To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishmentand published in March 2007 by the Sustainable Development Commission, why the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) laboratories in 2005–06 used nearly 60 per...

To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishmentand published in March 2007 by the Sustainable Development Commission, why the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) laboratories in 2005–06 used nearly 60 per...

To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishment and published in March 2007 by the Sustainable Development Commission, why carbon dioxide emissions in 2005–06 were higher in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...

To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishment and published in March 2007 by the Sustainable Development Commission, why carbon dioxide emissions in 2005–06 were higher in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...

I made a Written Statement on 20 June 2006 (Official Report, col. WS 41) on Defra's laboratory strategy. I am now able to announce the decision on the future of Defra's Central Science Agency (CSL). I am also taking this opportunity to report to the House changes to Defra's Pesticides...

I made a Written Statement on 20 June 2006 (Official Report, col. WS 41) on Defra's laboratory strategy. I am now able to announce the decision on the future of Defra's Central Science Agency (CSL). I am also taking this opportunity to report to the House changes to Defra's Pesticides...

My hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. Bradshaw) made a written statement on 20 June 2006, Official Report, column 91WS on DEFRA's Laboratory Strategy. I am now able to announce the decision on the future of DEFRA's Central Science Agency (CSL). I am also taking this opportunity to report...

My hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. Bradshaw) made a written statement on 20 June 2006, Official Report, column 91WS on DEFRA's Laboratory Strategy. I am now able to announce the decision on the future of DEFRA's Central Science Agency (CSL). I am also taking this opportunity to report...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will list the requests made to the Government for funding to maintain, upgrade or replace facilities at government-run laboratories for which his Department is responsible in each year since 2001, broken down by laboratory.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will list the requests made to the Government for funding to maintain, upgrade or replace facilities at government-run laboratories for which his Department is responsible in each year since 2001, broken down by laboratory.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what biosecurity breaches have occurred over the last five years at Government-funded laboratories conducting research into infectious animal diseases; and what penalties have been imposed on those responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what biosecurity breaches have occurred over the last five years at Government-funded laboratories conducting research into infectious animal diseases; and what penalties have been imposed on those responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff there were in (a) complement and (b) post at the Health and Safety Executive allocated to the task of monitoring safe practices in accordance with statutory requirements at UK bio-containment facilities on 31 December in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff there were in (a) complement and (b) post at the Health and Safety Executive allocated to the task of monitoring safe practices in accordance with statutory requirements at UK bio-containment facilities on 31 December in...