Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 9 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1999. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 367, if he will ensure that no further consents are issued which allow the products of a genetically modified crop trial to enter the food chain; and if he will take steps to establish the fate of the products of genetically modified crop trials where consents were given for them to enter the food chain; pursuant to his Answer of 5th July, Official Report, column 367, which company or companies were given consents to use the products of genetically modified crop trials as animal feed in (a) August 1994 and March 1997 in respect of genetically modified oil seed rape and (b) April 1996 in respect of genetically modified maize; what were the locations of these trials; and what information concerning these trials and the consents given to use their products as animal feed was made available to honourable Members and the public, prior to the crops being grown. - Includes ref to Council Directive 90/220/EEC and 5 May 1999 at 330 c390W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

336 c329W; 91251;91252

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Companies Crops Animal feed Genetically modified organisms Research Maize Oilseed rape