Written question asked by Anthony Steen (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 October 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Thursday, 16 October 2003 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, when she will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for Totnes concerning genetically-modified food dated 3rd July, DEFRA ref: 183640. - (Holding answer 14 October 2003).

Answer: Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Totnes concerning genetically-modified food dated 3 July 2003, Defra ref: 183640. [131544] Mr. Morley :[holding answer 14 October 2003]: My officials wrote to the hon. Member on 18 July 2003, stating that the letter had been transferred to Food Standards Agency (FSA) for reply. The FSA report to Parliament through Health Ministers, and I understand that my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Public Health (Miss Melanie Johnson) wrote to the hon. Member on 21 September 2003.

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