Early Day Motions

PROMOTION OF SCIENCE BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 580: tabled on 13 July 2005

Tabled in the 2005-06 session.

This motion has been signed by 78 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry on taking imaginative initiatives aimed at encouraging young people to study science; notes that the Society has launched an initiative, supported by the Government, to send a copy of A Short History of Nearly Everything by the celebrated author Bill Bryson to every secondary school in the country; further notes that the Society, in conjunction with Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck, recently voted the world's best restaurant, has published Kitchen Chemistry, a resource book for schools, which is also being sent to every secondary school in the country to encourage school students to study the science of food; further notes the departure of the Society's Chief Executive Dr David Giachardi CChem FRSC on Friday 15th July after five years in the post; applauds Dr Giachardi's enormous contribution to the Society since 2000 during which he has led the Society to great success in many different spheres of activity; and welcomes the considerable contribution that the Society continues to make to strengthen the dialogue between Parliament and the science and engineering community on scientific issues.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Iddon, Dr Brian
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Bolton South East
Primary
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2005
Westbury
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Bristol North West
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Chorley
Gibson, Dr Ian
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Norwich North
Purchase, Mr Ken
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Wolverhampton North East

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Anderson, Janet
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2005
Rossendale and Darwen
Barrett, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 October 2005
Edinburgh West
Bellingham, Mr Henry
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
North West Norfolk
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 14 July 2005
Worthing West
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 July 2005
Carshalton and Wallington
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 3 November 2005
Canterbury
Breed, Mr Colin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 July 2005
South East Cornwall
Brokenshire, James
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
Hornchurch
Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 July 2005
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Cable, Dr Vincent
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 July 2005
Twickenham
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2005
Gower
Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2005
Barnsley West and Penistone
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2005
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2005
Keighley
Dean, Mrs Janet
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2005
Burton
Dismore, Mr Andrew
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2005
Hendon
Drew, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2005
Stroud
Dunne, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
Ludlow
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2005
Eltham
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2005
Sunderland North
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
Lichfield
Garnier, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 19 July 2005
Harborough
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
Chesham and Amersham
Gove, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Surrey Heath
Gummer, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2005
Suffolk Coastal
Hammond, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
Runnymede and Weybridge
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 July 2005
Portsmouth South
Harper, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
Forest of Dean
Hayes, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
South Holland and The Deepings
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
North East Hertfordshire
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 October 2005
Birmingham, Yardley
Hendry, Charles
Conservative
Signed on 10 November 2005
Wealden
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2005
Jarrow
Holloway, Mr Adam
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
Gravesham
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Luton North
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
Orpington
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 21 July 2005
Barnsley Central
Jenkins, Mr Brian
Labour
Signed on 21 July 2005
Tamworth
Jones, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Clwyd West
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2005
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2005
Salisbury
Laing, Mrs Eleanor
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Epping Forest
Lazarowicz, Mark
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2005
Edinburgh North and Leith
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 19 July 2005
New Forest East
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 20 July 2005
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2005
Hayes and Harlington
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Vale of York
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2005
Mansfield
Mercer, Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Newark
Morgan, Julie
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2005
Cardiff North
Mundell, David
Conservative
Signed on 18 October 2005
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Newmark, Mr Brooks
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Braintree
O'Brien, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
Eddisbury
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2005
Ynys Môn
Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
South East Cambridgeshire
Penning, Mike
Conservative
Signed on 21 November 2005
Hemel Hempstead
Pugh, Dr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 July 2005
Southport
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2005
Romford
Ruddock, Joan
Labour
Signed on 7 November 2005
Lewisham, Deptford
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2005
South West Bedfordshire
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2005
Nottingham South
Spelman, Mrs Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 2 November 2005
Meriden
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 19 July 2005
Castle Point
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 19 July 2005
East Devon
Taylor, David
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2005
North West Leicestershire
Turner, Dr Desmond
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2005
Brighton, Kemptown
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2005
Finchley and Golders Green
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 20 July 2005
Upminster
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 19 July 2005
Leominster
Williams, Mrs Betty
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2005
Conwy
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 14 July 2005
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 14 July 2005
Macclesfield

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.