PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FUNDING OF PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (29 February 2008)
Motion Details
That this House notes with concern the impact of the science budget on particle physics and astronomy in the UK; regrets resulting job losses in university physics departments and major UK facilities, including the Daresbury Laboratory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the Astronomy Technology Centre; and calls for the Government to include in the Wakeham review of physics an assessment of the impact of the current funding crisis on the capacity and international reputation of UK science.
Sponsored by:
Adam Afriyie (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
27
40%
Labour
16
24%
Liberal Democrat
12
18%
Independent
6
9%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
3%
Speaker
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Sponsor List (68 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Adam Afriyie (Sponsor)
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Sir Vince Cable
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Con
Sir William Cash
Lab
Harry Cohen
Derek Conway
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Greg Hands
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
John Hemming
Lab
David Heyes
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Martin Horwood
LD
David Howarth
LD
Mark Hunter
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Daniel Kawczynski
LD
Mr John Leech
Con
Lord Lilley
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Con
Dame Maria Miller
Con
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Con
Sir Robert Neill
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Lembit Öpik
Con
Sir James Paice
Con
John Penrose
LD
John Pugh
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Alan Simpson
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Lab
Sir Peter Soulsby
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Lord Willetts
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Con
Mr Rob Wilson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam
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