§ Baroness Sharplesasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the membership of the Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing.
§ Baroness CumberlegeWe announced the establishment of the Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing on 10th January 1996 at col. 231 in another place, when the Reverend Dr. John Polkinghorne was appointed Chairman.
The 13 members are:
- Professor Marcus Pembrey, Institute of Child Health, London;
- Professor Peter Harper, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff (both specialists in clinical genetics);
- Professor Kay Davies, Keeble College, Oxford (genetic science);
- Dr. Hilary Harris, Manchester (general practice);
- Mrs. Wendy Johnston, nurse and counsellor, Belfast City Hospital (nursing and genetic counselling);
- Mr. Phillip Webb, General Manager, Zeneca Diagnostics (industry);
- Dr. Sally Macintyre, Director, Medical Research Council's Medical Sociology Unit, University of Glasgow;
- Professor John Harris, Professor of Bioethics and Applied Philosophy, University of Manchester;
- Professor Robert Downie, Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Glasgow;
- Professor John Durant, Assistant Director, Science Museum (public perception of science);
- Mr. Matthew Parris, The Times;
- Mrs. Christine Lavery, Society of Mucopolysaccharide Diseases and founding trustee of the Genetic Interest Group (patient interest organisation); and
- Dr. Sultana Saeed, formerly Lecturer in Law, University of London.