HC Deb 18 November 1998 vol 319 c599W
18. Mr. Baker

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the delivery across departments of Government policy relating to genetically modified organisms. [58932]

Dr. Jack Cunningham

The Government recognise the potential benefits offered by developments in biotechnology, but also the environmental and human safety issues which these raise.

The new Ministerial Group on Biotechnology and Genetic Modification, which the Prime Minister has asked me to chair, will review our policies in this field and how they are delivered.