My Lords, it is with a sense of pride and a little humility that I rise to speak in your Lordships' House for the first time. I must confess to a little trepidation at having to follow the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I hope that it will not be necessary,...

My Lords, it is with a sense of pride and a little humility that I rise to speak in your Lordships' House for the first time. I must confess to a little trepidation at having to follow the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I hope that it will not be necessary,...

: Perhaps the Minister, who is shaking his head, will come up with some superb ideas before the end of the afternoon. I am sure that that will make my hon. Friend very pleased. Not surprisingly, there is some opposition. The moves by Wellcome, RCUK and others continue to be...

: Perhaps the Minister, who is shaking his head, will come up with some superb ideas before the end of the afternoon. I am sure that that will make my hon. Friend very pleased. Not surprisingly, there is some opposition. The moves by Wellcome, RCUK and others continue to be...

: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments. I echo everything that he said. I hope that my remarks will indicate that, although I came to the topic fairly new, I understand its seriousness and why it interests so many people in the scientific and publishing communities. I...

: I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments. I echo everything that he said. I hope that my remarks will indicate that, although I came to the topic fairly new, I understand its seriousness and why it interests so many people in the scientific and publishing communities. I...

: Well, they come for free; unlike in Oxford, where nothing is free. The report, which was published in July 2004, received praise and criticism in almost equal measure for things that it did and did not say. Let me try to dispel a few myths by outlining what were,...

: Well, they come for free; unlike in Oxford, where nothing is free. The report, which was published in July 2004, received praise and criticism in almost equal measure for things that it did and did not say. Let me try to dispel a few myths by outlining what were,...

: I am grateful for that remark. It is quite clear that the Department of Trade and Industry was somehow leant on for it to have produced such an ambivalent response to the Committee's report. I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman is right about the European connection, but...

: I am grateful for that remark. It is quite clear that the Department of Trade and Industry was somehow leant on for it to have produced such an ambivalent response to the Committee's report. I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman is right about the European connection, but...

: Having got into the whole subject late, and having read the evidence that has been made available, I am more and more confused about why the Government responded as they did. They failed to address the report's core recommendations, but they also failed to seize the opportunity to consider...

: Having got into the whole subject late, and having read the evidence that has been made available, I am more and more confused about why the Government responded as they did. They failed to address the report's core recommendations, but they also failed to seize the opportunity to consider...

: One of the confusing things about the Government's two responses to the original report and the Committee's response to the Government's response to the original report is that they have not grasped those issues. They need to consider what research is needed in order to verify a cost base...

: One of the confusing things about the Government's two responses to the original report and the Committee's response to the Government's response to the original report is that they have not grasped those issues. They need to consider what research is needed in order to verify a cost base...

I welcome the opportunity to debate the Science and Technology Committee's 10th report of session 2003–04, ““Scientific Publications: Free for all?”” I am delighted that the former Chairman of the Committee, the hon. Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson), is present. I want to put on record my thanks and...

I welcome the opportunity to debate the Science and Technology Committee's 10th report of session 2003–04, ““Scientific Publications: Free for all?”” I am delighted that the former Chairman of the Committee, the hon. Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson), is present. I want to put on record my thanks and...

: If RCUK agrees, as part of its next funding round, to support author pays with grants, will the Government support that?

: If RCUK agrees, as part of its next funding round, to support author pays with grants, will the Government support that?

: As there are four minutes remaining, could I ask the Minister to respond to my earlier question about what the Government are doing to link individual repositories? If RCUK agrees to support author pays with grants, will the Government support that?

: As there are four minutes remaining, could I ask the Minister to respond to my earlier question about what the Government are doing to link individual repositories? If RCUK agrees to support author pays with grants, will the Government support that?

: If the Minister is saying that the Government are happy for there to be individual institutional repositories or organisations that have them, will he explain what he will do to encourage those to speak to one another? I think that he would accept that having silos throughout the country...

: If the Minister is saying that the Government are happy for there to be individual institutional repositories or organisations that have them, will he explain what he will do to encourage those to speak to one another? I think that he would accept that having silos throughout the country...

: Does the Minister accept that an important part of overseas development aid might be to do exactly what Research Councils UK or other organisations do in the UK? They underpin the author pays model as part of their development aid project. Would that not be an excellent way of...

: Does the Minister accept that an important part of overseas development aid might be to do exactly what Research Councils UK or other organisations do in the UK? They underpin the author pays model as part of their development aid project. Would that not be an excellent way of...

: Perhaps I could just help with regard to the question from the hon. Member for Norwich, North. The hon. Member for Wantage has mentioned Blackwell Publishing twice now, and its president, Mr. Bob Campbell, said today that if customers wanted to pay for open access, publishers should offer them...

: Perhaps I could just help with regard to the question from the hon. Member for Norwich, North. The hon. Member for Wantage has mentioned Blackwell Publishing twice now, and its president, Mr. Bob Campbell, said today that if customers wanted to pay for open access, publishers should offer them...

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the Science and Technology Select Committee reports on scientific publications [Relevant documents: Tenth and Fourteenth Reports of the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2003–04, HC 399 and HC 1200, and the responses thereto, Third Special Report, Session 2004–05, HC 249.] On resuming—

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the Science and Technology Select Committee reports on scientific publications [Relevant documents: Tenth and Fourteenth Reports of the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2003–04, HC 399 and HC 1200, and the responses thereto, Third Special Report, Session 2004–05, HC 249.]...