§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire (Mr. Öpik) of 2 April 1998,Official Report, columns 655–56, in respect of the research into the implications for organic forms of cross contamination with pollen from genetically modified crops (a) who is undertaking the research, (b) when he expects the research to be completed and (c) if the results will be published in full. [46560]
§ Mr. RookerThe contract for the research has not yet been awarded. Once work has started, it is expected that the research will take between 3 to 6 months to complete. The results of this research will be disseminated widely.