Trade and Industry written question – answered at on 1 March 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many ecologists were represented on the Executive Board of the National Environment Research Council during each discussion of the most recent Centre for Ecology and Hydrology business plan.
The science budget allocation to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has doubled since 1997, demonstrating our commitment to maintaining the quality of environmental research in the UK. NERC is currently considering the input from a wide consultation with stakeholders on proposals on how the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) can contribute to this on a sustainable basis.
NERC Council is the governing body of NERC. Three members of Council are ecologists and another member has expertise in ecological toxicology. All were present at recent Council discussions of the CEH business plan.
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