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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she takes to ensure genetically modified salmon cannot escape from confinement into the wild. - Inc ref to 375 c78-9W, 19 November 2001, and 375 c198W, 20 November 2001. (Holding answer 27 November 2001).

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

28 November 2001

Reference

375 c1031W;375 c1023W; 18366

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the (a) likelihood of interbreeding of genetically modified fish and wild fish and (b) environmental consequences of such interbreeding, with particular reference to salmon. (Holding answer 15 October 2001).

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

8 October 2001

For answer on

20 November 2001

Answered on

20 November 2001

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the (a) likelihood of interbreeding of genetically modified fish and wild fish and (b) environmental consequences of such interbreeding, with particular reference to salmon. [8001] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 15 October 2001]: It is likely that fertile genetically modified (GM) fish released into the environment would interbreed with the local wild population of the same species. The environmental consequences would depend on the individual circumstances. The likelihood of environmental consequences is the rationale behind the European Regulatory regime, which prohibits releases of genetically modified organisms into the environment. Directive 90/220 requires that anyone wanting to release genetically modified organisms in any country in the EU must have prior approval subject to a detailed risk assessment. Approval cannot be granted unless the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the regulatory authorities that all appropriate measures have been taken to avoid adverse effects on human health and the environment. Each application is considered on a case by case basis taking account of specific circumstances in each individual case; it is not possible to generalise. In the case of a proposal to release GM salmon the likelihood of interbreeding with the wild population is one of the factors which would be assessed. It is difficult to envisage approval being granted where the possibility of interbreeding with wild stock exists.

Date

20 November 2001

Reference

8001; 375 c198W;375 c202-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the environmental consequences of the farming of genetically-modified salmon. - Includes ref to 'Genetic Modification of Fish - a UK Perspective' and ACRE Guidance Note 8. Copies in Library.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 April 1999

For answer on

22 April 1999

Answered on

22 April 1999

Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the environmental consequences of the farming of genetically modified salmon. [81451] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 20 April 1999]: No genetically modified salon are currently being farmed in the UK, and no applications have been received for the release of genetically modified fish. However, the environmental consequences of the farming of genetically modified fish have been considered by the Department and by the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE). The Department of the Environment published a research report on the Genetic Modification of Fish--a UK Perspective in November 1994. ACRE Guidance Note 8, issued in March 1997, provides guidance for experimental releases of genetically modified fish. Research into GM fish has increased steadily since the first published reports in 1985 and the technology now exists for the routine modification of a variety of fish species. Some modified traits may affect the ecological range of a fish species, for example increasing the temperature range in which they are able to survive and breed. The implications of such changes would need to be carefully considered in the risk assessment before a release could take place. The publications offer detailed recommendations on approaches to risk assessment and risk management for GM fish, and for emergency control measures. Guidelines are also provided for carrying out monitoring during and after the release. Copies of both these publications are in the House of Commons Library.

Date

22 April 1999

Reference

81451; 329 c627W

House

House of Commons

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