Adjournment debate on Thursday, 15 September 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Andrew Miller. The answering member was Lord Maude of Horsham.

Scientific Advice (Emergencies)

Westminster hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on scientific advice and evidenance in emergencies. (Relevant documents: the Science and Technology Select Committee third report of session 2010-12, HC 498, Government responses HC 1042 and HC 1139, and oral evidence of 15 June 2011, HC 1059-i). Motion made, and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mr Vara.)

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 532 c331-52WH
Session: 2010-12
Department: Cabinet Office
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: follow-up. Evidence 15 June 2011.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies. Science and Technology Select Committee fourth special report - government response to the Committee's third report of session 2010-12 (HC 498).
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies. Science and Technology Select Committee third report with formal minutes, evidence (HC 498 i-v not printed separately) and appendices.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies. Science and Technology Select Committee sixth special report - supplementary government response to the Committee's third report of session 2010-12 (HC 498).
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Stephen Metcalfe | 532 c340-4WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alan. Just after midnight, on Sunday 21 Marc...; Nia Griffith | 532 c344-6WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Andrew Miller) on the excell...; Lord Maude of Horsham | 532 c346-7WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to all Members who have taken part in this important debate for its tone and the many ...; Andrew Miller | 532 c331-7WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve for the first time under your chairmanship, Sir Alan, and to be opening th...; Stephen Mosley | 532 c337WH (Link to this contribution) I apologise for my fleeting visit to the debate. I am on a Public Bill Committee this afternoon but,...; Andrew Miller | 532 c337-8WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman who, in Chester, is my neighbour. He is always posing me challenging ques...; Lord Barwell | 532 c338-40WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alan. I do not intend to speak in as much det...; Andrew Miller | 532 c349WH (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister moves on, I am curious to know how information held in other Departments is brou...; Lord Maude of Horsham | 532 c349-50WH (Link to this contribution) That is a very good question. Are Government always perfect at ensuring that all the information and...; Roger Williams | 532 c347WH (Link to this contribution) I apologise to hon. Members that I was not present at the beginning of the debate, but I was engaged...; Lord Maude of Horsham | 532 c347-9WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right, and in the end we have to make a judgment and try to prepare in a proportio...; Speaker | 532 c351WH (Link to this contribution) We have had a full and frank debate. I am informed that it can continue for another five minutes if ...; Andrew Miller | 532 c351-2WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to all who contributed to the debate, including my hon. Friend the Member for Llanelli...; Andrew Miller | 532 c350WH (Link to this contribution) I am fairly confident, following Sir Edmund Burton's report on the missing Royal Navy laptop, that p...; Lord Maude of Horsham | 532 c350-1WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right, and I do not dissent for a second. Most of it is about being reasonably...
Subjects: Advisory services Disasters Evidence Diseases Cabinet Office Emergencies Space weather Electronic warfare Weather Science Swine flu Volcanoes Government Chief Scientific Adviser COBR
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