§ Lord HOUGHTON of SOWERBYasked Her Majesty's Government:
What Advisory Committees exist and are currently advising Departments on matters relating to conditions of keeping animals, or their use, health, breeding, welfare and slaughter.
§ Lord HARRIS of GREENWICHThe following bodies advise Departments on a wide variety of matters affecting animals and wildlife. If my noble friend would let me have details of any particular area of concern to him I will arrange for this to be looked at.
Advisory Committee on the Administration of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876,
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds for England and Wales,
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds for Scotland,
Consultative Panel on Badgers and Tuberculosis,
Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Committee,
Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland,
Hill Farming Advisory Committee for Scotland,
Natural Environment Research Council,
Nature Conservancy Council,
Red Deer Commission,
Scientific Authority for Animals (Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976).
The following bodies advise the relevant Northern Ireland Departments:
Cattle Improvement Committee,
1143WAGeneral Agricultural Advisory Committee,
Gosford Advisory Committee,
Northern Ireland Nature Reserves Committee,
Northern Ireland Wild Birds Advisory Committee,
Pig Production Development Committee.