CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH: THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY'S PARLIAMENTARY LINKS DAY 2000

EDM number 890 in 1999-00, proposed by Michael Clark on 26/06/2000.

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on holding its Parliamentary Links Day at the House on Tuesday 27th June and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the access of Members of Parliament to scientific information and a better understanding of science; notes that the Society's pioneering parliamentary link scheme, which provides information and briefing on chemistry-related scientific subjects, is open to Right honourable and honourable Members on all sides of the House; further notes the extensive educational activity of the society to promote high quality chemistry teaching and education at all levels; applauds the theme of Problems for Society - Solutions from Science and the involvement in this year's Links Day for the first time of the scientific societies representing all the three core scientific disciplines of chemistry, physics and biology; and welcomes the contribution that Parliamentary Links Day makes to maintaining a dialogue between Parliament and the scientific community on scientific issues.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.