§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list the biographical details of the members of the Food Advisory Committee, including their connections with the food industry; how long they are appointed for; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonBiographical details of the members of the Food Advisory Committee are publicly announced on their appointment. I am, however, happy to repeat this information here.
Members of the Food Advisory Committee are as follows:
451W
Name and biographical notes Date of appointment or re-appointment Professor R. F. Curtis Director of Food Research at the Agriculture and Food Research Council, Institute of Food Research. 1 November 1986 Dr. Margaret Ashwell Principal of the Good Housekeeping Institute. She has previously worked for the Medical Research Council, at its Clinical Research Centre at Harrow and the Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge. She is Secretary of the Nutrition Society. 1 November 1986 Michael J. Boxall Company Secretary, Tesco PLC, Chairman Tesco Group Health and Safety Committee, Director British Retailers Association, Food Policy Committee of Retail Consortium. 1 November 1986 Dr. Howard Eggins Director of Bioquest Ltd. a consultancy in industrial biology. He was formerly Director of the Biodetcrioration Centre at Aston University. He is editor of International Biodelerioration. 1 November 1986 Dr. W. Fulton Senior Technical Member of the Food and Drinks Coordination Management Group, Unilever. 1 November 1986 Dr. T. T. Gorsuch Director of Research and Quality Control, Colmans of Norwich. 1 November 1986 Mr. A. J. Harrison Chief Scientific Adviser, Public Analyst and Official Agricultural Analyst, Avon and Gloucestershire County Councils. 1 November 1984 Professor W. P. T. James Director of the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen. 1 November 1985
Name and biographical notes Date of appointment or re-appointment Miss Patricia Mann Head of External Affairs, J. Walter Thompson Group, Vice-President J. W. T International. Editor of Consumer Affairs and a member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. She is also Information Committee member, British Nutrition Foundation. 1 November 1986 Mr. R. Manley Controller of Trading Standards, Cheshire County Council 1 November 1985 Mr. Tony J. H. Skrimshire General Manager, Research, Development and Quality Assurance, H. J. Heinz Co. Ltd. He is a member of the Council of Campden Food Preservation Research Association, the Leatherhead Food Research Association and the British Nutrition Foundation. 1 November 1986 Mrs. Anne Stamper Chairman of the Environment and Public Affairs Committee of the National Federation of Women's Institutes. She is also a lecturer in Environmental Studies at Lewes Technical College and a senior tutor and course writer in Biology at Wolsey Hall, Oxford. 1 February 1987 Mr. A. Turner Previously Chief Chemist Cadbury-Schweppes PLC. 1 November 1985 Professor P. Turner Professor of Clinical Pharmacology St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and Chairman of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment. 1 November 1985 Dr. Elspeth Young Senior Registrar (part time) in Dermatology at Wycombe General Hospital and the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. She is a member of the Scottish Dermatological Society, and the British Association of Dermatology. 1 November 1986 The appointment of each member is reviewed at least every three years. Members are appointed for their personal knowledge and experience and do not represent particular factions. It is inevitable that some of the best technical expertise will come from the food industry.