International Development written question – answered at on 19 December 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has made to the United Nations about the application of the Biosafety Protocol to biotechnology companies whose products may cause environmental damage.
Neither myself nor my right. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn) have made any representations to the United Nations of this kind.
The Biosafety Protocol is an international treaty, which applies to countries that have signed and ratified it. Parties to the Protocol may introduce national legislation which relates to the activities of biotechnology companies in their countries.
The UK, in line with the European Union (EU), has implemented the Biosafety Protocol within its domestic legislation and this legislation applies to companies which operate within the EU.
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