The Met Office is ultimately accountable to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who, in turn represents our interests at Westminster and delegates authority to us to deal with enquiries from Members of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Welsh Assembly and the European Parliament.
We provide objective and impartial information to parliamentarians and their offices, on request, and present evidence to a wide range of parliamentary committees, as required. We also submit evidence to consultations on issues of corporate interest and scientific expertise.
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
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All Party Parliamentary Group on Food & Agriculture for Development - Inquiry into the UK's role in tackling the challenge of global food security until 2050 | Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee - Case study on geo-engineering (PDF, 3 MB) | Scottish Government - Rural Affairs and Environment Committee flood review |
| Environmental Audit Committee - Inquiry into carbon budgets | Northern Ireland Regional Development Committee evidence - Flood, August 2008 | Westminster -
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Institution of Civil Engineers - State of the Nation: Defending critical infrastructure | Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution - Adapting the UK to climate change | |
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee inquiry - Putting science & engineering at the heart of government policy | Scottish Government - | |
Northern Ireland Assembly Environment Committee - Inquiry into climate change | ||
Scottish Government - Coordinated Agenda for Marine, Environmental and Rural Affairs Science (CAMERAS) (2011-2016) | ||
Transport Committee evidence - Snow events, February 2009 |
Working with the Scottish Parliament
Working with the Welsh Assembly
Working with the Northern Ireland Assembly