labour shadow minister who missed out on a role in government, has been elected as chair of 바카라사이트 House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee, while Helen Hayes will chair 바카라사이트 Education Select Committee.

Ms Onwurah was passed over for a role in 바카라사이트 Department?for Science, Innovation and Technology?in favour of heavy hitter Lord Vallance of Balham, despite shadowing 바카라사이트 brief for 11 of 바카라사이트 14 years 바카라사이트 party spent in opposition.

Having been shadow minister for innovation and science from 2010 until 2013, she was made shadow minister for industrial strategy, science and innovation under Jeremy Corbyn from 2016 until 2020, and was again appointed by Sir Keir Starmer as shadow minister for science, research and digital from 2020 until 2024.

But after his party¡¯s landslide win in 바카라사이트 July general election, Sir Keir opted to put Lord Vallance, a former chief scientific adviser well known for his role during 바카라사이트 Covid pandemic, into 바카라사이트 department as he sought to inject experience into his fledgling government.

An engineer who attended Imperial College London and Manchester Business School, Ms Onwurah defeated her fellow Labour MP Dawn Butler by 377 votes to 183 in 바카라사이트 election and takes over from Greg Clark, 바카라사이트 Conservative former universities minister who led 바카라사이트 committee in 바카라사이트 last parliament.

In a statement submitted as part of 바카라사이트 nomination process, Ms Onwurah said she would use 바카라사이트 role to prioritise building links between science, innovation and growth and focus on what she called ¡°neglected or underperforming areas of scientific policy¡± such as diversity in STEM and research reproducibility.

Ms Hayes, 바카라사이트 Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, is less well known to 바카라사이트 higher education sector, having been a shadow minister for children and early years in opposition.

She was elected as 바카라사이트 education committee chair after two rounds of voting, defeating Sharon Hodgson and Marie Tidball, a University of Oxford researcher and?one of a number of academics?elected to parliament in 바카라사이트 most recent election.

Ms Hayes,?a graduate of?Balliol College, Oxford, promised ¡°an ambitious programme of inquiries¡±, including one that would look at ¡°a sustainable future for our universities and students¡±.

She said she was ¡°honoured¡± to have been elected and said 바카라사이트 committee ¡°will continue to champion 바카라사이트 interests of children, young people and parents in every corner of England and from every background, as well as adults who seek to retrain and learn new skills¡±.

Matt Western, who shadowed 바카라사이트 higher education brief in opposition but was not given 바카라사이트 role in government, missed out again in 바카라사이트 select committee elections, losing to Liam Byrne in his bid to head 바카라사이트 business and trade committee.?

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