Other Parties

The Science Party

• Raise Government spending on research as a proportion of national wealth to 2.5 per cent of GDP
• Appoint a Chief Scientific Adviser in the Treasury
• School pupils need to be able to study biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, taught by specialist teachers with a relevant degree

Green Party Manifesto

• Immediately ban causing harm to animals (including but not only primates) in research, testing and education, and invest in the development of alternatives to animal experiments
• The transition to a sustainable, fair economy will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in manufacturing, design, building and engineering
• Read blog posts by Green PPCs

UKIP Manifesto

• Support GM foods research and require all imported produce to be labelled so consumers can make informed choices. In the meantime, we will continue to oppose production of GM foods and be open to evolving scientific advice

BNP Manifesto

• The BNP will rebuild Britain’s skills base — lost through decades of deindustrialisation caused by successive Tory and Labour regimes — by offering generous subsidies to students who study engineering and science and to institutions offering such education
• We shall increase funding for areas of value to the nation, such as technology, science, engineering and traditional culture. We believe higher education must serve both our economy and the maintenance of our culture and national identity.
• We shall fund industrial laboratories and other means by which university research is useful to industry, science and medicine.

Wales

Plaid Cymru

Welsh Conservatives

Welsh Labour

Welsh Liberal Democrats

Scotland

SNP

• Read the SNP response to the CaSE election challenges here

Scottish Labour

Scottish Conservatives

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Greens

Northern Ireland

DUP

SDLP

Sinn Fein