Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Gibson (Labour), on Wednesday, 14 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 117 members in total.

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

That this House welcomes the substantial investment into science and research made by the Government over the past 10 years, which has reflected the important contribution research makes to the UK's productivity and growth; congratulates Breast Cancer Campaign on its document `Science for life', recognising the need for a substantial and speedy improvement in the salary, job security and career progression of scientific researchers; recognises that a higher status needs to be given to science and research in order to retain the best researchers in the UK; and calls on the Government to address the recommendations in `Science for life' to ensure that the UK maintains a reliable supply of talented, experienced and motivated scientific researchers and that the Government makes the best use of the Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004 to 2014.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1134 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Jeremy Corbyn

David Drew

Mark Durkan

Andrew George

David Leslie Taylor

Subjects

Research Science

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk