For Women In Science Awards 2012 (EDM2508)

For Women In Science Awards 2012

EDM number 2508 in 2010-12, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 05/12/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Science.

That this House welcomes the announcement of the winners of the For Women in Science Awards 2012; congratulates Professor Frances Ashcroft of Oxford University, who will be named as a 2012 Laureate for her contribution to science; notes that in 1984 Professor Ashcroft discovered the missing link connecting an increase in the blood sugar level to the secretion of the hormone insulin, the failure of which process leads to diabetes; further notes Professor Ashcroft's subsequent important work with Professor Andrew Hattersley on neonatal diabetes and her work on obesity; acknowledges the significant contributions women make to science; and calls on the Government to support women's particpation in science.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Valerie Vaz	05/12/2011	Walsall South	Labour	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	05/12/2011	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Julian Huppert	05/12/2011	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	06/12/2011	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	06/12/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jim Shannon	06/12/2011	Strangford	DUP	Seconded
Lady Hermon	06/12/2011	North Down	Independent	Signed
Paul Flynn	06/12/2011	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	08/12/2011	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	08/12/2011	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	08/12/2011	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	08/12/2011	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	08/12/2011	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Jim Dowd	08/12/2011	Lewisham West and Penge	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	08/12/2011	Gower	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	08/12/2011	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	08/12/2011	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	08/12/2011	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
David Simpson	08/12/2011	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Nigel Dodds	08/12/2011	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Hywel Francis	12/12/2011	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Lorely Burt	12/12/2011	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Lloyd	13/12/2011	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Michael Crockart	13/12/2011	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Shaun Woodward	13/12/2011	St Helens South and Whiston	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	13/12/2011	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	14/12/2011	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	15/12/2011	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	20/12/2011	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	10/01/2012	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	11/01/2012	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed

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