That this House is concerned that small UK science and technology businesses are at present significantly disadvantaged compared with their US competitors because of the absence of an effective UK programme to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme in the US and that the commercial exploitation of the UK science base for the benefit of the UK economy is being jeopardised as a result; further notes that the introduction of such a scheme would be to the benefit both of the UK Government departments commissioning research and development projects and of the companies undertaking them; and urges the Government to introduce legislation similar in effect to the SBIR Program in the US, under which US Federal Government agencies are required by law to spend a minimum proportion of their research and development budgets with small businesses.

That this House is concerned that small UK science and technology businesses are at present significantly disadvantaged compared with their US competitors because of the absence of an effective UK programme to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme in the US and that the commercial exploitation of the UK...

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on organising the event entitled Science and the General Election at the House on Tuesday 1st March and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the dialogue between the science and engineering community and Parliament; notes that this event will provide scientists and engineers a chance to hear first-hand about the policies for science and engineering of the major political parties; notes that the event is being supported by the UK's leading science organisations including the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Biology, the Science Council, Save British Science, the Biosciences Federation, the Geological Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and many more; notes that the event is being co-chaired by Lord May, President of the Royal Society, and Lord Broers, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and concluded by Dr Simon F. Campbell FRSC FRS, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry; notes further that the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dr David Giachardi CChem FRSC, is presenting a collection of submissions on priorities for a future Government, made by a wide range of science and engineering organisations, entitled Policies for the Next Parliament; and expresses the hope that Science and the General Election will play a constructive part in discussing science issues before the general election.

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on organising the event entitled Science and the General Election at the House on Tuesday 1st March and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the dialogue between the science and engineering community and Parliament;...

That this House records the centenary of the foundation of the Faraday Society in 1903, named in honour of the distinguished British scientist, Michael Faraday; notes that among its founding objectives was to provide a pioneering bridge between science and technology and that these horizons were subsequently expanded to encompass science at the interfaces of chemistry, physics and biology; notes that the Faraday Society was subsequently incorporated into the Royal Society of Chemistry whose Faraday Division has continued the proud tradition of Faraday Discussions, which operate on a global basis, and has continued the publishing tradition that saw the original Transactions of the Faraday Society transformed first into the Faraday Transactions and finally into Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics whose international and interdisciplinary record is unequalled; notes that this Faraday Society centenary is being marked by a special publication of 24 scientific papers selected from the last 100 years; notes the special event being held by the Royal Society of Chemistry in conjunction with the Royal Institution on Monday 27th October; and further notes the unrivalled contribution that the study of physical chemistry and the chemical sciences have made and continue to make to our understanding of nature, to the quality of life, and to the knowledge economy of the 21st Century.

That this House records the centenary of the foundation of the Faraday Society in 1903, named in honour of the distinguished British scientist, Michael Faraday; notes that among its founding objectives was to provide a pioneering bridge between science and technology and that these horizons were subsequently expanded to encompass...

That this House, in this the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, congratulates all those scientists throughout the world and particularly those at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge who have contributed to the announcement that the entire human genome has been completely sequenced; and notes that this achievement is expected to lead to a new era in medicine.

That this House, in this the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, congratulates all those scientists throughout the world and particularly those at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge who have contributed to the announcement that the entire human genome has been completely sequenced; and notes that this achievement is...

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on organising The Voice of the Future on Wednesday 19th March at the House and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the access of honourable Members to scientific information and a better understanding of science; notes that The Voice of the Future involves young scientists and engineers from all over the United Kingdom and will feature a special Science Question Time with honourable Members and Right honourable Members on the Science and Technology Select Committee; applauds the involvement in this event of so many of the United Kingdom's greatest science and engineering organisations including the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Science Council, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Biology and many of the bodies affiliated to that Institute, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Geological Society and many others within the science and engineering community; welcomes the expertise and assistance that these eminent bodies can give to Parliament; and welcomes the contribution that The Voice of the Future can make to building and maintaining a dialogue between Parliament and the younger science and engineering community on scientific and technological issues.

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on organising The Voice of the Future on Wednesday 19th March at the House and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the access of honourable Members to scientific information and a better understanding of...