Whether the World Trade Organisations Appellate Body is currently interpreting the precautionary principle as requiring 'evidence of certainty of harm', and is adducing 'absence of evidence of risk' as 'evidence of absence of risk', whether the Appellate Body have done so in the recent cases of hormones in beef and,...

Whether the World Trade Organisations Appellate Body is currently interpreting the precautionary principle as requiring 'evidence of certainty of harm', and is adducing 'absence of evidence of risk' as 'evidence of absence of risk', whether the Appellate Body have done so in the recent cases of hormones in beef and,...

Why maritime studies are no longer a category of university assessment; in which universities maritime studies are now being carried out; and in which they have recently ceased. [HL 4376].

Why maritime studies are no longer a category of university assessment; in which universities maritime studies are now being carried out; and in which they have recently ceased. [HL 4376].

Which Ministers will be present at the United Nations Global Science Conference taking place this month, what are the purposes, priorities and origins of this series of conferences, and how the conferences are funded. [HL 2968].

Which Ministers will be present at the United Nations Global Science Conference taking place this month, what are the purposes, priorities and origins of this series of conferences, and how the conferences are funded. [HL 2968].

Whether classical economies is to be included among the scientific discipline to be discussed at the United nations Global Science Conference taking place this month. [HL 2970].

Whether classical economies is to be included among the scientific discipline to be discussed at the United nations Global Science Conference taking place this month. [HL 2970].

What steps have been taken to ensure public professional awareness of, and input to, the conference process taking place this month, and from whom policy contributions and representations have been received. [HL 2971].

What steps have been taken to ensure public professional awareness of, and input to, the conference process taking place this month, and from whom policy contributions and representations have been received. [HL 2971].

Whether women, minorities and other United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) major groups will be represented on the British Delegation to the United Nations Global Science Conference taking place this month. [HL 2969].

Whether women, minorities and other United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) major groups will be represented on the British Delegation to the United Nations Global Science Conference taking place this month. [HL 2969].

Which import bans the World Trade Organisation has up to now rejected on the grounds of scientific inadequacy. [HL 2006].

Which import bans the World Trade Organisation has up to now rejected on the grounds of scientific inadequacy. [HL 2006].

What procedures the World Trade Organisation has in place to adjudicate on the scientific bases on which governments may control or restrict imports of products believed to be harmful. [HL 2003].

What procedures the World Trade Organisation has in place to adjudicate on the scientific bases on which governments may control or restrict imports of products believed to be harmful. [HL 2003].

What progress has been made by the World Trade Organisation in adjusting its criteria to ensure that its decisions take proper account of the precautionary principle as regards their social and environmental effects; and if not, whether they will seek to halt the WTOs activities until these improvements in its...

What progress has been made by the World Trade Organisation in adjusting its criteria to ensure that its decisions take proper account of the precautionary principle as regards their social and environmental effects; and if not, whether they will seek to halt the WTOs activities until these improvements in its...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 26 January (142WA), whether they will work to ensure that the World Trade Organisation should always adopt the precautionary principle in the absence of conclusive scientific evidence that a product is safe, and should not assume that the absence of...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 26 January (142WA), whether they will work to ensure that the World Trade Organisation should always adopt the precautionary principle in the absence of conclusive scientific evidence that a product is safe, and should not assume that the absence of...

Whether the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 8 December 1998 (595 c84WA) concerning World Trade Organisations (WTO) regulations, to the effect that "measures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health" may be taken "provided that these are based on scientific principles and are...

Whether the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 8 December 1998 (595 c84WA) concerning World Trade Organisations (WTO) regulations, to the effect that "measures necessary for the protection of human, animal or plant life or health" may be taken "provided that these are based on scientific principles and are...

How many British scientists and technologists emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States in the last one, two, five and ten years; what has been the average cost to the British taxpayer of their education and training; and whether in the Government's view these costs amount to a...

How many British scientists and technologists emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States in the last one, two, five and ten years; what has been the average cost to the British taxpayer of their education and training; and whether in the Government's view these costs amount to a...

Whether the World Trade Organisation is required to adopt the precautionary principle in all its procedures; and if not, whether they will take steps to ensure that it does. [HL1624].

Whether the World Trade Organisation is required to adopt the precautionary principle in all its procedures; and if not, whether they will take steps to ensure that it does. [HL1624].

Whether HMG have been correctly reported as wishing to cut the European Space Agency's (ESA's) budget by 25%, if so, whether they will give reasons, given the industrial return and benefit British firms derive from ESA research activities; whether their wish for this cut has been discussed with British firms;...

Whether HMG have been correctly reported as wishing to cut the European Space Agency's (ESA's) budget by 25%, if so, whether they will give reasons, given the industrial return and benefit British firms derive from ESA research activities; whether their wish for this cut has been discussed with British firms;...

What limitations if any are placed on the character of NATO Advance Research Workshops paid for by the NATO science programme budget, given that a recent such workshop was held in Tashkent on Critical Scientific Issues of the Aral Sea Basin: State of Knowledge and Future Research Needs, and what...

What limitations if any are placed on the character of NATO Advance Research Workshops paid for by the NATO science programme budget, given that a recent such workshop was held in Tashkent on Critical Scientific Issues of the Aral Sea Basin: State of Knowledge and Future Research Needs, and what...

What is the British taxpayer's contribution to the NATO science programme and whether the expenditure of money on all the programmes listed by NATO's Scientific Affairs Division in a recent advertisement in New Scientist have been specifically approved. - Inc figs.

What is the British taxpayer's contribution to the NATO science programme and whether the expenditure of money on all the programmes listed by NATO's Scientific Affairs Division in a recent advertisement in New Scientist have been specifically approved. - Inc figs.

Why NATO is funding studies of the following topics: environmental and non-environmental determinants of the east-west life expectancy gap; regional approaches to water pollution in the environment; science cities; a comparative exploration of the structure and function of scientific technical growth centres; analytical use of fluorescent probes in oncology; bio-organic...

Why NATO is funding studies of the following topics: environmental and non-environmental determinants of the east-west life expectancy gap; regional approaches to water pollution in the environment; science cities; a comparative exploration of the structure and function of scientific technical growth centres; analytical use of fluorescent probes in oncology; bio-organic...

How many individual scientists are engaged in these NATO research projects, and whether the UKs contribution to the relevant NATO budget is paid for out of the defence Vote.

How many individual scientists are engaged in these NATO research projects, and whether the UKs contribution to the relevant NATO budget is paid for out of the defence Vote.

Which minister is now responsible for the co-ordination of maritime research.

Which minister is now responsible for the co-ordination of maritime research.

Whether the Japanese system on which the 15 Foresight "sectors" have been partly modelled included maritime research, and what is the reason for such a sector being omitted in the proposed British system.

Whether the Japanese system on which the 15 Foresight "sectors" have been partly modelled included maritime research, and what is the reason for such a sector being omitted in the proposed British system.