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     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, that is what he is.
     2
     3   MS. STEEL:   OK.  Could you tell us what qualifications you
     4        have?
     5        A.  Yes, I have a first degree in physics from the
     6        University of Kent.  I then gained an M.A. in philosophy
     7        from the University of Kent and subsequently gained two
     8        research degrees in philosophy from the University of
     9        London, an M.Phil. and a Ph.D.
    10
    11   Q.   Perhaps it might be helpful if we refer the court to your
    12        CV?
    13
    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, I have read that and I will take that as
    15        part of Dr. Millstone's evidence.  But if you want me to
    16        look at any particular part now, we will deal with it.
    17
    18   MS. STEEL:   Could you go through your CV and draw our attention
    19        to any parts that you feel are particularly important for
    20        the court to note?
         A.  I would be entirely happy to do that, but I do not have
    22        a copy with me; I was not expecting to need one. (Handed).
    23        Perhaps I might draw attention to some of the items
    24        starting on page 2:  I first started publishing information
    25        concerning food additives in the mid 80s.  In fact, the
    26        first item is on page 3 and under Non-referee Journals was
    27        an article in New Scientist.  I have subsequently published
    28        articles on the regulation of additives in the UK and
    29        comparing UK with other international countries in the
    30        Journal of Food Policy.
    31
    32        I have published two books on food additives, their use,
    33        regulation and safety, both by Penguin in 1986 and 1988.
    34        I have been researching these matters for now just 20
    35        years.  I have received some research support for this.  In
    36        particular, the Economic and Social Research Council is an
    37        item referred to on the top of page 3.  I participated in
    38        comparing the UK with France, West Germany, what was then
    39        the European Community, comparing the ways in which
    40        additives are regulated in the UK with those other states
         and organisations.
    42
    43        I have done some work under the auspices of the European --
    44        it then was the European Communities Consumer Policy
    45        Service, looking at changing patterns of food consumption
    46        in West Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg,
    47        particularly foods being or purporting to be particularly
    48        healthy.  I have also published extensively in books and
    49        journals on food additive safety and particularly focusing
    50        on the issue of the ways in which scientific evidence and 
    51        scientific expertise contribute to and influence the policy 
    52        making process.  Does that answer your question? 
    53
    54   MS. STEEL:   I think so.  If you just explain what exactly is
    55        your area of professional expertise?
    56        A.  OK.
    57
    58   Q.   That is relevant to the court?
    59        A.  I have a post in what is called the Science Policy
    60        Research Unit which is, as I understand it, the UK's