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Former science minister and business secretary says he is proud to have increased science investment
The chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Greg Clark, is standing down at the general election on 4 July.
The Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells has chaired the committee since October 2022, after having held several government posts including minister for universities and science from July 2014 until May 2015, and secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy from July 2016 to July 2019.