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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answer

Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 21 May 1998, Official Report, column 483, if he will provide the corresponding genetically modified release consents in respect of each of the national seed list applications, indicating the application and consent numbers and dates and, if different from the national list applicants, the applicants' names. [46208] Mr. Rooker: In respect of the consents covering National List trials, the information requested is set out in the table. Further details relating to the release consents are available on a statutory public register which is maintained by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Application number Species National list applicant Release consent number; Date consent granted; Applicant for Consent 45/798 Sugar Beet Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG., 97/R19/13--17 March 1997 Agrevo Germany UK Crop Protection Ltd. 45/822 Sugar Beet Novartis Seeds AB., Sweden 96/R21/4--25 February 1997 Novartis Seeds Ltd. 45/813 Sugar Beet Danisco Seeds, UK 96/R21/4--25 February 1997 Novartis Seeds Ltd. 45/774 Sugar Beet Hilleshog AB., Sweden 96/R21/4--25 February 1997 Novartis Seeds Ltd. 45/749 Sugar Beet Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG., 97/R19/13--17 March 1997 Agrevo Germany UK Crop Protection Ltd. 51/833 Maize Van der Have, Netherlands 96/R13/6--2 April 1996 Sharpes International Seeds Ltd. 35/959 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems N.V., 95/R15/15--3 January 1996 Plant Belgium Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/960 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems N.V., 95/R15/15--3 January 1996 Plant Belgium Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/1016 Oilseed Rape Deutsche Saatveredelung GmbH, 96/R27/1--6 August 1996 Germany Perryfields Holdings Ltd. 35/1062 Oilseed Rape Monsanto Crop Protection UK 96/R22/6--6 August 1996 Monsanto Europe, Belgium 35/1174 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems N.V., 97/R15/20--1 August 1997 Plant Belgium Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/1175 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium 97/R15/20--1 August 1997 Plant Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/1176 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems N.V., 97/R15/20--1 August 1997 Plant Belgium Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/1184 Oilseed Rape Monsanto Crop Protection, UK 96/R22/6--6 August 1996 Monsanto Europe, Belgium 35/1185 Oilseed Rape Monsanto Crop Protection, UK 96/R22/6--6 August 1996 Monsanto Europe, Belgium 35/1205 Oilseed Rape Calgene Inc., USA 97/R28/3--17 March 1998 John K. King & Sons Ltd. 35/1206 Oilseed Rape Calgene Inc., USA 97/R28/3--17 March 1998 John K. King & Sons Ltd. 35/1210 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems N.V., 97/R15/23--19 March 1998 Plant Belgium Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/1211 Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems N.V., 97/R15/23--19 March 1998 Plant Belgium Genetic Systems N.V., Belgium 35/1222 Oilseed Rape Pioneer Hi-Bred International 97/R24/2--1 April 1998 Pioneer Inc., USA Genetique S.A.R.L., France _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: DETR application and consent numbers are the same

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

314 c417-20W;314 c417-9W; 46208

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Genetically modified organisms Seeds Technology Research Science