HC Deb 14 January 2002 vol 378 cc64-5W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the membership of(a) the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and (b) its sub groups. [23882]

Yvette Cooper

Membership of the committee, its subgroups and working groups, is shown in the table. Papers relating to the committee and its groups are available through the committee's website www.sacn.gov.uk.

Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN)
Main committee members
Ms Gillian Fine Company Nutritionist at Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd.
Ms Paulette Jones Senior Mentoring Development Officer, Divert Trust, London
Dr. Tim Key Reader in Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, works at ICRF Cancer Epidemiology Unit in the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford
Professor Peter Kopelmann Professor of Clinical Medicine, Assistant Warden (Education), Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London
Dr. Ann Prentice Director, MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge
Professor Andrew Rugg-Gunn University Clinical Professor, Newcastle University Dental School
Dr. Anita Thomas Practising Consultant Physician in general (internal) and geriatric medicine, Derriford hospital, Plymouth
Mrs. Stella Walsh Senior Lecturer Leeds Metropolitan University, National Federation of Consumer Groups
Dr. Anthony Williams Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Neonatal Paediatrics, St. George's hospital, London
Professor Christine Williams Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Reading
Working Group on Iron Chair
Professor Peter Aggett Professor of Child Health and Nutrition, Head of School, Lancashire Postgraduate School of Medicine and Health. Member of SACN
Vice Chairman
Dr. Ann Prentice Director, MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge. Member of SACN
International Observer
Dr. Bruno de Benoist Senior Adviser, Micronutrients, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. World Health Organisation
Members
Dr. Philip Calder Fetal Origins of Adult Disease Division, University of Southampton, School of Medicine
Professor Sue Fairweather-Tait Head of Nutrition and Consumer Science Division, Institute of Food Research
Professor Sally Grantham-McGregor Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health
Ms Paulette Jones Senior Mentoring Development Officer, Divert Trust. Lay Member of SACN
Dr. Tim Key ICRF Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford. Member of SACN
Professor Joe Lunec Director of Chemical Pathology, Leicester University
Professor Martin Pippard Professor of Haematology, University of Dundee Medical School
Professor Mark Wonvood Department of Haematology, University of Wales Hospital
Subgroup on Risk
Professor John Cummings (Chair) SACN Member
Professor Christine Williams SACN Member
Dr. Tim Key SACN Member
Subgroup on Salt
Professor Alan Jackson (Chair) SACN Member
Professor Peter Aggett SACN Member
Professor Sheila Bingham SACN Member
Gill Fine SACN Member