Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Valerie Vaz (Labour), on Monday, 11 October 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 26 members in total.

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NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS AND BRITISH SCIENTISTS

That this House congratulates the two British-based scientists Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov from the University of Manchester, on being awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their experiments with graphene the world's thinnest material; notes that these scientists have not acquired patents for their materials; and encourages the Government to support the intellectual property rights of British-based scientists and the promotion of scientific research and innovation in our educational and research institutions.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

789 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Sandra Osborne

Martin Caton

Mike Hancock

John Leech

Subjects

Science

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk