GM Crop Farm Scale Evaluations:
Scientific Steering Committee
The Scientific Steering Committee for the Farm Scale Evaluations of Genetically Modified Crops: Terms of Reference
To advise the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly on the ecological studies in the farm-scale evaluations of genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops, particularly:
- The progress of the ecological studies;
- All aspects of the design and methodology used in the studies;
- Statistical analysis of data;
- The conclusions which may be drawn from the results;
- Publication of results;
- The need for further research.
Membership
Chairman:
Professor Christopher Pollock, Research Director of the Institute of Environmental
and Grassland Research.
Members:
Dr David Gibbons, Head of Conservation Science, Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds;
Dr Alastair Burn of English Nature;
Dr Nick Sotherton, Director of Research for the Game Conservancy Trust;
Dr Nicholas Aebischer, Deputy Director of Research for the Game Conservancy
Trust;
Mr Jim Orson, Director Morley Research Centre; and
Professor Mick Crawley from Imperial College.
Secretary: Dr Nick Brickle (May 1999 - March 2000)
Dr Andrew Wakeham-Dawson (March 2000 - December 2001)
Dr Nick Brickle (March 2002 - September 2004)
Dr Tanja Schuler (September 2004)
The Secretariat is provided by Defra.
The Committee was established in May 1999
Minutes and reports are available at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/fse/steering/index.htm
Page published 22 September
2000;
Page last modified
26 October, 2004