Written question asked by Mark Simmonds (Conservative) on Friday, 7 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2008. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Gene Therapy Advisory Committee

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee;

Answer: The Gene Therapy Advisory Committee is an advisory committee to the Department and does not employ any staff. There has been no capital funding. The committee's secretariat, approximately two full-time equivalent posts, are civil servants employed by the Department. These, and other running costs, are accounted for as part of general administration budget expenditure, where it is not customary to separate the running costs of individual advisory committees.

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