Donald Curry - Revision history

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 Following its line of duty, the MLC was critised during the BSE crisis for isuing statements which were "not scientifically correct" and for falling "short of the objectivity that should have been shown by a statutory body with a duty to have regard to the interests of the consumer". {{Ref|2}}
-There are two other links of interest with Curry and the MLC. There has also been a close relationship between the MLC and [[Food From Britain]], another quasi-governmental agency whose primary aim is to export as much food as possible from the UK. It is an organisation
+There are two other links of interest with Curry and the MLC. There has also been a close relationship between the MLC and [[Food from Britain]], another quasi-governmental agency whose primary aim is to export as much food as possible from the UK. It is an organisation
-that would later benefit from the Curry Commission. Curry’s predecessor as chairman of the MLC, [[Geoffrey John]], moved to become chairman of [[Food From Britain]] in 1994. Curry was
+that would later benefit from the Curry Commission. Curry’s predecessor as chairman of the MLC, [[Geoffrey John]], moved to become chairman of [[Food from Britain]] in 1994. Curry was
-appointed to the Council of [[Food From Britain]] for three years in 1994, staying for at least six years. Here was a man who believed in the neo-liberal model of low cost competing internationally.
+appointed to the Council of [[Food from Britain]] for three years in 1994, staying for at least six years. Here was a man who believed in the neo-liberal model of low cost competing internationally.
 From the late nineties, Curry had been appointed as a director of [[NFU Mutual]], the powerful insurance company that links into the NFU. He is now the non-executive Chairman of the [[NFU Mutual Insurance Company]]. The link between [[NFU Mutual]] and the [[National Farmers Union]] (NFU) runs more deeply than many people think, with the two organisations closely intertwined. They even run

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 #{{Note|1}} http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/ws/s487.pdf
-#{{Note|2}}Phillips, Lord, Bridgeman, J and Ferguson-Smith, Professor M (2000) The BSE Inquiry Report. Evidence and
+#{{Note|2}}Phillips, Lord, Bridgeman, J and Ferguson-Smith, Professor M (2000) The BSE Inquiry Report. Evidence and Supporting Papers of the Inquiry into the Emergence and Identification of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) and the Action Taken in Response to it up to 20 March 1996, The Stationery Office, London, October, Vol. One P159; Vol. 6, p 647.
 #{{Note|3}}http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/farming/pdf/pr.doc.
 #{{Note|4}}http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2002/020719c.htm.
 #{{Note|5}}http://www.sac.ac.uk/news/newsletter/august2007/?page=curryhonour

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 #{{Note|3}}http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/farming/pdf/pr.doc.
 #{{Note|4}}http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2002/020719c.htm.
-#{{Ref|5}}http://www.sac.ac.uk/news/newsletter/august2007/?page=curryhonour
+#{{Note|5}}http://www.sac.ac.uk/news/newsletter/august2007/?page=curryhonour

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 * He chaired the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food which reported to Government in January 2002.  .
-* He is Chairman of the [[NFU Mutual Insurance Company]] having been appointed a non-executive director in 1998, Deputy Chairman in June 2000 and Chairman in June 2003.
+* He is Chairman of the [[NFU Mutual Insurance Company]] having been appointed a non-executive director in 1998, Deputy Chairman in June 2000 and Chairman in June 2003. NFU Mutual employs around 3,500 staff, and is the 10th largest insurer in the UK with £11bn of funds under investment
-* In January 2000 he was appointed as a [[Crown Estate Commissioner]] and was re-appointed in 2004 for a further term.
+* In January 2000 he was appointed as a [[Crown Estate Commissioner]] and was re-appointed in 2004 for a further term. The board of the Crown Estate; that Board manages capital investments of almost £6bn on behalf of the monarch.
 * He was first appointed an [[MLC Commissioner]] in October 1986 and Chaired the Commission from September 1993 until April 2001.
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 * In 2005 was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the [[University of Gloucestershire]].
-* He farms 250 acres in Northumberland comprising arable and lowland grass.
+* In 2001 he became a board member of the [[Scottish Agricultural College]] (SAC)and served as vice-chairman of the board until 2006.
 Sir Donald Curry has been an integral part of the British farming establishment for years, with a long history with the
 [[Meat and Livestock Commission]],(MLC).
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 The job of implementing Curry’s recommendations – called the Implementation Group was also given to an organisation that was headed by Curry. ‘I am very glad that Don Curry himself agreed to chair this group of distinguished outsiders,’ wrote [[Tony Blair]]. Also in response, in the 2002 Spending Review, the government promised ‘investment totalling over £500 million over three years will be available to support the key recommendations of the
 Policy Commission chaired by Sir Don Curry, and to improve animal health and welfare.’{{Ref|4}}
-Since then millions has been poured into British agriculture. But why nearly four years later is Curry still talking about the need for reconnection? And what about a fair return for farmers, a central theme of the Curry Commission
+Since then millions has been poured into British agriculture. But why nearly four years later is Curry still talking about the need for reconnection? And what about a fair return for farmers, a central theme of the Curry Commission.
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 #{{Note|3}}http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/farming/pdf/pr.doc.
 #{{Note|4}}http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2002/020719c.htm.

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 * He was awarded a CBE for his services to Agriculture in the 1997 New Year’s Honours list and a Knighthood in the Birthday Honours in 2001.
-* In December 2000 he was the first recipient of The Royal Smithfield Club's Bicentenary Trophy awarded for his major contribution to the British meat industry.
+* In December 2000 he was the first recipient of [[The Royal Smithfield Club]]'s Bicentenary Trophy awarded for his major contribution to the British meat industry.
-* In June 2004 he was awarded The Royal Agricultural Society's National Agricultural Award.
+* In June 2004 he was awarded [[The Royal Agricultural Society's]] National Agricultural Award.
-* In 2004 he was also awarded an honorary degree (BSc) by Cranfield University.
+* In 2004 he was also awarded an honorary degree (BSc) by [[Cranfield University]].
-* In 2005 was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Gloucestershire.
+* In 2005 was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the [[University of Gloucestershire]].
 * He farms 250 acres in Northumberland comprising arable and lowland grass.
-Sir Donald Curry has been an integral part of the British farming establishment for years, with a long history with the [[Meat
+Sir Donald Curry has been an integral part of the British farming establishment for years, with a long history with the
-and Livestock Commission]] ,(MLC)
+[[Meat and Livestock Commission]],(MLC).
 The MLC’s ‘paramount duty is to promote greater efficiency in
 the livestock industry and the livestock products industry’. {{Ref|1}}

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	He was first appointed an [[MLC Commissioner]] in October 1986 and Chaired the Commission from September 1993 until April 2001.		He was first appointed an [[MLC Commissioner]] in October 1986 and Chaired the Commission from September 1993 until April 2001.
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−	~~He was a founder, and is Chair of [['At Home in the Community']], a charity providing care in the North East for people with learning disabilities.~~

	He was awarded a CBE for his services to Agriculture in the 1997 New Year’s Honours list and a Knighthood in the Birthday Honours in 2001.		He was awarded a CBE for his services to Agriculture in the 1997 New Year’s Honours list and a Knighthood in the Birthday Honours in 2001.