HC Deb 10 January 2001 vol 360 cc561-2W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment the Government have made of the impact of GM agriculture on farmland values. [144339]

Mr. Nick Brown

[holding answer 8 January 2001]: There is currently no commercial cultivation of GM crops in the UK.

Mr. Yeo

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what factors underlie his policy concerning the level of Government funding for research into GM crops. [144394]

Mr. Nick Brown

[holding answer 8 January 2001]: My Department's policy for funding research in relation to GM crops is published on the MAFF website www.maff.gov.uk.