The information requested is set out in the following table:
Non-departmental public body Animal welfare specialist? Farm Animal Welfare Council Yes Animal Health and Welfare Strategy England Implementation Group (EIG) Yes Independent Scientific Group on TB in Cattle No animal welfare specialist but members have related experience in differing fields including wildlife diseases/badger ecology Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC) No animal welfare specialist but deputy chair is a practicing vet and a member is Head of the Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College Veterinary Products Committee No animal welfare specialist but members are experienced in various fields including veterinary surgeons and toxicologists Veterinary Residues Committee The Committee’s terms of reference do not cover animal welfare