To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish the report on science and heritage prepared for his Department by Mike Dixon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish the report on science and heritage prepared for his Department by Mike Dixon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of regional development agencies in the development of science cities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of regional development agencies in the development of science cities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding and support the Government have provided to Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a science city.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding and support the Government have provided to Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a science city.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what response he has made to the European Commission Study addressing Europe’s scientific publication system; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what response he has made to the European Commission Study addressing Europe’s scientific publication system; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the written statement of 16 February 2006, Official Report, column 121WS, on the Small Business Research Initiative, what definition of research is used for the purposes of the initiative; how many of the contracts relate to science-based research;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the written statement of 16 February 2006, Official Report, column 121WS, on the Small Business Research Initiative, what definition of research is used for the purposes of the initiative; how many of the contracts relate to science-based research;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when her Department expects to be presented with implementation plans from the regional development agencies for the development of science cities; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when her Department expects to be presented with implementation plans from the regional development agencies for the development of science cities; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will instruct Ofsted to include the provision of science and biology fieldwork as one of the criteria for assessing school performance. - HM Chief Inspector, David Bell, will write and place copy in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will instruct Ofsted to include the provision of science and biology fieldwork as one of the criteria for assessing school performance. - HM Chief Inspector, David Bell, will write and place copy in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations he has received from the Field Studies Council about the inclusion of fieldwork in the GCSE and A-level curricula; and what response he has made; what provision is made for field work within the curricula for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations he has received from the Field Studies Council about the inclusion of fieldwork in the GCSE and A-level curricula; and what response he has made; what provision is made for field work within the curricula for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has held with the Institution of Physics on the involvement of women in physics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions he has held with the Institution of Physics on the involvement of women in physics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what programmes are in place between school science and design technology departments and local industry to obtain hardware for school laboratories and workshops.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what programmes are in place between school science and design technology departments and local industry to obtain hardware for school laboratories and workshops.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what gender balance is in graduates of mathematics, science and technology in England. - Including table. (Holding answer 25 November 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what gender balance is in graduates of mathematics, science and technology in England. - Including table. (Holding answer 25 November 2002).

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Research Assessment Exercise. (Inc ref to HC 507 and HC 995)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Research Assessment Exercise. (Inc ref to HC 507 and HC 995)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to ensure that the results of the Research Assessment Exercise do not lead to a lowering of the resources devoted to scientific research. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps she is taking to ensure that the results of the Research Assessment Exercise do not lead to a lowering of the resources devoted to scientific research. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.