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My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on securing this debate and on his introduction, which was as excellent as always. He has of course highlighted both the opportunities that arise from the science and innovation and industrial strategies, and the challenge of realising their potential. Like...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 October 2017
Reference
785 cc815-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I begin by thanking the members of the Science and Technology Committee for their superb contributions to this report, and the clerk and policy analyst for their excellent support. In particular, I thank Professor Sir William Wakeham, our specialist adviser, for his wise and expert advice, and David...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2013
Reference
744 cc757-764
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply and, indeed, for the very comprehensive way in which she has dealt with many of the core issues. We look forward to having individual responses to some of the specific questions which were laid down. I also thank all noble Lords...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2013
Reference
744 cc785-8
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Science and Technology Committee on Higher Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects. (HL 37 2012-13). Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Answering member
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Science and Technology Committee (HL)
Type
Debates on select committee reports
Date
21 March 2013
Reference
744 cc757-788
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hooper, on securing this debate. Inevitably much of it will focus on NERC’s proposals for the future of BAS, so I will confine my remarks accordingly. In so doing, I must declare an interest as a council member for NERC, so...

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Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
18 October 2012
Reference
739 cc1617-8
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, who made some very good points. They will be recorded in the minutes. It reminds me of my mother-in-law, who, whenever we had an argument, said, “You’ll be right, Phil”, which was a good way of ending...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
17 October 2012
Reference
739 cc522-5GC
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I did not have the pleasure of serving on the committee under the noble Lord’s chairmanship. Interestingly, I was conducting a similar inquiry in another place at exactly the same time on the same subject and coming to the same conclusions. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sutherland,...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
8 June 2011
Reference
728 c329-30
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what requirements there are for maths, English or science teachers in state secondary schools to have a formal qualification or training for teaching their respective subjects.

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Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 April 2011
Reference
8418; 727 c97-8WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the Association of Medical Research Charities. While, like many people, we welcomed the Minister’s very skilful settlement to the research councils on Monday, the reality is that there will be an 8 to 10 per cent cut in funding over the next four years. Will my noble friend confirm that there will be no cut in the full economic costs of research council grants to universities? Will she also confirm that the Charity Research Support Fund will be maintained fully, so that the £1 billion that research charities give to our universities for research will be maintained will full economic costs?
Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 2010
Reference
723 c1093
House
House of Lords

My Lords, the first time I spoke in this House was in the debate on the Defamation Bill introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Lester, and 12 QCs and two High Court judges spoke before me. In this debate, it seems that everybody is either a leading academic, a former...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 October 2010
Reference
721 c1282-5
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of United Kingdom science on the United Kingdom economy in each of the past five years.

Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 October 2010
Reference
2341; 721 c127-8WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total public sector investment in United Kingdom science as a percentage of gross domestic product in each of the past five years; and how this compares with other G7 countries.

Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 October 2010
Reference
2342; 721 c128WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on United Kingdom science and engineering of the expenditure reductions announced in the recent Budget.

Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Notes
Answer received between Thursday 29 July and Monday 2 August 2010.
Date
27 September 2010
Reference
1647; 720 c422WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many science, engineering or mathematics PhD places they will fund from Higher Education Funding Council for England or Research Council grants.

Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 July 2010
Reference
1646; 720 c377-8WA
House
House of Lords

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,...

Member
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Maiden speeches
Date
9 July 2010
Reference
720 c447-9
House
House of Lords

That this House welcomes two initiatives of the UK Resource Centre (UKRC) for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) to encourage employers and organisations to stimulate and develop initiatives to support and retain women; believes that women play a vital part in the SET sector, but regrets that to...

Primary sponsor
Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
1173
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry for its pioneering organisation of the event, Science and the General Election 2010, to be held in the Attlee Suite on 9 March 2010 at 7.30pm; recognises that the Society has organised this debate on science `to serve the public interest'...

Primary sponsor
Brian Iddon (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
1013
House
House of Commons

That this House greatly welcomes the special scientific exhibition entitled SET for BRITAIN to be held in the Palace of Westminster on 8 March 2010 as a contribution to this year's National Science and Engineering Week; notes that this event in the Terrace Marquee is designed to strengthen the dialogue...

Primary sponsor
Doug Naysmith (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
1016
House
House of Commons

That this House welcomes and supports National Science and Engineering Week, 12 to 21 March 2010 and the What on Earth nature-spotting project to highlight biodiversity in the UK; calls on the public to go out into parks and gardens and to rediscover and appreciate the wealth of biodiversity around...

Primary sponsor
Andrew Miller (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
2 March 2010
Reference
991
House
House of Commons

That this House welcomes and supports The Big Bang 2010: UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair taking place on 11 to 13 March 2010 which will include the finals of the National Science and Engineering Competition; notes that over 15,000 students have already registered to attend the free event, which...

Primary sponsor
Ian Taylor (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 January 2010
Reference
650
House
House of Commons