I referred to that report in my remarks, and although it was important, it was the icing on a big cake that had been cooking for quite a long time. A large number of submissions were made about protecting the British Antarctic Survey, and huge efforts were directed towards the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the NERC to prevent the merger from taking place.
Antarctic Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Neil Carmichael
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 2 November 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Antarctic Bill.
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