Debates between Lord Turnberg and Baroness Neville-Rolfe during the 2010-2015 Parliament

EU: Research Budget

Debate between Lord Turnberg and Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Tuesday 2nd December 2014

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Turnberg Portrait Lord Turnberg (Lab)
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My Lords, I reinforce the words of the noble Lord, Lord May, about the chief scientist and the loss of that post. Is any effort being made by the Government to find a replacement?

Baroness Neville-Rolfe Portrait Baroness Neville-Rolfe
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My Lords, I have explained that we are concerned. We are in discussions in Europe to see what the right way forward is to find strong, robust scientific advice at the heart of European policy-making.