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Written question asked by Tim Yeo (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 June 1999. It was answered by Lord Cunningham of Felling (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 1999 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Cabinet Office

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what amendments the Biotechnology Presentation Group made in the report he published on the Health Implications of Genetically-Modified Foods by the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Scientific Adviser; and if he will publish a list of all the amendments stating the reasons for them; if the authors of the report he published on the Health Implications of Genetically-Modified Foods had been asked to redraft their report by the Biotechnology Presentation Group; how many drafts the report went through prior to publication; and if he will publish the original draft.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
332 c290-1W; 86116;86117
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Disclosure of information Biotechnology Health hazards Genetically modified organisms Food Publications Safety Biotechnology Presentation Group