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THE annual general meeting of the Parliamentary Science Committee was held at the House of Commons on November 26, the Earl of Dudley presiding. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: President, The Earl of Dudley; Chairman, Sir Arnold Wilson; Vice-Chairman, Prof. B. W. Holman; and Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. H. W. J. Stone. According to the annual report, four more institutions were affiliated to the Committee during 1936, and others have the subject under consideration. The total aggregate membership of the affiliated institutions now exceeds 100,000. During the last session, the Committee was active in approaching Government departments, and in promoting questions in Parliament on a variety of topics. The outstanding feature of the year's work has been the consideration of a memorandum how best to finance and develop scientific and industrial research. The investigations into this subject have not yet been completed. During the past year the following members of parliament have joined the Committee: Lord Melchett, Prof. J. Graham Kerr, Mr. Andrew MacLaren and Sir Philip Dawson.
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The Parliamentary Science Committee. Nature 138, 965 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138965b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/138965b0