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].

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.

What are the reasons for which there is at present no Maritime Research Council.

What are the reasons for which there is at present no Maritime Research Council.

What is preventing International Science and Technology Centre which is being set up in Russia to fund and coordinate peaceful employment of former soviet military scientists from becoming operational.

What is preventing International Science and Technology Centre which is being set up in Russia to fund and coordinate peaceful employment of former soviet military scientists from becoming operational.

Whether it is the case that, as reported in the press, one half of the budget of the Technology Foresight Programme is going to pay consultants' fees; if not, what proportion of the budget does go to paying consultants' fees; who are these consultants and what are their qualifications; and...

Whether it is the case that, as reported in the press, one half of the budget of the Technology Foresight Programme is going to pay consultants' fees; if not, what proportion of the budget does go to paying consultants' fees; who are these consultants and what are their qualifications; and...

Why they have decided, given "widely perceived contrast between our excellence in science & technology & our relative weakness in exploiting them" that "steps should be taken which ... will help" to bring "that strength in science & engineering ... into closer ... contact with those responsible for industrial &...

Why they have decided, given "widely perceived contrast between our excellence in science & technology & our relative weakness in exploiting them" that "steps should be taken which ... will help" to bring "that strength in science & engineering ... into closer ... contact with those responsible for industrial &...

What is timescale over which Govts specific policies are designed to get maximum value for money from our annual public expenditure of some £6 billion on science & technology (Para 1.18 of Cm 2250).

What is timescale over which Govts specific policies are designed to get maximum value for money from our annual public expenditure of some £6 billion on science & technology (Para 1.18 of Cm 2250).

How many contracts have been signed with the research institutes of the former Soviet Union to buy technical information & samples of advanced materials, & how this compares with the 28 contracts that the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has signed with such institutes. - Information not held centrally.

How many contracts have been signed with the research institutes of the former Soviet Union to buy technical information & samples of advanced materials, & how this compares with the 28 contracts that the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has signed with such institutes. - Information not held centrally.

Having recognised the need to co-ordinate marine science & technology with the appointment of the new committee under the Chairmanship of Sir John Mason, will Govt now establish a permanent Cabinet Committee under the chairmanship of a senior Cabinet Minister to co-ordinate maritime policy.

Having recognised the need to co-ordinate marine science & technology with the appointment of the new committee under the Chairmanship of Sir John Mason, will Govt now establish a permanent Cabinet Committee under the chairmanship of a senior Cabinet Minister to co-ordinate maritime policy.