Responses to the UK Government and other bodies

The Academy provides expert advice on a wide range of engineering issues in response to requests from the UK government and other bodies.

Unless otherwise stated all documents below are in Adobe PDF document format.

Responses

• Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making: A response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (February 2010)
  Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making (124KB)

• Research Excellence Framework, second consultation: a response by the Academy supported by the IET, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (December 2009)
  Research Excellence Framework, second consultation (81KB)

• Setting science and technology research funding priorities: a response on behalf of the Academy, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the IET, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Council UK and the ETB to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee (October 2009)
  Setting science and technology research funding priorities (98KB)

• A framework for the development of clean coal: A response from The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Energy Institute, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (September 2009)
  A framework for the development of clean coal (57KB)

• Smart metering for electricity and gas:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (August 2009)
  Smart metering for electricity and gas (78KB)

• Green jobs and skills inquiry:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Engineering and Technology Board and a number of other engineering institutions to the Environmental Audit Committee (June 2009)
  Green jobs and skills inquiry (141KB)

• Consultation on the term ‘carbon neutral’: its definition and recommendations for good practice:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (May 2009)
  Consultation on the term ‘carbon neutral’: its definition and recommendations for good practice (61KB)

• Eco Towns draft Planning Policy Statement:
  Response from the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology and Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department for Communities and Local Government
  Eco Towns draft Planning Policy Statement (95KB)

• Severn Tidal Power Phase One Consultation:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, South West RDA and the Welsh Assembly Government (April 2009)
  Severn Tidal Power Phase One Consultation (99KB)

• Nanotechnologies and Food:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee (March 2009)
  Nanotechnologies and Food (100KB)

• Digital Britain:
  Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (March 2009)
  Digital Britain (93KB)

• Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK:
  Response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (January 2009)
  Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK (115KB)

• Renewable Energy Framework in Scotland:
  The Scottish Government (December 2008)
  Renewable Energy Framework in Scotland (117KB)

• Draft renewable transport fuel obligation:
  Department for Transport (December 2008)
  Draft renewable transport fuel obligation (75KB)

• Geo-engineering:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee (September 2008)
  Engineering in Government (84KB)

• A Vision for Science and Society:
  Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (October 2008)
  A Vision for Science and Society (133KB)

• Plutonium Management:
  Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (October 2008)
  Plutonium Strategy (132KB)

• Engineering in Government:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee (September 2008)
  Engineering in Government (105KB)

• Renewable energy strategy:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (Sept 2008)
  Renewable energy strategy (94KB)

• Review on the role of SMEs in public procurement:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the Office of Government Commerce and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (August 2008)
  Review on the role of SMEs in public procurement (88KB)

• Carbon Capture and Storage:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Environmental Audit Committee (June 2008)
  Carbon Capture and Storage (61KB)

• The Economics of Renewable Energy:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee (June 2008)
  The Economics of Renewable Energy (153KB)

• Eco Towns: living a greener future:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department for Communities and Local Government (June 2008)
  Eco Towns: living a greener future (111KB)

• EU Action to Promote Offshore Wind Energy:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the European Commission (June 2008)
  EU Action to Promote Offshore Wind Energy (68KB)

• Review of UK Physics:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Research Councils UK Physics Review Panel (May 2008)
  Review of UK Physics (110KB)

• Scottish Climate Change Bill:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Scottish Government (April 2008)
  Scottish Climate Change Bill (76KB)

• Genomic Medicine:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-committee II (April 2008)
  Genomic Medicine (80KB)

• Engineering:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee (March 2008)
  Engineering (80KB)

• Plastic Electronics:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee (March 2008)
  Plastic Electronics (70KB)

• Nuclear Engineering:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee (March 2008)
  Nuclear Engineering (71KB)

• A 'Small Business Act' for Europe:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the European Commission (March 2008)
  A Small Business Act for Europe (67KB)

• Data Sharing Review:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the Ministry of Justice (February 2008)
  Data Sharing Review (84KB)

• Policing in the 21st Century:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the Home Affairs Select Committee (February 2008)
  Policing in the 21st Century (69KB)

• Research Excellence Framework:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Enginnering to the Higher Education Funding Coucil for England (February 2008)
  Research Excellence Framework (649KB)

• Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Scottish Affairs Committee (January 2008)
  Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland (65KB)

• Committee on Climate Change: Call for Evidence:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (January 2008)
  Committee on Climate Change: Call for Evidence (71KB)

• Adapting the UK to Climate Change:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (January 2008)
  Adapting the UK to Climate Change (65KB)

• The Responsible Nanocode:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to Responsible Futures (December 2007)
  The Responsible Nanocode (97KB)

• Managing Nuclear Waste Safely:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to Defra, BERR and the Welsh and Northern Irish devolved administrations (November 2007)
  Managing Nuclear Waste Safely (62KB)

• The Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department of Trade and Industry (October 2007)
  The Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build (132KB)

• The Department for International Development’s Research Strategy 2008-2013:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department for International Development (September 2007)
  The Department for International Development's Research Strategy 2008-2013 (68KB)

• Update to the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (September 2007)
  Update to the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees (77KB)

• Planning for a Sustainable Future:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department of Communities and Local Government (August 2007)
  Planning for a Sustainable Future (171KB)

• Renewable Energy-Generation Technologies:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee Inquiry (July 2007)
  Renewable Energy-Generation Technologies (186KB)

• Engineering ideas for the 21st century:
  Contribution from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the US National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges” project (June 2007)
  Engineering ideas for the 21st century (759KB)

• The Impact of Surveillance and Data Collection upon the Privacy of Citizens and their Relationship with the State:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution (May 2007)
  The Impact of Surveillance and Data Collection upon the Privacy of Citizens and their Relationship with the State (74KB)

• Inquiry into the Draft Climate Change Bill:
  Response by The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Joint Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill (May 2007)
  Inquiry into the Draft Climate Change Bill (63KB)

• A Surveillance Society?:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Home Affairs Select Committee (April 2007)
  A Surveillance Society? (123KB)

• Forensic Use of Bioinformation – Ethical Issues:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (January 2007)
  Forensic Use of Bioinformation (96KB)

• RCUK Efficiency and Effectiveness of Peer Review Project:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Research Councils (January 2007)
  RCUK – Peer Review Consultation (55KB)

• The future sustainability of the higher education sector - purpose funding and structure:
  Submission by The Royal Academy of Engineering's Standing Committee for Education and Training to the House of Commons Education and Select Committee (December 2006)
  The future sustainability of the higher education sector (40KB)

• The Bologna Process:
  Submission by The Royal Academy of Engineering's Standing Committee for Education and Training to the House of Commons Education and Select Committee (December 2006)
  The Bologna Process (16KB)

• New Powers against Organised and Financial Crime:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Home Office (October 2006)
  New Powers against Organised and Financial Crime (117KB)

• Increasing Penalties for Deliberate and Wilful Misuse of Personal Data:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department of Constitutional Affairs (October 2006)
  Increasing Penalties for Deliberate and Wilful Misuse of Personal Data (61KB)

• The Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the Department of Trade and Industry’s Energy Review (October 2006)
  The Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build (67KB)

• Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties:
  Joint academies’ response to the Council for Science and Technology’s call for evidence (October 2006)
  Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties (420KB)

• Personal Internet Security:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology (October 2006)
  Personal Internet Security (87KB)

• The Future of the Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the UK manufacturing and skills base:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Commons defence Committee (October 2006)
  The Future of the Strategic Nuclear Deterrent (72KB)

• Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding:
  Response to the Department for Education and Skills Consultation (September 2006)
  Higher Education Research Assessment (78KB)

• Cooksey Review of UK Health Research:
  Response submitted on behalf of the Royal Academy of Engineering (July 2006)
  Cooksey Response (254KB)

• Next Steps:
  Response from the Royal Academy of Engineering to the Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014: Next Steps (June 2006)
  Next Steps response (147KB)

• Energy Review:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the DTI Energy Review (April 2006)
  Energy Review (64KB)

• Science and Heritage:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology (February 2006)
  Science and Heritage (562KB)

• Government Policy on the Management of Risk:
  Response from The Royal Academy of Engineering to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs (January 2006)
  Management of Risk (511KB)

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