(2) when Ministers in his Department last met staff of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment;
(3) what the budget of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment has been in each of the last five years;
(4) what the cost of the office premises of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment was in each of the last five years;
(5) what the annual salary of each member of the Board of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment was in each of the last five years;
(6) how much the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment has spent on staffing in each of the last five years;
(7) how much the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment has spent on external consultancy in each of the last five years.
The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) does not employ staff. Ministers have not held meetings with members of COMARE in the last five years.
Since 2005 the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has provided a secretariat for COMARE. The HPA meets the costs of several advisory committees. It is not possible to disaggregate the costs for this committee.
COMARE does not occupy office premises. COMARE meetings are either held in premises provided by the HPA or the Department.
COMARE does not have a board. Members of COMARE are not paid a salary. An attendance allowance (£141.50 for the chairman and £98.50 for members, a reading fee £28.50 for the chairman and £25 for members) and travelling expenses are provided.
COMARE has not employed external consultants in the last five years.
(2) how much the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants spent on staff in each of the last five years;
(3) how many staff the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants employs; and how many are (a) full-time and (b) part-time;
(4) how much the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants spent on external consultancy in each of the last five years;
(5) when Ministers in his Department last met staff of the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants;
(6) what the budget of the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants was in each of the last five years;
(7) what the cost of the office premises for the Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants in (a) Leeds and (b) London was in each of the last five years.
The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) does not employ any staff. Ministers have not held meetings with members of COMEAP in the last five years.
Since 2006 the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have provided a secretariat for COMEAP. The HPA meets the costs of several advisory committees. It is not possible to disaggregate the costs for this committee.
COMEAP does not occupy office premises. COMEAP meetings are either held in premises provided by the HPA or the Department.
COMEAP does not have a board. Members of COMEAP are not paid a salary. An attendance allowance (£158 for the chairman and £123 for members, a reading fee £40 for the chairman and £30 for members) and travelling expenses are provided.
COMEAP employed external consultants in 2007 to produce peer reviews of the latest report on “Long term exposure to air pollution: Effect on mortality” at a total cost of £4,000.