House of Lords
Session 1996-7
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Science and Technology Committee Reports

Science & Technology - Second Report

Here you can browse the second report of the Select Committee on Science and Technology which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 25 February 1997.

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Press Release
Report: Contents
List of documents cited frequently
Report: text
Report: summary of conclusions  

Appendices to the report
    Membership of Sub-Committee I
    List of Witnesses
    Invitation to submit evidence
    Acronyms
    European research policy institutions


The published version of the Report is available from The Stationery Office, price £8.60 (ISBN 0 10 404997 9)

The published evidence is also available, price £20.30, (ISBN 0 10 479097 0)

The e-mail address of the committee is hol.science&tech@parliament.uk



TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of documents cited frequently

Description Paragraph


CHAPTER 1  EU RESEARCH POLICY
  INTRODUCTION   1.1
  FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES   1.7
  TASK FORCES   1.29
  DISSEMINATION   1.33
  TRAINING AND MOBILITY OF RESEARCHERS   1.35
  JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   1.37
  SMALLER FIRMS   1.42
  COHESION   1.45
  EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING   1.47
  THE COMMITTEE'S INQUIRY   1.48

CHAPTER 2 VIEWS OF THE WITNESSES
  FOCUS OF THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME   2.1
  VALUE FOR MONEY   2.11
  BASIC RESEARCH   2.27
  COHESION   2.31
  SMALLER FIRMS   2.36
  TASK FORCES   2.39
  ADMINISTRATION   2.45
  VAT   2.70
  ATTRIBUTION   2.72
  JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   2.78
  DISSEMINATION AND EXPLOITATION   2.85
  EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING   2.89

CHAPTER 3 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE
  FOCUS OF THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME   3.1
  VALUE FOR MONEY   3.10
  EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING   3.13
  BASIC RESEARCH   3.14
  COHESION   3.16
  SMALLER FIRMS   3.17
  TASK FORCES   3.18
  ADMINISTRATION   3.19
  VAT   3.22
  ATTRIBUTION   3.23
  JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   3.25
  DISSEMINATION AND EXPLOITATION   3.29
  CONCLUSION   3.32

CHAPTER 4  SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS  

  APPENDIX 1  Membership of Sub-Committee I

  APPENDIX 2  List of witnesses

  APPENDIX 3  Invitation to submit evidence

  APPENDIX 4  Acronyms

  APPENDIX 5  European research policy institutions



 


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