HC Deb 29 January 1997 vol 289 c287W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in what circumstances his Department permits the genetic modification of animals; and if he will make a statement. [13086]

Mrs. Browning

Experiments on animals are regulated by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which is administered by the Secretary of State for the Home Department. MAFF's policy on the genetic modification of livestock, and our research and development programme, is guided by the "Report of the Committee to Consider the Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Breeding of Farm Animals", the Banner report, published in 1995.