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Government Support For Science

EDM number 926 in 1999-00, proposed by Ian Gibson on 05/07/2000.

That this House welcomes the commitment of ú1 billion to support the science infrastructure in United Kingdom universities, which illustrates the Government's support for a strong science base which results in contributions like the human genome project, which will benefit mankind and furthers the Government's intention to support innovation and a knowledge-based economy; and further notes that the support for PhD students in the announcement is a major advance which should help attract the brightest brains into the fields of science and technology.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Gibson05/07/2000Norwich NorthLabourProposed
Andrew Miller05/07/2000Ellesmere Port & NestonLabourSigned
Martin Smyth06/07/2000Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Brian Iddon06/07/2000Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Tony McWalter06/07/2000Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
John McWilliam06/07/2000BlaydonLabourSigned
Martin Caton06/07/2000GowerLabourSigned
David Chaytor06/07/2000Bury NorthLabourSigned
David Clark06/07/2000South ShieldsLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn06/07/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Win Griffiths06/07/2000BridgendLabourSigned
Mike Hancock06/07/2000Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ernie Ross06/07/2000Dundee WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis07/07/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle10/07/2000ChorleyLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar10/07/2000Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Ann Cryer10/07/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe10/07/2000LeighLabourSigned
Betty Williams10/07/2000ConwyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner11/07/2000Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Andrew George11/07/2000St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn11/07/2000Newport WestLabourSigned
David Drew11/07/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jim Dobbin11/07/2000Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tom Cox11/07/2000TootingLabourSigned
Eric Clarke11/07/2000MidlothianLabourSigned
Jenny Jones11/07/2000Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Barry Jones11/07/2000Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Terry Davis11/07/2000Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Paul Marsden12/07/2000Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
Ray Michie12/07/2000Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara12/07/2000Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt12/07/2000Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Brian White13/07/2000North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Paul Truswell13/07/2000PudseyLabourSigned
Huw Edwards13/07/2000MonmouthLabourSigned
David Crausby13/07/2000Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith17/07/2000Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
George Galloway17/07/2000Glasgow, KelvinLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar18/07/2000Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Keith Darvill18/07/2000UpminsterLabourSigned
Clive Efford20/07/2000ElthamLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons26/07/2000RochdaleLabourSigned
Eric Illsley27/07/2000Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John McDonnell27/07/2000Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Tony Clarke27/07/2000Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Irene Adams27/07/2000Paisley NorthLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock28/07/2000Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Louise Ellman23/10/2000Liverpool, RiversideLabour Co-operativeSigned

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