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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many United States (a) Government committees, (b) boards and (c) working groups relating to the issue of Gulf veterans' illnesses his Department's representatives have sat since 1 May 1997; and if he will list the official titles of each of these committees, boards and working groups and the United States Departments to which each committee, board and working group belongs. [93988] Mr. Spellar: The information requested is provided in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Title of US Government committee, board or working group US Department representation Persian Gulf Veterans Co-ordinating Board (PGVCB) Research Working PGVCB is an inter-departmental board comprising Department of Group, PGVCB Clinical Working Group and PGVCB Benefits Working Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Health Group and Human Service The Center for Disease Control Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Department of Health and Human Services Conference Planning Committee Planning Committee meeting for the Military Medicine Conference on Department of Defense Post-conflict Illnesses Planning Committee Meeting for the Principal Investigators' PGVCB is an inter-departmental board comprising Department of Conference Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Health and Human Services The Armed Forces Epidemiology Board Department of Defense _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

93988; 336 c698-9W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Iraq-Kuwait conflict Meetings USA Gulf War syndrome Veterans