- Rt Hon MP has been appointed by
the Chancellor to support Sir Patrick Vallance’s work to
accelerate the development of emerging tech
- a former Minister for Energy and Clean Growth, will advise on new
regulations to promote innovation
- Chris Skidmore’s appointment comes shortly after he published
Mission Zero, the independent review of net zero
Five leading experts have already been appointed to support Sir
, working with industry to
identify any barriers to innovation and getting emerging
technologies to market.
will support Jane Toogood on
green industries, such as Zero Emissions Vehicles and energy
infrastructure.
is Chair of the government’s
independent Net Zero Review and the Conservative MP for
Kingswood. He has previously held positions as Minister of State
at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,
at the Department for Education, and at the Department of Health
and Social Care.
His Mission Zero review identified the critical role that
technologies such as hydrogen, fusion, and carbon capture and
storage will have in achieving net zero, and these all will
require agile regulatory approaches so that they can be deployed
rapidly and safely in the UK. will bring insights from his
review to Sir Patrick Vallance’s work.
As set out at the Autumn Statement, the Government Chief
Scientific Adviser and National Technology Adviser, Sir , is reviewing existing
rules to develop a pro-innovation regulatory approach that allows
the UK to fulfil its ambition to become a science superpower and
world leader in key growth sectors, including green industries.
