§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide updated details of the commercial and non-commercial interests of the members of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee which would potentially conflict with responsibilities incumbent on a member of the Committee. [HL3093]
§ Lord DonoughueMembers of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Committee (SEAC) are not required by law 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 provide such information and the interests declared by members are listed in the following table. 295WA
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Commercial interests Non-commercial interests SEAC Member Name of organisation Nature of interests Name of organisation Nature of interests Dr. C. J. Bostock (Appointed as an expert from the Institute for Animal Health (IAH), a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council sponsored institute) Marks and Spencer plc Share holding The UK and some overseas Government Research contracts with the IAH J Sainsbury plc Share holding Non-governmental organisations and companies, spanning a wide range of interests including food, agriculture, chemicals and Pharmaceuticals. Further details of the customers of IAH can be found on the Institute's Web Site (www.iah.bbsrc.ac.uk) Research contracts with the IAH Mr. R. Bradley Taylor By-Products Adviser Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Adviser European Natural Sausage Casings Association Adviser Veterinary Laboratories Agency Adviser Meat and Livestock Commission Adviser World Health Organisation Adviser National Dairy Council Adviser Office International des Epizooties Adviser Jackson and Walker (Attorneys, Counsellors) Adviser European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products Adviser Kraft, Jacobs, Suchard Adviser Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) Adviser National Renderers Association Inc. Adviser European Commission Adviser Fats and Proteins Research Foundation Inc. Adviser National Governments and individuals; especially in Africa, Europe and the Americas Adviser Dr. R. Oberthur Adviser F. D. Bisplinghof and Associates Inc. Adviser Profesor F. Brown None None None None Professor J. Collinge None None Wellcome Trust Research Grant Holder Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Research Grant Holder Department of Health Research Grant Holder European Commission Research Grant Holder BIOMED programme Medical Research Council Research Grant holder Motor Neurone Disease Chairman, Research Association Advisory Panel World Health Organisation Adviser Professor A. Ferguson None None Medical Research Council Grant Holder Scottish Home and Health Department Grant Holder Wellcome Trust Grant Holder Marlow Foods Grant Holder re. clinical research Norgine Adviser, collaborations re. clinical research Astra Pharmaceuticals Adviser, collaborations re. clinical research Nutricia Adviser, collaboraitons re. clinical research Shering Plough Collaborations re. clinical research Dr. P. N. Goodfellow SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Senior Vice President, Discovery Worldwide. (Head of research worldwide) SmithKline Beecham Share holding Axys (an American Biotechnology Company) Share holding Hexagene (a UK Biotechnology Company) Major share holding
Commercial interests Non-commercial interests SEAC Member Name of organisation Nature of interests Name of organisation Nature of interests Professor W. Hueston Mullin, Hoard and Brown (Solicitors) Consultant Food & Drug Administration (USA) Adviser Cytotherapeutics Consultant Datascope Consultant Professor H. Kimbell Bass plc Small share holding Tesco's plc Small share holding Dr. R. H. Kimberlin Pharmaceutical Industry (world-wide) Consultant National Governments in Europe, the Americas and Australasia Adviser Meat and Livestock Commission Consultant Dr. M. J. Painter None None None None Mr. D. B. Pepper The Veterinary Defence Society Ltd. Director and Claims Consultant None None Pfizer Animal Health (Pfizer Ltd.) Adviser Intervet International BV (Netherlands) Adviser Intervet UK Ltd. Adviser Professor P. G. Smith None None Department of Health Grant Holder Dr. W. A. Watson Farmer None None ADAS Adviser Pan Livestock Adviser Huntings plc Adviser Landell Mills plc Adviser