To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the provision of safe and effective medicines for the NHS at reasonable prices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the provision of safe and effective medicines for the NHS at reasonable prices.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research he has commissioned into the likely impact of the home information pack on house prices; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research he has commissioned into the likely impact of the home information pack on house prices; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what pricing arrangements pertain to electricity produced from nuclear power stations, with particular reference to arrangements made under the non-fossil fuel obligation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what pricing arrangements pertain to electricity produced from nuclear power stations, with particular reference to arrangements made under the non-fossil fuel obligation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to control the price of gas for the glass industry; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to control the price of gas for the glass industry; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the fire at Buncefield oil depot on the price of domestic heating oil.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the fire at Buncefield oil depot on the price of domestic heating oil.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make it his policy to cap wholesale gas prices; and what discussions he has had with UK industry on the effect of unregulated gas price increases on business.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make it his policy to cap wholesale gas prices; and what discussions he has had with UK industry on the effect of unregulated gas price increases on business.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reasons the Postal Services Act 2000 does not require the Post Office to compensate for the cost of the postage when a package is lost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reasons the Postal Services Act 2000 does not require the Post Office to compensate for the cost of the postage when a package is lost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the availability of gas supplies (a) in the UK and (b) from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the impact on British industry of the recent increases in prices for gas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the availability of gas supplies (a) in the UK and (b) from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the impact on British industry of the recent increases in prices for gas.

What changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in farm gate prices for sugar beet in the United Kingdom in each of the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar.

What changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in farm gate prices for sugar beet in the United Kingdom in each of the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar.

What changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in the prices of white sugar to consumers in the United Kingdom over the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar.

What changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in the prices of white sugar to consumers in the United Kingdom over the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar.

What changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in the prices paid for cane sugar products imported into the United Kingdom in each of the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar.

What changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in the prices paid for cane sugar products imported into the United Kingdom in each of the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar.

Whether they have commissioned an investigation into the likely increase in sugar consumption in the United Kingdom by consumers and by the food industry, due to lower prices following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar, and the consequent effects on the health of (a)...

Whether they have commissioned an investigation into the likely increase in sugar consumption in the United Kingdom by consumers and by the food industry, due to lower prices following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar, and the consequent effects on the health of (a)...

The hon. Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Dr. Harris) raised a conundrum. The difficulty is that if one goes for an open access system, the likelihood is that papers in this great new future are unlikely to have been peer reviewed. As the former Chairman, can the hon. Gentleman...

The hon. Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Dr. Harris) raised a conundrum. The difficulty is that if one goes for an open access system, the likelihood is that papers in this great new future are unlikely to have been peer reviewed. As the former Chairman, can the hon. Gentleman...

: The hon. Gentleman has made an important point. It is a strange world that we live in, in which what is accessible to the public is that which is not peer reviewed and where, often, the research that is peer reviewed and carefully examined before being published is not...

: The hon. Gentleman has made an important point. It is a strange world that we live in, in which what is accessible to the public is that which is not peer reviewed and where, often, the research that is peer reviewed and carefully examined before being published is not...

: I shall come to that point later.

: I shall come to that point later.

: Perhaps the Minister, who is shaking his head, will come up with some superb ideas before the end of the afternoon. I am sure that that will make my hon. Friend very pleased. Not surprisingly, there is some opposition. The moves by Wellcome, RCUK and others continue to be...

: Perhaps the Minister, who is shaking his head, will come up with some superb ideas before the end of the afternoon. I am sure that that will make my hon. Friend very pleased. Not surprisingly, there is some opposition. The moves by Wellcome, RCUK and others continue to be...

It is a pleasure to be speaking under your chairmanship, Mrs. Dean; I hope that you will keep me in order if I move off the subject. It was a delight to chair the inquiry, among hundreds of others, and I congratulate the members of the Committee on all the...

It is a pleasure to be speaking under your chairmanship, Mrs. Dean; I hope that you will keep me in order if I move off the subject. It was a delight to chair the inquiry, among hundreds of others, and I congratulate the members of the Committee on all the...

: I absolutely agree. Peer review is acknowledged to be the best way for people to find out whether something has been reviewed. Many papers get turned down. Prestigious journals turn down between 70 per cent. and 80 per cent. of papers, so it is important to handle that issue.

: I absolutely agree. Peer review is acknowledged to be the best way for people to find out whether something has been reviewed. Many papers get turned down. Prestigious journals turn down between 70 per cent. and 80 per cent. of papers, so it is important to handle that issue.

: On that very point, is it not important that if scientific information, or any other information, is given on the internet, we need to develop a system such as the kite mark, which is what the Committee recommended, to show whether the paper has been peer reviewed?

: On that very point, is it not important that if scientific information, or any other information, is given on the internet, we need to develop a system such as the kite mark, which is what the Committee recommended, to show whether the paper has been peer reviewed?

: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments. I echo everything that he said. I hope that my remarks will indicate that, although I came to the topic fairly new, I understand its seriousness and why it interests so many people in the scientific and publishing communities. I...

: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments. I echo everything that he said. I hope that my remarks will indicate that, although I came to the topic fairly new, I understand its seriousness and why it interests so many people in the scientific and publishing communities. I...