Select Committee on Science and Technology Eighth Report


LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

1Collated Government Evidence
    
  Summary
Ev 96
  Introduction
Ev 97
  Overview of Departmental Roles
Ev 98
  Cabinet Office
Ev 98
  Home Office
Ev 99
  Department of Health (DH)
Ev 100
  National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)
Ev 102
  Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Ev 103
  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Ev 103
  Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)
Ev 105
  Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
Ev 109
  Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Ev 110
  Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Ev 111
  Northern Ireland Office (NIO)
Ev 112
  Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
Ev 112
  Scottish Executive (SE)
Ev 113
  Ministry of Defence (MOD)
Ev 115
  
Section 1: How countermeasures against chemical, biological and radiological
terrorism are informed by science and technology
Ev 116
  
  1.1Cabinet Office
Ev 116
  1.2Home Office
Ev 117
  1.3Department of Health
Ev 119
  1.4National Radiological Protection Board
Ev 124
  1.5DEFRA
Ev 126
  1.6DTI
Ev 132
  1.7FSA
Ev 133
  1.8Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Ev 134
  1.9Northern Ireland Office
Ev 135
  1.10ODPM
Ev 135
  1.11Scottish Executive
Ev 137
  1.12Ministry of Defence
Ev 139
  
Section 2: How the surveillance of dangerous chemicals and pathogens is
co-ordinated, both nationally and internationally, the policies that are in place to respond
Ev 139
  
  2.1Home Office
Ev 139
  2.2Department of Health
Ev 140
  2.3National Radiological Protection Board
Ev 141
  2.4FCO
Ev 142
  2.5FSA
Ev 143
  2.6Ministry of Defence
Ev 143
  
Section 3: The public communications policy on the threat and response to
biological, chemical and radiological terrorism
Ev 144
  
  3.1Cabinet Office
Ev 144
  3.2Department of Health
Ev 144
  3.3National Radiological Protection Board
Ev 145
  3.3Food Standards Agency
Ev 145
  
Section 4: What research relevant to the chemical, biological and radiological
threats is being undertaken in the UK and what controls are placed on it
Ev 146
  
  4.1Home Office
Ev 146
  4.2Department of Health
Ev 146
  4.3National Radiological Protection Board
Ev 148
  4.4Ministry of Defence
Ev 148
Section 5: The need for an ethical code of conduct for scientists working with
dangerous substances or pathogens
Ev 148
  
  5.1Home Office
Ev 148
  5.2DH
Ev 149
  5.3National Radiological Protection Board
Ev 149
  5.4FCO
Ev 149
  5.5Ministry of Defence
Ev 149
  
2Dr T D Inch, Chairman, Advisory Committee to the UK National
Authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention
Ev 149, Ev 150
3Royal Society
Ev 151
4Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL)
Ev 154
5Dr Hilary I Dobson
Ev 155
6UK Biosciences Federation
Ev 156
7British Retail Consortium
Ev 157
8Professor Graham Pearson, Bradford University
Ev 158
9STERIS UK
Ev 165
10Dr F Duggan
Ev 173
11Society for General Microbiology
Ev 174
12Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research (CAMR)
Ev 179
13Rank Hovis Limted
Ev 187
14BAA plc
Ev 188
15Public Health Laboratory (PHLS)
Ev 188
16Academy of Medical Sciences
Ev 195
17Royal College of General Practitioners
Ev 200
18PowderJect Pharmaceuticals plc
Ev 200
19The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
Ev 206
20Mr Reg Maling
Ev 208
21Acambis plc
Ev 211
22Nutrition Society
Ev 213
23Professor Malcolm R Dando, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
Ev 215
24British Medical Association
Ev 219
25Research Councils UK
Ev 221
  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Ev 223
  Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
Ev 225
  Economic and Social Research Council
Ev 226, Ev 245
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Ev 227
  Medical Research Council
Ev 228
  Natural Environment Research Council
Ev 230
26Tesco
Ev 232
27Association for the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
Ev 234
28Dr Hans-Christian Raabe
Ev 237
29National Focus for Chemical Incidents
Ev 239
30British Veterinary Association
Ev 240
31Royal Mail Group Plc
Ev 241
32International Committee of the Red Cross
Ev 243
33Government
Ev 245
34Universities UK
Ev 248
35Association of Heads of Universities Association
Ev 249
36Thorn Secure Science International
Ev 250
37QinetiQ
Ev 251
38Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Ev 253
39Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Ev 258
40Mr Satish Singh, Medical and Healthcare Products Agency
Ev 260
41Home Office
Ev 261






 
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