Written question asked by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Friday, 26 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 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, what provision she has made to ensure that Chardon LL maize will not be added to the National Seed List before arrangements have been made to restrict herbicide use to the regime used for the farmscale evaluation programme.

Answer: Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what provision she has made to ensure that Chardon LL maize will not be added to the National Seed List before arrangements have been made to restrict herbicide use to the regime used for the farmscale evaluation programme. [164960] Mr. Morley: In her statement of 9 March my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs made it clear that Chardon LL would not be added to the UK National List until the Part C release consent had been amended in accordance with ACRE's advice. Officials have written to the French Competent Authority, which issued the relevant consent on behalf of all EU member states, seeking amendments to the consent for Bayer T25 GM maize (Chardon LL) to limit herbicide use with the crop in line with ACRE's advice on the FSE results.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 420 c126W; 164960
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Crops Animal feed Genetically modified organisms Seeds Research Maize Weedkillers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk