§ Lord Beaumont of Whitleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in preparing to reform the common agricultural policy, they have commissioned any studies of the effect on the New Zealand rural economy of the withdrawal of all agricultural subsidies; if not, why not; and if so, whether they propose to publish the results. [HL3337]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)The Government are well aware of the substantial reforms which have been achieved in New Zealand's agricultural policy. A number of studies of the New
Application number Species NL applicant Estimated date of proposed NL decision(*) 45/798 Sugar Beet Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG., Germany April 2000 45/822 Sugar Beet Novartis Seeds AB., Sweden April 2000 45/813 Sugar Beet Danisco Seeds, UK April 2000 45/774 Sugar Beet Hilleshog AB., Sweden April 1999 45/749 Sugar Beet Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG., Germany April 1999 51/833 Maize Van Der Have, Netherlands February 2000 35/959 Spring Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium Late 1998/Early 1999 35/960 Spring Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium Late 1998/Early 1999 35/1016 Winter Oilseed Rape Deutsche Saatveredelung GmbH., Germany Spring 1999 35/1174 Winter Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 1999 35/1175 Winter Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 1999 35/1184 Winter Oilseed Rape Monsanto Crop Protection, UK November 1999 35/1185 Winter Oilseed Rape Monsanto Crop Protection, UK November 1999 35/1205 Spring Oilseed Rape Calgene Inc., USA November 1999 35/1206 Spring Oilseed Rape Calgene Inc., USA November 1999 35/1210 Spring Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 1999 35/1211 Spring Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 1999 35/1222 Spring Oilseed Rape Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., USA November 1999 35/1316 Winter Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 2000 35/1318 Winter Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 2000 (*) It is not the practice to publish national list proposals until the marketing consents required under Directive 90/220/EEC have been promulgated by the Competent Authority.
§ Lord Beaumont of Whitleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the corresponding genetically modified release consents in respect of each of the national
184WAZealand experience are available. In particular, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published such an assessment in Agricultural Policy Reform and the Rural Economy in OECD Countries (OECD, 1998). There has been no need for the Government to commission additional studies.