§ Ms DrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the dates of meetings over the last year, which he has held 833W about genetically modified organisms with (a) companies, indicating the name of the company in each case, (b) environmental non-Governmental organisations and (c) English Nature. [60603]
§ Mr. MealeI refer to the answer given by the then Under-Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member of Wallesey (Angela Eagle), on 20 May 1998,Official Report, column 369. Since that date, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has had no meetings to discuss genetically modified organisms. My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment has had the following meetings:
Date (a) Monsanto 14 October British Society of Plant Breeders (SCIMAC group) 5 November (b) Green Alliance 2 June RSPB 2 June Nuffield Council on Bioethics 7 October Genetics Forum 15 October (c) English Nature 2 June