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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17th December, Official Report, column 995W, on genetically modified food, whether safety testing for Bt11 sweetcorn was carried out on sweetcorn destined for human consumption.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2004
Reference
416 c464W;416 c463-4W; 146327
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which GM crop varieties started national seed listing trials in September 2002; if she will give their (a) locations and (b) dates of planting; and whether each trial is (i) a distinctiveness uniformity and stability and (ii) a...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2002
Reference
79737; 392 c576W;392 c588W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the National Seed Listing trials for GM crops planted between Autumn 2001 and Spring 2002 were completed. - Including table.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2002
Reference
79738; 392 c354W;392 c372-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Government has responded to the recommendation of the Conference of Parties (5) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to investigate the potential risks and impacts of genetic restriction use technologies.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 June 2002
Reference
29500; 386 c934W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if a farmer chosen to take part in the farm-scale evaluations of GM crops in the UK enters into a contract to grow and manage the field of GM and non-GM crop with (a) the Farming and...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 April 2001
Reference
157158; 366 c322W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the voluntary agreement between his Department and the Farming and Biotechnology Industry Body concerning the farm-scale evaluations of GM crops in the UK. (In Library Dep 01/614)....

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 April 2001
Reference
157112; 366 c322W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps the Government is taking in relation to genetic use restriction technologies following the recommendation of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the approval of such technologies by parties...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c758W; 138795
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which GM genetic use restriction technologies (a) have been authorised for field testing in Great Britain to date and (b) are awaiting approval.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 November 2000
Reference
138846; 357 c606-7W;357 c604-5W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) all the correspondence between his officials and the French authorities since 22nd September in respect of the testing regime for distinctness, uniformity and stability of agricultural varieties, (b) documents describing...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 November 2000
Reference
138845; 357 c399W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reason the trials of the forage maize, Chardon LL, genetically-modified to be resistant to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium, did not involve the use of that herbicide. - Inc ref to 355 c472W, 1 November 2000 and 355 c389W 9...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2000
Reference
356 c623-4W;356 c624W; 136489
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Food Standards Agency will take regarding the Public Health Laboratory Service testing of Tesco's organic mushrooms; and if the results of the PHLS's inquiry will be made public. (Report in Library Dep No 00/1673).

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2000
Reference
126309; 352 c440W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the cost is of farm-scale trials of GM herbicide tolerant crops; what is the contribution from public funds; and what is the Government's policy with respect to funding such trials.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 March 2000
Reference
347 c131W; 116689
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer of 16th June 1999 at 333 c192-3W, on genetically-modified foods, if the feeding studies on animals over the period 1994 to 1996 used crops treated with Round-up; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1999
Reference
92106; 336 c360W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what food safety tests were carried out on Monsanto's genetically-modified Round-up Ready soybean after spraying with Round-up herbicide; what was the nature of the tests; what data has been supplied by Monsanto; and on what date the information was supplied; what...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 June 1999
Reference
333 c192-3W; 86320;86319
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the possible genetic effects on the children of veterans who served on Christmas Island during nuclear testing periods. - Includes figures and ref to National Radiological Protection Board study entitled "Cancer...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 March 1999
Reference
75831; 327 c349W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will give details of the United Kingdom testing regime which was applied to determine safety for human consumption of the genetically modified foods currently on sale in the United Kingdom; what changes have been made to the testing regime;...

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 1999
Reference
72946; 326 c790-1W
House
House of Commons

If HM Govt's plan to respond to proposal made by Soviet Union on 24 June that a global moratorium be implemented on testing of nuclear weapons. - Includes ref to 136 c66W.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 July 1989
Reference
156 c586W;156 c588W
House
House of Commons

To give details of all types of test carried out to detect contamination and pollution of water supplies, including the frequency of the tests. - Includes list of parameters.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 1988
Reference
134 c64-5W;134 c63-4W
House
House of Commons

If there have been any reports from the British Antarctic Survey concerning nuclear weapons tests in the Norwegian section of Antarctica.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 April 1988
Reference
131 c30W
House
House of Commons

To initiate with other nuclear non-proliferation treaty member states an investigation into alleged collaboration between Israel & South Africa on nuclear weapons research & testing.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 April 1988
Reference
131 c30W
House
House of Commons