FORMAL MINUTES
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Members present:
Mr Phil Willis, in the Chair
Mr Tim Boswell
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Gordon Marsden
| Dr Brian Iddon
Ian Stewart
Graham Stringer
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of
Government Policy), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph
by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 77 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 78 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 6, leave out from "committees"
to the end of the paragraph.—(Dr Evan Harris.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 1
Dr Evan Harris
| Noes, 5
Mr Tim Boswell
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Gordon Marsden
Ian Stewart
Graham Stringer
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Amendment disagreed to.
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 79 to 217 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Report of the Committee
to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available,
in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the House for printing
with the Report.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 July at 4.00pm
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