Reappointments to the
Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority Advisory Committee
Lord Hunt,
Minister of State for Energy & Climate Change, today
confirmed the reappointment of Professor Alastair Hay, Dr David
Faraday and Mr Douglas Leech to the CWC National Authority
Advisory Committee (NAAC), for a further four years.
Lord Hunt, Minister of State for Energy & Climate Change,
today confirmed the reappointment of Professor Alastair Hay, Dr
David Faraday and Mr Douglas Leech to the CWC National Authority
Advisory Committee (NAAC), for a further four years.
The Minster said:
"I am pleased to confirm that Professor Hay, Dr Faraday
and Mr Leech have all agreed to continue their commitment to the
National Authority Advisory Committee. Their knowledge and
experience makes them ideal candidates to take forward the
important work of the NAAC and I am grateful to them all for their
support”
Notes to Editors
1. Professor Hay, Dr Faraday and Mr Leech were all appointed to
the NAAC on 1 February 2006 for an initial term of four years.
These reappointments are for additional four year terms, running
until 31 January 2014, and are made in accordance with the
requirements of the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
2. The NAAC was established in 1997 as a lower tier advisory
Non-Departmental Public Body. Its primary function is to assist
the Department with its task of ensuring that the Chemical Weapons
Convention (CWC) and the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 are implemented
effectively in the UK. Further details are available at:
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/nuclear/nonprolif/chemical_bio/cwc_uk_auth/cwc_uk_auth.aspx
3. All members of the NAAC are appointed by the Secretary of
State and receive no remuneration - although members are entitled
to reimbursement of travel and subsistence while on official
duties. There are seven members of the committee, including the
chairman, all of whom are drawn from the UK chemical industry (the
sector in the UK that is primarily affected by the CWC) or
academia.
4. All appointments are made on merit and political activity
plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance
with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement
for appointees’ political activity to be made public. None of the
above named have declared any political activities.
5. The Department of Energy and Climate Change is central to the
UK Government’s leadership on climate change. We are pushing hard
internationally for ambitious effective and fair action to avert
the most dangerous impacts. Through our UK Low Carbon Transition
Plan we are giving householders and businesses the incentives and
advice they need to cut their emissions, we are enabling the
energy sector’s shift to the trinity of renewables, new nuclear
and clean coal, and we are stepping up the fight against fuel poverty.
Contacts:
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Phone: 0300 068 5219
nds.decc@coi.gsi.gov.uk
Mark Malbas
Phone: 0300 068 5223
Mark.Malbas@decc.gsi.gov.uk