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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answer

Joan Ruddock: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many varieties have been placed on (a) the National List of Agricultural Plant Species since 1995 on the basis of tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability carried out by the French authorities, categorised by species and year and (b) the EU Common Catalogue of Agricultural Plant Species since 1995 on the basis of decisions made in other member states relying on tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability carried out by the French authorities, categorised by (i) member state species and (ii) in the case of genetically modified varieties, variety name. [138797] Ms Quin: The number of varieties which have been placed on the UK National List of Agricultural Plant Species since 1995 on the basis of tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability carried out by the French authorities is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Species Year Number Wheat 1996 1 1997 1 1999 2 Barley 1996 1 1998 3 1999 1 Lucerne 1996 1 Cocksfoot 1997 1 1998 2 2000 1 Tall fescue 1995 1 Spring field bean 1997 2 Oilseed rape 1995 1 1998 1 Red fescue 1995 1 1996 2 1997 1 1998 2 Maize 1995 11 1996 16 1997 16 1998 21 1999 17 2000 21 Soya bean 1999 1 2000 1 Flax/linseed 1996 1 1998 4 White lupin 1996 2 1997 1 Sunflower 1995 5 1996 2 1997 2 1998 2 1999 2 Fodder beet 2000 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Where varieties have reached the Common Catalogue through National Lists in other member states, information as to whether those decisions were based on tests undertaken by the French authorities would be held by the member states concerned rather than by the UK authorities. No GM varieties have been placed on the UK National List.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

357 c658W;357 c656-7W; 138797

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Crops EU countries Licensing France Quality control Plants Seeds

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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