That this House recognises the vital role that science and engineering play in the United Kingdom and applauds the initiative taken by scientific and engineering organisations led by the Royal Society of Chemistry in promoting Science and the General Election in the Houses of Parliament on 14th February; notes that this event is supported by the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Science Council, the Engineering Council, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Biology and Save British Science, as well as many other organisations; notes that the event seeks to highlight the enormous contribution that science and engineering make to vital areas of national life; notes the Charter for Science and Engineering which highlights some of the important issues with which the next Parliament and the next Government will have to deal; and hopes that these issues are widely discussed and publicly debated in the period leading up to the next general election.

That this House recognises the vital role that science and engineering play in the United Kingdom and applauds the initiative taken by scientific and engineering organisations led by the Royal Society of Chemistry in promoting Science and the General Election in the Houses of Parliament on 14th February; notes that...

That this House welcomes National Science Week commencing on 17th March and organised by the British Association; notes that in every constituency a scientific event is being arranged; and hopes that all honourable Members will support this admirable initiative designed to raise the awareness of science with both parents and children.

That this House welcomes National Science Week commencing on 17th March and organised by the British Association; notes that in every constituency a scientific event is being arranged; and hopes that all honourable Members will support this admirable initiative designed to raise the awareness of science with both parents and...

That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry for its new educational initiative entitled, The Age of the Molecule, launched at the House of Commons during National Science Week, SET99; notes the Society's continuing educational work with all sectors of education and especially the wide-ranging resources made available to teachers of chemistry; applauds the initiative to make The Age of the Molecule freely available to every single secondary school, college and university in the country; and congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry on its continuing contribution both to the promotion of science in schools and to the success of National Science Week.

That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry for its new educational initiative entitled, The Age of the Molecule, launched at the House of Commons during National Science Week, SET99; notes the Society's continuing educational work with all sectors of education and especially the wide-ranging resources made available to...

That this House congratulates the British chemist, Professor John A. Pople, on being awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Chemistry; notes that this has been awarded for his pioneering work in the development of computational methods in quantum chemistry; notes that he began his work at Cambridge University, that among many other honours he has been awarded the prestigious Marlow Medal of the Faraday Division of The Royal Society of Chemistry, and that he is a Fellow of the Royal Society; notes that quantum chemistry is today used within all branches of chemistry and molecular physics and affords a deeper understanding of molecular processes that cannot be obtained from experiments alone; applauds his selfless dissemination of his scientic work as being in the finest traditions of open access to scientific knowledge; notes further that computational chemistry has widespread applications and has greatly increased our knowledge of the inner structure of matter; and expresses the hope that the development and strenghening of the UK's science base can provide a solid foundation for the continued future scientific success of British science.

That this House congratulates the British chemist, Professor John A. Pople, on being awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Chemistry; notes that this has been awarded for his pioneering work in the development of computational methods in quantum chemistry; notes that he began his work at Cambridge University, that among...