Advisory Committee on Poisonous Substances (Hansard, 2 March 1964)

HC Deb 02 March 1964 vol 690 cc137-8W 138W

§ 15. Mr. Gower
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why the recently formed Advisory Committee on Poisonous Substances includes at least two persons from Scotland; and why no person from Wales and no person from Ulster is included.

§ Mr. Soames
The members of this Committee, which was set up in February, 1954, are selected for their knowledge and experience, not on a territorial basis. The Committee is concerned with the use of toxic substances in Great Britain only and its remit does not extend to Northern Ireland.