Written question asked by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Friday, 26 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 June 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 14 June 2004 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, whether, for future growings of Chardon LL to take place in the UK, (a) farmers and (b) Bayer CropScience will be obliged to replicate not only herbicide use but also the herbicide concentrations, management practices and other parameters following the farm scale GM maize trials.

Answer: Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether, for future growings of Chardon LL to take place in the UK, (a) farmers and (b) Bayer CropScience will be obliged to replicate not only herbicide use but also the herbicide concentrations, management practices and other parameters following the farm scale GM maize trials. [164975] Mr. Morley: Chardon LL is a variety of GM maize carrying the GM event T25 from Bayer CropScience. In March the company announced that it was not proceeding with commercialisation of this variety in Europe, so it will not be grown in the UK.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 164975; 422 c614-5W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Crops Genetically modified organisms Farmers Research Maize Weedkillers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk