Agriculture: Genetically Modified Crops

House of Lords written question – answered at on 30 January 2014.

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Photo of The Countess of Mar The Countess of Mar Deputy Speaker (Lords)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the comments by Professor Ingo Potrykus and Dr Patrick Moore on Greenpeace's argument against the premature use of the genetically modified organism referred to as golden rice; and whether those comments were relied upon by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in preparing his remarks on the BBC Today programme on 20 June 2013.

Photo of Lord de Mauley Lord de Mauley The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government is keen to listen to all public views about the development and use of genetic modification technology. Golden Rice has the potential to help alleviate the problems associated with vitamin A deficiency in developing countries, and is being developed as a not-for-profit humanitarian project. The Government believes that properly sanctioned research trials, such as those being undertaken on golden rice, must be able to progress without the threat of disruption or vandalism, so that decisions can be taken on the basis of the scientific evidence.

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