My hon. Friends the Minister for Marine and the Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies), and the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment (Jim Fitzpatrick) represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 October. Richard Lochhead MSP also attended. On agriculture, France, spearheading a...

My hon. Friends the Minister for Marine and the Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies), and the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment (Jim Fitzpatrick) represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 October. Richard Lochhead MSP also attended. On agriculture, France, spearheading a...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My honourable friends the Minister for Marine and the Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies), and the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment (Jim Fitzpatrick) represented the United Kingdom...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My honourable friends the Minister for Marine and the Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies), and the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment (Jim Fitzpatrick) represented the United Kingdom...

The Minister with responsibility for marine and the natural environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies) and the Minister with responsibility for food, farming and environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Canning T own (Jim Fitzpatrick) will represent the United Kingdom at the Agriculture...

The Minister with responsibility for marine and the natural environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies) and the Minister with responsibility for food, farming and environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Canning T own (Jim Fitzpatrick) will represent the United Kingdom at the Agriculture...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My honourable friends the Minister for Marine and Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies) and the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment (Jim Fitzpatrick) will represent the United Kingdom...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My honourable friends the Minister for Marine and Natural Environment (Huw Irranca-Davies) and the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment (Jim Fitzpatrick) will represent the United Kingdom...

Motion to take note of two unnumbered explanatory memoranda from DEFRA, dated 6 May 2009, concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and Council, of maize products (Zea mays L., line Bt11 and Zea mays L., line 1507) genetically modified for resistance to certain lepidopteran pests. Agreed to on question.

Motion to take note of two unnumbered explanatory memoranda from DEFRA, dated 6 May 2009, concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and Council, of maize products (Zea mays L., line Bt11 and Zea mays L., line 1507) genetically modified for resistance...

Two unnumbered explanatory memoranda from DEFRA, dated 6 May 2009, concerning the placing on the market of maize products genetically modified for resistance to certain lepidopteran pests. Considered by General Committee.

Two unnumbered explanatory memoranda from DEFRA, dated 6 May 2009, concerning the placing on the market of maize products genetically modified for resistance to certain lepidopteran pests. Considered by General Committee.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on the early planting of MON-810 maize.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on the early planting of MON-810 maize.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what determination the EU has made in respect of the Mon-810 strain of genetically-modified maize; and whether any member state has agreed that the strain should be planted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what determination the EU has made in respect of the Mon-810 strain of genetically-modified maize; and whether any member state has agreed that the strain should be planted.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I and my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Ed Miliband) represented the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I and my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Ed Miliband) represented the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on...

I and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change represented the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on 2 March. Member states adopted Council conclusions on the further development of the EU position on a comprehensive post-2012 climate agreement as a contribution to...

I and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change represented the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on 2 March. Member states adopted Council conclusions on the further development of the EU position on a comprehensive post-2012 climate agreement as a contribution to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy on the growing of genetically modified maize is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy on the growing of genetically modified maize is.

Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on 2 March. At Environment Council Ministers will discuss the development of the EU position on a comprehensive...

Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on 2 March. At Environment Council Ministers will discuss the development of the EU position on a comprehensive...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Ed Miliband) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will represent the UK at the...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Ed Miliband) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will represent the UK at the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of their statements about the safety of genetically modified crops, what assessment they have made of the paper by Velmirov A, Binter C and Zentek J (2008) entitled Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603xMON810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of their statements about the safety of genetically modified crops, what assessment they have made of the paper by Velmirov A, Binter C and Zentek J (2008) entitled Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603xMON810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice,...