Science And Technology Facilities Council

EDM number 919 in 2007-08, proposed by Peter Soulsby on 18/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Information technology, Research and innovation and Science.

That this House notes with concern the recent Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) grant reductions to physics and astronomy research in UK universities and cuts to important programmes such as the Gemini Telescopes and the SPEAR radar; is further concerned at the impact this will have on the UK's international reputation in advanced physics; and calls for a change in the structure and leadership of the STFC.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Peter Soulsby	18/02/2008	Leicester South	Labour	Proposed
Bob Spink	18/02/2008	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	19/02/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Ian Gibson	19/02/2008	Norwich North	Labour	Seconded
David Taylor	19/02/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Seconded
Desmond Turner	19/02/2008	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Seconded
Stewart Hosie	19/02/2008	Dundee East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Ann Winterton	19/02/2008	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
Ann Cryer	19/02/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	19/02/2008	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	19/02/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
John Leech	20/02/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	20/02/2008	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	20/02/2008	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	20/02/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	20/02/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	21/02/2008	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	21/02/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
John Austin	22/02/2008	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	22/02/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Clive Efford	22/02/2008	Eltham	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	22/02/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	22/02/2008	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Independent	Signed
Mike Hancock	25/02/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Williams	25/02/2008	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mark Williams	26/02/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Anne Main	26/02/2008	St Albans	Conservative	Signed
Richard Taylor	26/02/2008	Wyre Forest	Independent	Signed
Alan Simpson	26/02/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	26/02/2008	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ben Wallace	27/02/2008	Lancaster & Wyre	Conservative	Signed
Paddy Tipping	27/02/2008	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	27/02/2008	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Paul Farrelly	27/02/2008	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Eric Martlew	27/02/2008	Carlisle	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	27/02/2008	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Eddie McGrady	28/02/2008	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Annette Brooke	28/02/2008	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	03/03/2008	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Lembit	03/03/2008	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	03/03/2008	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Webb	05/03/2008	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	05/03/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roberta Blackman-Woods	06/03/2008	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	11/03/2008	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Curry	11/03/2008	Skipton & Ripon	Conservative	Signed
Sandra Gidley	11/03/2008	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	11/03/2008	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	17/03/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Graham Stringer	25/03/2008	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Lorely Burt	27/03/2008	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	01/04/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Horwood	02/04/2008	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nadine Dorries	24/04/2008	Mid Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Emily Thornberry	13/05/2008	Islington South & Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Paul Burstow	10/07/2008	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann McKechin	Unknown			Withdrawn

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