§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether the members of the spongiform encephalopathy advisory committee are required to declare their commercial and non-commercial interests;
(2) if she will publish the commercial and non-commercial interests of the members of the spongiform encephalopathy advisory committee.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to her answer of 17 MayOfficial Report, column 446, for what reason members of the spongiform encephalopathy advisory committee are not required to provide details of consultancies held; and how this practice differs from that applied to other advisory committees for which she is responsible.
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 19 July 1994]: Members of the spongiform encephalopathy advisory committee are appointed for their relevant experience and scientific expertise in this very specialised field. Appointments are made in accordance with the information set out in "Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NCPBs): A Guide to Departments". Members are not required to declare their commercial and non-commercial interests as this is a scientific advisory committee with no trading or financial objectives. However, in the interests of open Government the members of SEAC have been asked for this information and the interests declared are listed in the following table: