HC Deb 08 December 1992 vol 215 cc622-3W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in considering the application by Dr. Narang and Professor Oxford to investigate the single-stranded DNA of scrapie, he will make it his policy that persons involved in doing similar research within his own Department do not form part of the application evaluation team.

Mr. Soames

No, but the normal requirements of confidentiality and impartiality will be followed in this case as in all other proposals for ministry support.

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