§ Joan RuddockTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under what circumstances licences for the use of glufosinate or glyphosate on herbicide-tolerant genetically modified crops may be granted before the completion of the farm-scale trials with herbicide-tolerant genetically modified crops in 2003. [91414]
§ Mr. RookerNo herbicide will be approved for use with genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops unless a thorough and specific evaluation of the possible effects on people and on the environment has identified no unacceptable risks. Moreover, until a genetically modified herbicide tolerant crop is itself legally on the market in this country I do not expect to grant an approval for use on that crop to any herbicide products containing glufosinate or glyphosate.