§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will place in the Library copies of the risk assessments for those genetically modified organisms granted consents for(a) field testing and (b) marketing. [10950]
§ Angela EagleThe risk assessments for all the applications for consents for(a) field testing and (b) marketing of genetically modified organisms are placed on the statutory public register held by the Department. It would be unnecessary duplication to place and maintain them in the Library.
§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list by(a) company and (b) consent the function of genetic modification in each genetically modified organism granted experimental release. [10973]
§ Angela EagleOne hundred and twenty-four consents have been granted for the experimental release of genetically modified organisms since the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 came into force. The information on granting of the consent to the company and the function of the genetic modification is on a statutory public register held by the Department.
§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the dates on which consents were granted for the release of genetically modified organisms for(a) field testing and (b) marketing. [10971]
§ Angela EagleFor(a) field testing, 124 consents and for (b) marketing, two consents have been granted since the coming into force of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992. All these consents and their dates of issue are on the statutory public register held by the Department.
§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many applications for consent to release organisms genetically modified for ampicillin resistance for the purpose of(a) field testing and (b) marketing are currently being considered by his Department. [10976]
§ Angela EagleThe Department is currently considering(a) one application for field testing and (b) no applications for marketing of organisms genetically modified for ampicillin resistance in accordance with the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992.
§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list(a) the members of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment and (b) their declared interests. [10970]
§ Angela EagleThe list of(a) members of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment—ACRE—and (b) their declared interests are published in the ACRE annual report, which is placed in the Library.