HL Deb 11 October 1999 vol 605 cc66-7WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the concept of "commercial secrecy" plays any role in the regulation of genetically and hormone modified organisms; and, if so, what role. [HL 4074]

Lord Whitty

I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave him on 11 June 1999, (Official Report, col. WA 179) for details of the role commercial secrecy plays in respect of the regulation of genetically modified organisms. The regulations would apply in the same way to an organism that had been genetically and hormone modified. To date no application has been received to release such an organism.