Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 17 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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TOP OF THE BENCH COMPETITION

That this House celebrates the achievement of Highgate School in winning the Royal Society of Chemistry's Top of the Bench competition in 2008; notes that secondary school students from 27 schools across the United Kingdom contested the 2008 nationwide competition, the final of which was held in the Science Museum, London; further notes that the competition involved both a knowledge test, a research exercise involving the Science Museum's galleries, and a team problem-solving exercise held in Imperial College science laboratories; congratulates the winning students Charlie Bruce, Jack Saville, David Ooi and Max Jamilly and their chemistry teacher Mr Kamaljit Bains; and applauds the constructive role that the Top of the Bench competition continues to have in encouraging an interest in science amongst young people.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1810 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Glenda Jackson

Bob Spink

Lynne Jones

Nigel Evans

Mark Hunter

Subjects

Schools Science

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk