David Byrne has, in a private capacity, been a strong supporter of the S2S campaign since it started. In a letter to the group dated 27th June 2003 as EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, he expresses his support for the proposal. ” Not only is this exciting because of the pleasure it will provide to so many people but it will also greatly contribute to the improvement of public health.” Read the full text of the letter in PDF format.