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WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2000
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Sir Paddy Ashdown
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
| Dr Ashok Kumar
Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan W Williams |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (The Work of the Science and Technology Committee 1997–2000), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 19 read and agreed to.
Annex agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Memoranda from the Office of Science and Technology on Progress on Select Committee Recommendations be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Wave and Tidal Energy.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Genetics and Insurance.—(The Chairman.)
In the absence of the Chairman, Dr Desmond Turner was called to the Chair.
Scientific Advisory System: Scientific Advice on Climate Change: Professor David Quentin Bowen, Professor of Quaternary Geology, University of Cardiff; Professor Alan O'Neill, Scientific Director, NERC Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling; and Dr Simon Shackley, Lecturer in Environmental Management and Policy, UMIST, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 December at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2000
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
| Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan W Williams |
The Committee deliberated.
Scientific Advisory System: Scientific Advice on Climate Change: The Rt Hon Michael Meacher, a Member of the House, Minister for the Environment, Dr David Fisk, CBE, Chief Scientist, and Mr David Warrilow, Head of Science, Global Atmosphere Division, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, were examined.
The Committee further deliberated.
Draft Report (EQUAL (Extend Quality Life)), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 75 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several papers were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 January 2001 at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Robert Jackson
Dr Lynne Jones
| Dr Ashok Kumar
Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan W Williams |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Corus plc—Research and Development), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 18 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 January at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Sir Paddy Ashdown
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
| Dr Ashok Kumar
Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan W Williams |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Professor Ian Bryden, Professor John Chesshire and Dr John Hassard be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Wave and Tidal Energy.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 January at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Sir Paddy Ashdown
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
| Dr Lynne Jones
Dr Ashok Kumar
Dr Alan W Williams |
The Committee deliberated.
Genetics and Insurance: Professor Martin Bobrow CBE, Head of Medical Genetics Department, University of Cambridge, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Robert Jackson
Dr Lynne Jones
| Mr Ian Taylor
Dr Desmond Turner
Dr Alan W Williams |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That those who submit Memoranda in relation to the Committee's inquiries into Are We Realising Our Potential?, Genetics and Insurance, and Wave and Tidal Energy do not have leave to publish them before they have been reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do seek a memorandum from Mr Tom Thorpe, AEA Technology, on Wave and Tidal Energy.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the wave power facility on the Isle of Islay in connection with its Inquiry into Wave and Tidal Energy.—(The Chairman.)
Genetics and Insurance: Mr Keith Beddell-Pearce, Executive Director, Prudential plc; Mr Martin Clarke, General Manager (Marketing), Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd; and Mr Mike Urmston, Chief Actuary, Norwich Union, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 February at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Sir Paddy Ashdown
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
| Dr Ashok Kumar
Mr Ian Taylor
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 February at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
| Dr Lynne Jones
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Scientific Advisory System: Scientific Advice on Climate Change), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 37 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March at a quarter to Six o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ashok Kumar
| Mr Ian Taylor
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do postpone its visit, previously agreed for March, to the wave power facility on the Isle of Islay in connection with its inquiry into Wave and Tidal Energy.—(The Chairman.)
The Science and Innovation White Paper and the Science Budget: The Rt Hon Stephen Byers, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, was examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 12 March at a quarter to Four o'clock.
MONDAY 12 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Robert Jackson
Dr Lynne Jones |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Scientific Advisory System), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 81 read and agreed to.
Ordered, That an outline of the Committee's visit to Washington DC in June 1998 be annexed to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Report be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several papers were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 March at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Ashok Kumar
Mr Tony McWalter
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Wave and Tidal Energy: Mr Christopher Bronsdon, Scottish Environment and Energy Foundation; and Dr Ian Taylor, Greenpeace UK, were examined.
Professor Stephen Salter, University of Edinburgh; and Mr Thomas Thorpe were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 March at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
Dr Ashok Kumar
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Wave and Tidal Energy: Dr James Martin, Generation Director, Scottish and Southern Energy plc, was examined.
Mr Peter Fraenkel, Managing Director, Marine Current Turbines Ltd; Mr Allan Thomson, Managing Director, Wavegen; and Dr Richard Yemm, Managing Director, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 March at a quarter to Four o'clock.
MONDAY 26 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
Dr Ashok Kumar
Mr Tony McWalter |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That Dr Ashok Kumar, Mr Tony McWalter and Dr Desmond Turner do attend the Eureka Interparliamentary Conference in Madrid on 16–18 May 2001 on behalf of the Committee.
—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Draft Report (Genetics and Insurance), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 76 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several papers were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 March at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
Dr Ashok Kumar
| Mr Tony McWalter
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Are We Realising Our Potential?), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 81 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several papers were ordered to be reported to the House.
Wave and Tidal Energy: Professor Richard Brook OBE, Chief Executive, and Dr Peter Hedges, Programme Manager for Infrastructure, the Environment and Healthcare, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, were examined.
Mr Peter Hain, a Member of the House, Minister of State for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe, and Mr John Doddrell, Director of Sustainable Energy Policy Unit, Department of Trade and Industry; and Mr Jeremy Eppel, Head of Sustainable Energy Policy Division, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, were examined.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 2 April at half past Four o'clock.
MONDAY 2 APRIL 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Tony McWalter
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do invite Professor David King, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, to give oral evidence to the Committee.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do seek a response from Corus plc to the Committee's Second Report on Corus plc—Research and Development.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 April at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
| Mr Tony McWalter
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (The Government's Response to the Science and Technology Committee's First Report on EQUAL (Extend Quality Life), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Special Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's Response to the First Report on EQUAL (Extend Quality Life) be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Monday 30 April at half past Three o'clock.
MONDAY 30 APRIL 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Tony McWalter
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That Dr Ian Gibson, Dr Brian Iddon, Dr Lynne Jones and Dr Desmond Turner do attend the European Parliament Temporary Committee on Human Genetics in Brussels on behalf of the Committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Draft Report (Wave and Tidal Energy), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 65 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several papers were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 May at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
Dr Lynne Jones
| Dr Ashok Kumar
Mr Tony McWalter
Dr Desmond Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Responses from the Government and from Corus plc to the Science and Technology Committee's Second Report on Corus plc—Research and Development), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 4 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Responses from the Government and from Corus plc to the Second Report on Corus plc—Research and Development be appended to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
The Work of the Chief Scientific Adviser: Professor David King, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 May at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 9 MAY 2001
Members present:
Dr Michael Clark, in the Chair
Dr Ian Gibson
Dr Brian Iddon
| Dr Lynne Jones |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (The Work of the Science and Technology Committee in the 1997-2001 Parliament), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 14 read and agreed to.
Annex agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[The Committee adjourned.
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