No. 2 of Session 2004-05 24 November 2004
EVIDENCE SESSION
THE FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
Wednesday 1 December 2004
Committee Room 8
The Science and Technology Committee will hear evidence on the future of the National Institute for Medical Research from:
At 10.00am
Medical Research Council
Sir Anthony Cleaver, Chairman
Professor Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive
Professor John Savill, Council Member
At 11.00am
National Institute for Medical Research
Sir John Skehel, Director
Dr Robin Lovell-Badge, Head of Division, Developmental Genetics and Task Force member
Dr Steve Gamblin, Task Force member
For further information on this inquiry contact the Clerk of the Committee, Chris Shaw, on 0207 219 2792. For general enquiries about the submission of evidence and the work of the Committee, contact Ana Ferreira on 0207 219 2793.
Previous press notices and publications are available on the Committee’s internet
homepage
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Notes for Editors
Under the terms of Standing Order No. 152 the Committee is empowered to examine the 'expenditure, policy and administration of the Office of Science and Technology and its associated public bodies'. The Committee was appointed on 12 November 2001.
The Committee’s Inquiry into The Future of the National Institute for Medical Research was announced on 21 October 2004, press notice no. 73 of session 2003-04.
Membership of the Committee is as follows:
Dr Ian Gibson (Lab, Norwich North) (Chairman)
Mr Tony McWalter (Lab, Hemel Hempstead)
Paul Farrelly (Lab, Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Dr Andrew Murrison (Con, Westbury)
Dr Evan Harris (Lib Dem, Oxford West & Abingdon)
Geraldine Smith (Lab, Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Kate Hoey (Lab, Vauxhall)
Bob Spink (Con, Castle Point)
Dr Brian Iddon (Lab, Bolton South East)
Dr Desmond Turner (Lab, Brighton Kemptown)
Mr Robert Key (Con, Salisbury)