Select Committee on Science and Technology Minutes of Evidence

 C.  BODIES WHOSE WORK RELATES PRIMARILY TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAMMES OR ITS FUNDING

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

—  Finance, Planning and Management Group (OFFICIALS); and

—  The Equipment Approvals Committee (OFFICIALS).

DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS

—  Construction Research Advisory Group;

—  Construction Research and Innovation Strategy Panel;

—  Countryside Information System Joint Management Team;

—  Countryside Survey Advisory Group;

—  Darwin Advisory Committee;

—  Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme Management Advisory Committee;

—  Fish-eating Birds Programme Advisory Group;

—  LINK Inland Surface Transport Programme Advisory Group;

—  Marine Environment Research Requirements Committee;

—  National Roads Policy Research Committee;

—  Noise Research Advisory Committee;

—  Planning Research Advisory Group;

—  Road and Vehicle Safety Research Committee;

—  Transport Seedcorn Research Programme Advisory Group;

—  Urban and Local Transport Research Committee; and

—  Wildlife and Countryside Division Research Liaison Group.

Environment Agency

  The Agency draws its main external advice through its Board, chaired by Lord de Ramsay.

  Each of the Agency's eight regions has the following advisory committees:

—  Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee;

—  Regional Flood Defence Advisory Committee; and

—  Regional Environmental Protection Advisory Committee.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND OST

—  Earth Observation Programme Board (EOPB);

—  FORESIGHT Panels;

—  Fuel Cells Advisory Panel (FCAP);

—  LINK Board;

—  Measurement Advisory Committee;

—  Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC);

—  Space Technology Advisory Board (STAB); and

—  TCS (Teaching Company Scheme) Board.

NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL SERVICE

Department of Agriculture for NI

—  Advisory Committee for Novel Foods and Processes;

—  Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food;

—  Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Research Funders Group;

—  Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry Panel Strategy Group;

—  Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry Sub-Committee;

—  British Crop Protection Council Board;

—  Fisheries Customer Group;

—  Forestry Commission Research Advisory Committee;

—  Forestry Research Co-ordination Committee;

—  FRAG UK (UK Fungicide Resistance Action Group);

—  MAFF Heather Research Consulting Group;

—  Microbiological Safety of Food Funders Group;

—  Official Group on Organophosphates;

—  Pesticide Safety Directorate Inter-Departmental Secretariat;

—  UK Cereals Trials Advisory Committee;

—  UK National List & Seeds Committee;

—  UK Potato Quarantine Committee;

—  UK Plant Varieties and Seeds Committee; and

—  UK Working Group on Pesticide Usage Surveys.

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Prepared 31 July 1998