Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 31 March 2004. It was answered by Lord Whitty (Labour) on Wednesday, 31 March 2004.

Whitty, Lord

Question: At the time the Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment, Food and Regional Affairs made her statement on GM commercialisation on 9 March, they were aware of the research on sheep feeding trials involving GM maize at Leeds University and the recent research on cauliflower mosaic virus conducted in Norway; and whether, in the light of the finding from these studies, they will commission further research before Chardon LL maize is placed on the National Seeds Register. [HL 2118].

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