Written question asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 March 2011.

Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the current functions of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee.

Answer: Following the government review of advisory non-departmental public bodies, the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee will be abolished on 30 March 2011 and its functions will pass to the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens. It has been proposed that a new risk assessment subgroup of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens specifically to provide risk assessment advice on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies be set up.

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