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Written question asked by Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 29 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 May 2002. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 May 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the grid references are of locations in which T-25 genetically modified maize (a) has been and (b) is the subject of field crop trials; and if she will make a statement. - Inc list and ref to www.defra.gov.uk/environment/fse/location/index. (Holding answer 2 May 2002).
Answer

Mr. Tyler: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the grid references are of locations in which T-25 genetically modified maize (a) has been and (b) is the subject of field crop trials; and if she will make a statement. [53815] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 2 May 2002]: Listed are the grid references of the locations in which T-25 maize (a) has been grown in the Farm Scale Evaluation (FSE) trials in 1999 (the pilot year of the trials), 2000 and 2001 and (b) is proposed for the FSE trials this year. This and further background information on the FSE trials is on our website at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/fse/ location/index. 1999 SK 979 911 SU 672 628 TG 090 179 TL 101 999 2000 SE 442 409 SJ 356 692 SJ 570 384 SJ 619 473 SK 971 586 SK 979 907 SO 566 475 ST 587 164 TA 263 382 TL 118 130 TM 051 224 TM 100 879 2001 SE 450 412 SJ 362 678 SJ 570 384 SJ 603 210 SJ 619 473 SJ 680 265 SJ 697 862 SK 959 902 SO 566 478 SO 915 564 SU 377 977 SU 748 692 SY 653 849 SY 675 847 SY 680 822 SY 681 836 TA 018 008 TA 224 374 TG 031 134 TG 089 169 TG 092 175 TM 051 221 TM 056 221 TM 068 897 TM 106 873 2002 NZ 206 363 SE 448 422 SJ 573 381 SJ 602 214 SJ 619 473 SJ 683 254 SJ 714 870 SK 963 898 SO 556 486 SO 561 479 SO 915 565 SP 154 403 ST 587 164 ST 785 091 ST 813 082 SU 362 990 SU 748 692 SY 667 857 SY 669 864 SY 680 822 SY 681 836 SY 764 938 TA 020 010 TA 225 374 TF 040 173 TF 195 974 TF 934 241 TG 090 173 TM 051 221 TM 068 897 TM 106 873 TM 168 215 TQ 985 243.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
53815; 385 c55-7W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Crops Genetically modified organisms Location Research Maize
Link
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