ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY'S PARLIAMENTARY LINKS DAY 1998

EDM number 1448 in 1997-98, proposed by Donald Anderson on 19/06/1998.

That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry on holding its Parliamentary Links Day at the House on Tuesday 23 June and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve honourable Members' understanding of science; notes that the Society's pioneering Parliamentary Link Scheme, which provides information and briefing on chemistry-related scientific subjects, is open to Right honourable and honourable Members on all sides of the House; further notes the extensive educational activity of the Society to promote high-quality chemistry teaching and education at all levels from primary, through secondary to university education in the United Kingdom; applauds the Society's constructive role in the Technology Foresight process with its Technology Car Boot Sales; welcomes the crucial link between the core science of chemistry and the United Kingdom's scientific research base; notes that this year's Parliamentary Links Day will highlight exciting new developments in environmentally-beneficial chemistry of great potential benefit to both the environment and the economy; and notes the central role that chemistry plays in wealth creation and the quality of life.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.