HL Deb 30 March 1999 vol 599 cc31-2WA
Lord Beaumont of Whitley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In respect of the last 10 oil and fibre plant seeds to have received statutory certification, whether they will specify:

  1. (a) the date each seed was entered into the non-statutory provisional seed certification scheme;
  2. (b) the nature and date of each seed's first non-statutory provisional certification;
  3. (c) the nature and date of each seed's second non-statutory provisional certification;
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  5. (d) the nature and date of any subsequent non-statutory provisional certification (if any) in respect of the seed;
  6. (e) the date that the variety in respect of each seed was entered on the national list or common catalogue;
  7. (f) the nature and date of each seed's first statutory certification;
  8. (g) the nature and date of each seed's second statutory certification; and
  9. (h) the nature and date of any subsequent certification in respect of the seed. [HL1587]

Lord Donoughue

I regret that the Questions cannot be answered without incurring disproportionate cost.