The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s independent
inquiry into Foot and Mouth Disease in Scotland is now calling for evidence
and views. The RSE has set up the independent expert committee to investigate
the recent outbreak of Foot and MouthDisease in Scotland, the control
procedures employed and the impact that has had on the Scottish economy.
The remit of the group carrying out the work will be to investigate
the outbreak, spread and control of the disease in Scotland with particular
regard to:
1 The organism and the disease
2 Methods of control
3 Impact on the economy generally
4 Impact on tourism
5 Lessons for the future
Professor Ian Cunningham will Chair the Committee and the full membership
of the group is as follows:
| Chair: |
Professor Ian Cunningham CBE FRSE |
| Vice-Chair: |
Professor Gavin McCrone CB FRSE |
| Members: |
Sir James Armour, CBE, FRSE
Professor Brian Ashcroft
Dr Jean Balfour, CBE, FRSE
Mr Ivan Broussine
Sir David Carter, FRSE
Dr W J Irvine, FRSE
Mrs Barbara Kelly CBE
Dr Bill Martin, FRSE
Dr Donald MacRae
Professor Jeff Maxwell, OBE, FRSE
Dr Laura Meagher
Mr David Mitchell
Dr Peter Nettleton
Professor Stuart Reid, FRSE
Dr Robert Sellers FRSE |
| Secretary: |
Mr Loudon Hamilton CB |
The Committee will invite organisations and individuals with relevant
experience to give evidence to one or other of its two subcommittees:
a Biological and Disease Control Committee under the chairmanship of
Dr Bill Martin and an Economic Impact Committee, chaired by Professor
Gavin McCrone.
Individuals and organisations wishing to submit views should do so
in writing, to be received no later than January 7 2002. Submissions
should be sent to:
Mr Loudon Hamilton,
Secretary to the RSE Foot & Mouth Committee,
The Royal Society of Edinburgh,
22-26 George Street,
Edinburgh
EH2 2PQ
Views may alternatively be submitted by email to: footandmouth@royalsoced.org.uk
Submission of evidence will not be accepted verbally over the telephone.
Receipt of evidence will be acknowledged, but the RSE will not enter
into correspondence regarding individual views.
Sir William Stewart, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, commenting
on the membership said:
I am very pleased that we have secured a group of people with
unrivalled expertise across the wide remit of the investigation, willing
to give the time to carry forward this task. I believe it is hugely
important that we should specifically examine the issues raised for
Scotland by Foot and Mouth and do so through an expert and completely
independent body. This will not in any way detract from work being
carried out elsewhere with somewhat different remits. The contribution
of this group will be unique and uniquely valuable.
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