Advisory Committee On Releases To The Environment

Mr. Colvin
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the names of the members of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, indicating their involvement with (a) the biotech industry and (b) companies with an interest in growing gene crops on a trial basis. [72305]

Mr. Meacher
Members of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) are required openly to declare their interests. These are published in ACRE's annual report, which is available in the House of Commons Library. The current entries are reproduced as follows: Professor John BeringerProfessor of Molecular Genetics and Dean of Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of BristolMember of ACGMMember of the Council of the Natural Environment Research CouncilDr. Philip DaleSenior Research ScientistJohn Innes Centre, NorwichConsultant to EC DGXI and UNIDODr. Ian GarnerAssistant Director of Research, PPL Therapeutics, RoslinMember of BBSRC's Genes in Developmental Biology NetworkProfessor Alan GrayHead of Furzebrook Research Station, NERC Institute of Terrestrial EcologyHonorary Professor, University of SouthamptonMs Julie HillProgramme advisor to Green AllianceMember of the Advisory Committee for the Pesticides Trust, Environmental Law Foundation, and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and environmental advisory bodies for Shanks and McEwan plc and Southern Electricity.Dr. Julian KinderlererSenior Lecturer—Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of SheffieldAssistant Director—Institute of Biotechnology Law and Ethics, University of SheffieldMember of ACGMConsultant to UNIDOMr. John MacLeodDirector, National Institute of Agricultural BotanyMember, UK Plant Varieties and Seeds CommitteeMember, Groupe Consultatif International de Recherche sur le ColzaProfessor Bev MoseleyRetired, former Head of Institute Food Research Reading LaboratoryProfessor David OnionsHead of Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of GlasgowHonorary Director of The Leukaemia Research Fund's Human Virus CentreConsultant to Q-One BiotecAdvisor to Intervet International BVProfessor Nigel PooleExternal and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Zeneca Plant Science, BracknellHonorary Professor, University of AberdeenHonorary Professor, John Moores UniversityDr. David RobinsonPrincipal Research Scientist, Scottish Crop Research InstituteHonorary Lecturer, University of DundeeMember of Genetic Manipulation Safety Committee at Nickerson Seeds' Castleton of Eassie siteDr. Ingrid WilliamsPrincipal ScientistLeader of the Insect-Plant Interactions Group, Institute of Arable Crops Research RothamstedHonorary Research Associate IGERVisiting Professor Estonian University of AgricultureChairman of International Commission for Plant-Bee RelationshipsCouncil Member and Company director of International Bee Research AssociationDr. Katherine VenablesSenior Lecturer in Epidemiology at Imperial College School of Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute.Honorary Consultant Physician at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and Honorary Consultant in Public Health to the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority.