To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on Government policy on stem cell research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on Government policy on stem cell research.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial commitment her Department plans to make to stem cell research in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial commitment her Department plans to make to stem cell research in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was allocated to higher education institutions in the City of York by research councils in 2003-04; and how much she estimates will be allocated in 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much was allocated to higher education institutions in the City of York by research councils in 2003-04; and how much she estimates will be allocated in 2004-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has commissioned on (a) entry to and (b) progression of black and ethnic minority women in the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what research her Department has commissioned on (a) entry to and (b) progression of black and ethnic minority women in the workplace.

To ask the Minister for Women, what academic research she has commissioned on barriers to equality of opportunity for women. (Failed OPQ)

To ask the Minister for Women, what academic research she has commissioned on barriers to equality of opportunity for women. (Failed OPQ)

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the 10 largest (a) research and development and (b) construction projects sponsored by her Department since 1997 that are yet to recoup outlay are; what the total cost to date is of each project; what the annual maintenance cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the 10 largest (a) research and development and (b) construction projects sponsored by her Department since 1997 that are yet to recoup outlay are; what the total cost to date is of each project; what the annual maintenance cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) resource allocation and (b) competition deadlines for the Grants for Research and Development are for each region in 2005-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the (a) resource allocation and (b) competition deadlines for the Grants for Research and Development are for each region in 2005-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding the Medical Research Council has made available for research into kidney disease in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what funding the Medical Research Council has made available for research into kidney disease in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure her Department and its agencies has made on research and development by private sector companies in each financial year since 2001-02. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure her Department and its agencies has made on research and development by private sector companies in each financial year since 2001-02. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure has been made by her Department and its agencies on research and development relating to the UK university departments and research centres in each financial year since 2001-02. - Inc table and figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure has been made by her Department and its agencies on research and development relating to the UK university departments and research centres in each financial year since 2001-02. - Inc table and figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure her Department and its agencies have made on research and development with overseas government laboratories or research establishments, including collaborative government funded laboratories and research establishments in each finanical year since 2001-02. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what expenditure her Department and its agencies have made on research and development with overseas government laboratories or research establishments, including collaborative government funded laboratories and research establishments in each finanical year since 2001-02. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what incentives are available for the researching of alternatives to experimental testing on animals. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what incentives are available for the researching of alternatives to experimental testing on animals. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what incentives are offered by the Government to UK manufacturers who choose not to carry out experimental testing on animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what incentives are offered by the Government to UK manufacturers who choose not to carry out experimental testing on animals.

To ask the Minister for Women, pursuant to her oral Answer of 27th January, Official Report, columns 450-1, on rates of pay for men and women, what the evidential basis of the figure for the gender pay gap was. - Inc ref to 27 January 2005, 430 c450-1.

To ask the Minister for Women, pursuant to her oral Answer of 27th January, Official Report, columns 450-1, on rates of pay for men and women, what the evidential basis of the figure for the gender pay gap was. - Inc ref to 27 January 2005, 430 c450-1.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time members of staff in her Department, excluding agencies and secondees, are working on issues relating to (i) electricity generation from coal, (ii) electricity generation from gas, (iii) nuclear power and (iv) renewable energy;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time members of staff in her Department, excluding agencies and secondees, are working on issues relating to (i) electricity generation from coal, (ii) electricity generation from gas, (iii) nuclear power and (iv) renewable energy;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what constraints apply to the requirement to promote scientific and technological advance as set out in Article 1-3(3) of the proposed EU Constitution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what constraints apply to the requirement to promote scientific and technological advance as set out in Article 1-3(3) of the proposed EU Constitution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons are for the closure of the National Institute for Medical Research; and what her assessment is of the implications for the development of malaria vaccines in the UK. - Inc fact that there are no plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the reasons are for the closure of the National Institute for Medical Research; and what her assessment is of the implications for the development of malaria vaccines in the UK. - Inc fact that there are no plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the change in the level of research and development funding has been since 1997, in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms. - Inc table and figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the change in the level of research and development funding has been since 1997, in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms. - Inc table and figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the change in the level of the science budget has been since 1997 in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms. -Inc table and figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the change in the level of the science budget has been since 1997 in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms. -Inc table and figures.