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Written question asked by Ken Livingstone (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 July 1995. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 July 1995 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
How long Professor Hugh Dudley has been the chair of the ethics committee overseeing the service volunteers programme at the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton Down; who else is currently serving on this committee; how many members of Porton Down staff serve on this Committee and what post they hold within Porton Down; if the committee has the right to veto experiments involving service volunteers; in what years the committee has met more than four times since its inception and for what reason; and if he will place all the minutes of this committee since its inception in the Library.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
263 c369-70W;263 c369W
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Armed forces Chemical and biological warfare Defence Staff Research Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment Independent Ethics Committee