MONDAY 4 MARCH 2002
Members present:
Dr Ian Gibson, in the Chair
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Mr Parmjit Dhanda |
Dr Andrew Murrison |
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Mr David Heath |
Geraldine Smith |
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Mr Mark Hoban |
Bob Spink |
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Dr Brian Iddon |
Dr Desmond Turner |
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Mr Tony McWalter |
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Cancer Research — A Follow-Up), 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 56 read and agreed to.
Ordered, That the summary be an Annex to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
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 provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.
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.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Quentin Kynaston School, St John's Wood, London, on 16 April, and Westminster School, London, on 24 April, in connection with its inquiry into Science Education from 14 to 19.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Parliament on 22-23 April, in connection with its inquiry into Science Education from 14 to 19.—(The Chairman.)
Science Education from 14 to 19: Ms Georgina Day, Education Officer, Institute of Biology; Ms Catherine Wilson, Manager for Education (Schools and Colleges), Institute of Physics; Dr Colin Osborne, Education Manager (Schools and Colleges), the Royal Society of Chemistry; Mr Nigel Thomas, Education Manager, the Royal Society; and Ms Lucy Allen, Education Officer, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, were examined.
Mr Richard Shearman, Deputy Director, Engineers' Regulation, Ms Ruth Wright, Education Executive, and Mr Victor Lucas, Vocational Education and Training Advisor, Engineering Council; Mrs Dorrie Giles, Director, Qualifications, Institution of Electrical Engineers; Mr George Salmon, Member, Education Training and Development Group, Institution of Incorporated Engineers; and Mr Chris Kirby, Professional Affairs Manager, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 March at Four o'clock.
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