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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 21 July 2008.


TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2008


Present
Colwyn, LNorthesk, E of
Haskel, LSoulsby of Swaffham Prior, L
Howie of Troon, LSutherland of Houndwood, L (Chairman)
Krebs, LWalmsley, B
Methuen, LWarner, L


CONTENTS

Memorandum by the Research Councils UK

Memorandum submitted by DCMS

Memorandum submitted by DEFRA

Witnesses: DR PAMELA KEMPTON, Science and Innovation Manager, Terrestrial and Freshwater Sciences, NERC; PROFESSOR GEORGINA MACE, Director, Centre for Population Biology, NERC Collaborative Centre; DR COLIN MILES, Head, Molecular Cell Biology, BBSRC; DR ALF GAME, Deputy Director, Science and Technology, BBSRC; PROFESSOR PHILIP ESLER, Chief Executive, AHRC; and PROFESSOR BRIAN CATHCART, Kingston University and Chair of the New Perspectives project, examined.

Question Numbers

45-59

60-79

80-93

Witnesses: DR BEN COWELL, Head of Museums Sponsorship, DCMS; DR MILES PARKER, Director of Science, and PROFESSOR NICOLA SPENCE, Head of Plant Health Group, Central Science Laboratory, Defra; and DR LIAM KELLY, The Scottish Government, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

94-99

100-119

120-126

Supplementary evidence from the Research Councils UK (AHRC, BBSRC AND NERC)

Supplementary memorandum submitted by DCMS

Supplementary memorandum submitted by Defra


 
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