Comparative Table of Parliamentary TA Institutions
UNITED KINGDOM - THE PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The way ahead
POST is unlikely to see any expansion in its
permanent staff numbers in the near future but its intake of
parliamentary fellows has been increasing as new sponsors come forward
with collaboration suggestions.
POST is currently putting considerable emphasis on targeting
its output to the interests of specific groups of Members of Parliament
by using geographical information on the characteristics of their
constituencies. Members of the House of Lords do not have
constituencies but POST is using other means to identify where they
have geographical interests. A good example is the recent POST
publication on Anaerobic Digestion. A database is available giving the
location of the 60+ digestion facilities open or planned in the UK. By
matching these to Members´ constituencies, POST has been able
particularly to target the publication to their interests.
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