§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list by company the genetically modified organisms currently approved for(a) field testing and (b) marketing in the United Kingdom. [8041]
§ Angela EagleTo date 124 consents for the experimental release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Great Britain have been granted since the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 came into force on 1 February 1993. By company, these GMOs are:
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GMO Consents Advanced Technologies Potatoes 6 Tobacco 1 AgrEvo UK Crop Protection Ltd. Oilseed rape 5 Wheat 1 Sugar beet 4 Maize 3 Potatoes 1 Axis Genetics Potatoes 2 Bejo Zaden Chicory 2 CPB Twyford Oilseed rape 1 Derby University Apple trees 1 Hilleshog NK Sugar beet 4 Hoechst UK Ltd Oliseed rape 1 John Innes Centre Wheat 1 John K King and Sons Ltd. Oilseed rape 1 Lancaster University M13 Bacteriophage virus 1 Leicester university Tobacco 3 Maribo UK Ltd. Sugar beet 1 Monsanto Plc. Oilseed rape 3 Sugar beet 6 NERC/IVEM Baculovirus 4 New Farm Crops Wheat 3 NIAB Oilseed rape 1
GMO Consents Nickerson BIOCEM Ltd. Oilseed rape 5 Wheat 1 Potatoes 3 Tobacco 1 Perryfields Holdings Oilseed rape 1 Pioneer Genetique SARL Oilseed rape 1 Plant Breeding International Potatoes 7 Plant Genetic Systems NV Oilseed rape 20 Rhone Poulene Agriculture Oilseed rape 2 Rothamsted Experimental Station Rhizobium 2 The Scottish Agricultural College Oilseed rape 6 Scottish Crop Research Institute Potatoes 3 Strawberries 1 Sharpes International Seeds Ltd. Swedes 1 Oilseed rape 1 Sugar beet 4 Maize 1 Shell Research Ltd. Eucalyptus 2 Zeneca Ltd. Oilseed rape 1 Poplars 2 Maize 1 sugar beet 1 Tomatoes 1 In the same period eight consents for the marketing of GMOs in the European Community, including the United Kingdom, have been granted in accordance with Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms to the environment. By company, these are:
GMO Rhone Merieux Belgium (1 consent granted) Rabies Vaccine Societe Nationale d'Exploitation des Tabacs et Allumettes (1 consent granted) Tobacco with herbicide tolerance Vemie Veterinar Chemie GmbH (2 consents granted) Vaccine against Aujeszky's disease in pigs Plant Genetics Systems N.V. (1 consent) Oilseed rape hybrid system with herbicide tolerance for seed production only Monsanto Europe (1 consent) Soya beans with herbicide tolerance for import and storage for processing only Ciba Geigy (1 consent) Maize with insect resistance and herbicide tolerance for unrestricted use Bejo Zaden B.V. (1 consent) Chicory hybrid system with herbicide tolerance for seed production only These GMOs are not necessarily being marketed in the UK. The consents for Plant Genetics Systems and Monsanto were granted by the United Kingdom, whereas the other consents were granted by other member states.