About our board

The POST board meets quarterly to discuss proposals for POSTnotes and offers advice on which topics should be covered. This helps to ensure that POST’s research programme reflects the current interests of Parliament.

To ensure impartiality, the POST board reflects the make-up of Parliament and spans various scientific and academic disciplines. The board consists of:

  • Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, roughly reflecting the balance of parties in Parliament
  • Eminent experts from the research community, nominated by the National Academies.
  • Representatives from parliamentary teams.

Commons board members

  • Chi Onwurah MP

    Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West and Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology committee.

  • Chris Curtis MP

    Labour MP for Milton Keynes North and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Self-Driving Vehicles.

  • Adam Thompson MP

    Labour MP for Erewash and member of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

  • George Freeman MP

    Conservative MP for Mid-Norfolk and member of the Science, Innovation and Technology committee.

  • Ian Sollom MP

    Liberal Democrat MP for St Neots and South Cambridgeshire.

Lords board members

  • Lord Ravensdale (Vice-chair)

    Lord Ravensdale's full title is The Lord Ravensdale. His name is Daniel Nicholas Mosley, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

  • Lord Mair FREng FRS

    Lord Mair's full title is The Lord Mair CBE. His name is Robert James Mair, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

  • Baroness Nargund

    Baroness Nargund's full title is The Baroness Nargund. Her name is Geeta Nargund, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.

  • Viscount Stansgate

    Viscount Stansgate's full title is The Viscount Stansgate. His name is Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

External board members

Senior parliamentary officials

  • Oliver Bennett MBE

    Head of POST

  • Grant Hill-Cawthorne

    House of Commons Librarian and Managing Director of Research and Information

  • Dr Ariella Huff

    Director of Select Committee Scrutiny and Analysis, House of Commons

  • Dr Anna Dickson

    Director of Research, House of Commons Library

  • Oliver Rix

    Head of Policy Research, House of Lords

Related pages

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