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European Structural Funds
Mr. Rhodri Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consultations he has undertaken in relation to the criteria for restructuring assistance under the European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund and other funds. [64988]
Mr. Wills: I and my officials have undertaken a series of consultations with National bodies on all issues relating to the reform of European Structural Funds during the course of the negotiations. Consultations with local and regional organisations are organised by the Scottish Office, Northern Ireland Office, Welsh Office, by the DETR and the Government Offices in England.
The information received from all these consultations is used by the Department of Trade and Industry in developing the UK's policy on the reform of the European Structural Funds.
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Mr. Nigel Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the number of people employed in the United Kingdom motor vehicle and parts industry (a) on the last date for which figures are available, (b) 10 years ago and (c) 20 years ago. [64843]
Mr. Battle:
The number of people employed in the UK motor vehicle and parts industry as of September 1998 was 223,900. The figure for June 1988 was 244,100 and for June 1978 427,200 (source ONS, Labour Market Trends).
Mr. Maples:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the term "average cost", with reference to flights taken by Ministers in his Department, refers to the average cost per passenger. [64719]
Mr. Byers:
The "average cost" refers to the average cost per trip and not average cost per passenger.
Mrs. Ray Michie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he plans to lay national minimum wage regulations before the House of Commons. [64766]
Mr. Ian McCartney:
I will present the national minimum wage regulations to the House for approval shortly.
Mrs. Ray Michie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received requesting an exemption for religious communities from the national minimum wage. [64767]
Mr. Ian McCartney:
The Government have received a number of representations requesting exemption for religious communities from the national minimum wage.
Mr. Pond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the implications of the introduction of parental leave for families on low incomes. [63203]
Mr. Ian McCartney:
The introduction of a right to parental leave will provide more choice for employees with children in balancing work and family responsibilities. We will monitor the impact of the new provisions.
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if ministers in his Department will meet a deputation representing the British Activity Holiday Association. [65260]
Mr. Ian McCartney:
A deputation from the British Activity Holiday Association met my officials on 18 December.
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Mr. Todd:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the use of organophosphates in grain stores. [63993]
Mr. Rooker:
All pesticides, including organophosphorus (OP) compounds for use in grain stores, are regulated under the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 or the Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995. Applicants wishing to gain approval for the use, sale, supply, storage and advertisement of such products are required to submit a substantive data package which is then subject to a rigorous assessment for safety and efficacy.
Pesticide active ingredients are subject to review either for routine purposes or because there is a specific concern. In May 1998, I announced a UK review of anticholinesterase compounds (including OPs) which will re-assess the risk that the use of such products present to consumers, workers and the environment.
The regulatory process includes an assessment of the effectiveness for use against the target pests for which approval and thus use is sought. Approval is only recommended if effectiveness is demonstrated. MAFF funded R&D has provided useful data by providing information about resistance to specific pesticides in farm and commercial grain stores. In 1996 the Advisory Committee on Pesticides concluded that information on the prevalence and control of resistant strains should be added to the labels of pesticides used in, amongst other areas, grain stores. This recommendation has been accepted by Ministers and implemented.
Mr. Brake:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his e-mail address. [62568]
Mr. Nick Brown:
My e-mail address for correspondence is c.corres@sec.maff.gov.uk.
Mr. Robert Jackson:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list (a) the (i) task forces, (ii) review panels and (iii) advisory groups his Department has, (b) the remit of each and (c) the members of each together with their principal employment and their level of remuneration. [62816]
Mr. Morley:
The following sets out the remit, membership and members' remuneration of Advisory Groups whose members are appointed by MAFF Ministers, reflecting membership as at 31 December 1998. The remuneration figures include attendance payments and payments for preparatory work. Reasonable expenses are payable for members' travel and subsistence costs; these are specific to each member and have therefore not been included. Details of members' principal employment could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Neither the Ministry nor its Agencies have any Task Forces or Review Panels whose members are appointed by Ministers. However, there are several groups with flexible membership which have been formed either for a specific issue or on an on-going basis so that the Ministry may
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involve industry and other interested parties in its processes. Attendance at meetings of these groups is voluntary and no remuneration or expenses are payable to those who attend. Attendance is apt to change from meeting to meeting, therefore details of these groups have not been given.
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
To advise Health and Agriculture Ministers of Great Britain and Heads of the Departments of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on matters relating to the irradiation of food or the manufacture of novel foods or foods produced by novel processes, having regard to the views of relevant expert bodies.
| £ per meeting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Peter John Aggett | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Janet Mary Bainbridge | Chairperson | 176 |
| Prof. Charles Brown | Member | 138 |
| Dr. Philip John Dale | Member | 138 |
| Dr. Michael J. Gasson | Member | 138 |
| Dr. John Heritage | Member | 138 |
| Prof. David Arthur Ledward | Member | 138 |
| Reverend Dr. Michael Jonathan Reiss | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Ian Rowland | Member | 138 |
| Mrs. E. Russell | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Thomas Andrew Bruce Sanders | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Herbert Sewell | Member | 138 |
| Dr. Norman Alan Simmons | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Ronald Walker | Member | 138 |
| Prof. H. F. Woods | Member | 138 |
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Advisory Committee on Pesticides
To advise Ministers, either when requested to do so or otherwise, on any matters relating to the control of pests including the safety of pesticides in respect of people, animals, crops and the environment.
£ per meeting
Prof. Sir Colin Leonard Berry Chairperson 175
Prof. Alan Boobis Member 138
Mrs. Elaine Prosser Brown Member 138
Prof. Peter Calow Member 138
Dr. Andree Denise Carter Member 138
Prof. David N. M. Coggon Member 138
Prof. Donald L. Lee Member 138
Mr. Jim Orson Member 138
Mrs. Sylvia Mary Owen Member 138
Dr. Alexander Thompson Proudfoot Member 138
Prof. Thomas Michael Roberts Member 138
Prof. Geoffrey Roger Sagar CBE Deputy Chairperson 138
Prof. Ian C. Shaw Member 138
Dr. Colin A. Soutar Member 138
Prof. Paul Webster Member 138
£ per day
Anglia Region
Mr. Christopher J. Barker Member 86
Mr. A. F. Felstead Member 86
Ms Jeanette Irene Firrell Member 86
Mr. C. Gillot Member 86
Mr. M. J. Harrison Member 86
Mr. Edward Thomas Kirby Member 86
Mr. A. W. J. Langford Member 86
Mr. Peter G. Scates Member 86
East Midlands Region
Mr. B. J. Clayton Member 86
Miss Emma J. Huntsman Member 86
Mr. Thomas Anthony Twigg Member 86
Mr. A. R. Wylde Member 86
North Eastern Region
Mr. Derek R. Gardner Member 86
Mr. Kenneth Graham Member 86
South Mercia Region
Mr. Raymond Druett Member 86
Mr. C. Patrick Love Member 85
Mrs. Evelyn Mary Milton Member 86
Mr. Glyn Nicholas Member 86
Mrs. Joyce E. Thomas Member 86
Mr. Roger Bailey Weaver Member 86
Wessex Region
Mr. George R. Bartaby Member 86
Mr. G. C. Clifton Member 86
Mr. K. A. Parsons Member 86
Committee of Investigation for Great Britain
To consider and report to the Minister, if the Minister concerned with agriculture in the area effected directs, on; (i) any report made by the appropriate Consumers' Committee appointed under section 19 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958, (ii) any complaints made to the Minister as to the operation of a marketing scheme applicable to England and Wales, to Great Britain or to the United Kingdom which, in the opinion of the Minister, could not be considered by a Consumers' Committee, (iii) any question referred to the Minister under section 20(3) of the 1958 Act, which deals with directions that may be given by the Minister to Marketing Boards.
£ per day
Mr. Raymond Harris Member 130
Mr. Hugh Humphreys-Jones Member 130
Mrs. Rowena Lawrence-Mills Bsc Member 130
Dame Sheila Masters CBE Member 130
Mrs. Eileen Masterman Member 130
Mrs. Suzan Matthews QC Chairperson 253
Mr. Denis G. G. Moloney LLB Member 130
Consumers Committee for Great Britain
To consider and report to the Minister on:
(i) the effect of Agricultural Marketing Schemes (now only wool) on consumers.
(ii) any complaints made to the Committees, on the schemes by consumers.
Name
Mrs. Dorothy Cockerell Member Expenses only
Mrs. Barbara L. M. Hawkins Member Expenses only
Mrs. Janet Laurence Chairperson Expenses only
Mr. John Murphy Member Expenses only
Mrs. Joy Roberts Member Expenses only
Mrs. Marjorie Snowden Member Expenses only
Mr. Gilbert Tracy Member Expenses only
Consumer Panel
To bring to the attention of Ministers food issues of concern to consumers; to advise on the transparency for consumers of Ministers food policies; to advise on the transmission to consumers of advice and information relating to Ministers' policies.
£ per meeting
MAFF Minister of State, Mr. Rooker Chairperson Nil
Mrs. Susan Baker Member 139
Dr. John Godfrey Member 139
Mr. John Keith Hosker Member 139
Miss Jane Lloyd Hughes Member 139
Mrs. Mary H. Kidd JP Member 139
Mrs. Janet Laurence Member 139
Ms Eva Lewis Member 139
Ms Jacqueline Salfield Member 139
Mrs. Phyllis M. Sluice Member 139
Dr. Jane Wilde Member 139
An additional fee of £28 is payable for writing papers which are discussed in meetings.
Farm Animal Welfare Council
To keep under review the welfare of farm animals on agricultural land, at markets, in transit and at place of slaughter, and to advise Agriculture Ministers of any legislative or other changes that may be necessary.
| £ per meeting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Mike Baxter | Member | 111 |
| Mrs. Rosemary Berry | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Glenn Berry | Member | 111 |
| Prof. Donald M. Broom | Member | 111 |
| Prof. Stephen R. L. Clark | Member | 111 |
| Mr. John A. C. Don | Member | 111 |
| Dr. Peter Roderick English | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Tim Charles Harris | Member | 111 |
| Ms Vicki Hird | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Gareth Jones Lloyd | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Anthony Robin Lucas | Member | 111 |
| Mrs. Judy Macarthur Clark | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Richard Maunder | Member | 111 |
| Prof. John Peter McInerney OBE | Member | 111 |
| Miss Miriam Jane Parker | Member | 111 |
| Dr. Mark Pattison | Member | 111 |
| Dr. Martin James Potter | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Francis Edward Shields OBE | Member | 111 |
| Prof. Sir Colin Raymond William Spedding CBE | Chairperson | 176 |
| Mr. Paul Staines MBE | Member | 111 |
| Mrs. Josephine Margaret Turnbull | Member | 111 |
| Mr. Mike Vaughan | Member | 111 |
| Dr. Agnes Winter | Member | 111 |
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| £ per meeting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Matti Alderson | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Sir Colin Murray Campbell | Chairperson | 176 |
| Mr. Neville Craddock | Member | 138 |
| Mrs. Dorothy Craig | Member | 138 |
| Dr. E. Maureen S. Edmonson | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Catherine Geissler | Member | 138 |
| Dr. Catherine Humphries | Member | 138 |
| Dr. Christopher Llewelyn | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Alan Malcolm | Member | 138 |
| Mr. Roger Manley | Deputy Chairperson | 138 |
| Dr. Charles McDonald | Member | 138 |
| Mr. Thomas Miller | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Christopher Ritson | Member | 138 |
| Prof. Susan Shaw | Member | 138 |
| Mr. Philip William Strachan | Member | 138 |
| Prof. H. Frank Woods | Member | 138 |
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(23) Co-opted member
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Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
To advise on any hill farming matters referred to them by the Minister and the Secretary of State for Wales.
Name
MAFF Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Morley Chairperson Nil
Mr. Edmund S. Bailey Member Expenses only
Mr. Richard Betton Member Expenses only
Mr. William John Cockbain Member Expenses only
Mr. Philip Henry Cornelius Member Expenses only
Mrs. Esther Baddeley Cummins Member Expenses only
Mrs. Joyce Gilman Member Expenses only
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hayton Member Expenses only
Mr. Patrick J. Kelly Member Expenses only
Mr. Cyril Stobart Lewis Member Expenses only
Mrs. Rosemary Ann Mudge Member Expenses only
Mr. Colin Passmore Member Expenses only
Mr. David Pearson Member Expenses only
Mr. T. D. Prince Member Expenses only
Mr. Hugh Robert Thomas Member Expenses only
Mr. John Vaughan Deputy Chairperson Expenses only
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
To provide scientifically-based advice to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Health and territorial departments on matters relating to spongiform encephalopathies, taking due account of the remit of other bodies with related responsibilities.
Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee
Under section 68 of the Food Act 1984, as amended by the Food Safety Act 1990.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales are required to prepare, each year after consultation with the sugar beet processors and growers, a programme for carrying out research and education in matters affecting the growing of home grown sugar beet.
The Act also provides for the programme to be brought into effect by means of an order, and to be financed by a levy on the producers and growers.
£ per meeting
Dr. Michael J. Armstrong Member 155
Mr. Melvyn Frank Askew Member 155
Dr. David James Carmichael Member 155
Mr. Christopher Robert Arthur Carter Member 155
Mr. Hugh Roger Dyas Chairperson 181
Prof. John H. R. Hoyles Member 155
Prof. Roger Plumb Member 155
Veterinary Products Committee
To give advice with respect to safety, quality and efficacy in relation to the veterinary use of any substance or article (not being an instrument, apparatus or appliance) to which any provision of the Medicines Act is applicable. To promote the collection of information relating to suspected adverse reactions for the purpose of enabling such advice to be given.
Independent Scientific Group on Cattle Tuberculosis
To advise Ministers on implementation of the Krebs Report on bovine TB in cattle and badgers by:
overseeing the design and analysis of the randomised trial to test the effectiveness of badger culling as a means of controlling bovine TB;
regularly monitoring the progress of, and outputs from, the experiment and assessing any important differences in results between treatments;
monitoring the data on Bovine TB in areas and species outside the experiment;
reporting to Ministers on progress; and
advising, as requested, on related issues.
£ per hour
Prof. John Bourne MRCVS, CBE Chairperson 25.70
Dr. Christl Donnelly Deputy Chairperson 21.25
Sir David Cox FBA, FRS Member 21.25
Prof. George Gettinby FRSE Member 21.25
Prof. Ivan Morrison FRSE Member 21.25
Institute for Animal Health Member 21.25
Dr. Rosie Woodroffe Member 21.25
Prof. John McInerney OBE, FRSA(23) Member 21.25
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review Group
To review existing policies and legislation in England and Wales concerning the management and conservation of salmon, trout, eels and freshwater fish and make recommendations. The review and recommendations should take particular account of:
the need to maintain, and where appropriate enhance, biodiversity;
the need to maximise the economic, social and recreational benefits derived from salmon and freshwater fisheries, taking account both of the interests of local communities and local factors and traditions;
the need for management of fisheries to be on a fully sustainable basis, taking account of the precautionary approach.
The review should also consider other factors that may affect the development and sustainability of these fisheries.
The review should examine the institutional arrangements for the regulation and management of these fisheries (including the role of the public sector, the need to involve all interested parties, and arrangements in tidal and coastal waters) and how best such arrangements can be funded.
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