§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list each application for national seed listing of genetically modified varieties, indicating the (i) application number, (ii) company name, (iii) approximate date of proposed decision, (iv) release consent number, (v) date consent was granted and (vi) if different from the national list applicants, the applicants' names. [85934]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is given in the table.
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Genetically modified plant varieties National list applications under consideration at 4 June 1999 Application number and species NL applicant Earliest date of proposed decision DETR release reference (and holder if different from NL applicant) and date granted 35/1316—Winter Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 20002 98/R 15/24—Application 16/2/98 Granted 10/7/98 35/1318—Winter Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 20002 98/R15/24—Application 16/2/98 Granted 10/7/98 35/1335—Spring Oilseed Rape Advanta Seeds UK November 20002 97/R15/7—Application 31/7/97 Granted 13/3/97 35/1336—Spring Oilseed Rape Advanta Seeds UK November 20002 97/R13/7—Application 31/1/97 Granted 13/3/97 35/1343—Spring Oilseed Rape Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., USA November 20002 97/R24/2—Application 5/1/98 Granted 1/4/98 35/1346—Spring Oilseed Rape Plant Genetic Systems, Belgium November 20002 98/R19/18—Application 4/12/98 Granted 22/3/99 (Agrevo) 35/1347—Spring Oilseed Rape Plant Genetics Systems Belgium November 20002 98/R19/18—Application 4/12/98 Granted 22/3/99 (Agrevo) 45/774—Sugar Beet Novartis Seeds AB, Sweden Test and Trials Complete1 96/R21/4—Application 24/12/96 Granted 5/2/97 45/798—Sugar Beet KWS Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG, Germany April 20002 97/R19/13—Application 20/1/97 Granted 17/3/97 (Agrevo) 45/813—Sugar Beet Danisco Seeds, UK April 20002 961R21/4— Application 24/12/96 Granted 5/2/97 45/850—Sugar Beet KWS Kleinwanzlebener Saatzuchtq AG, Germany April 20012 97/R19/13—Application 20/1/97 Granted 25/2/97 45/865—Sugar Beet Novartis Seeds AB, Sweden April 20012 96/R21/4—Application 24/12/96 Granted 25/2/97 45/877—Sugar Beet Danisco Seeds, UK April 20012 96/R21/4—Application 24/12/96 Granted 25/2/97 51/833—Maize Van Der Have, Netherlands February 20003 96/R13/6—Application 23/2/96 Granted 2/4/96 (Sharpes) Marketing Consent C/F/95/12/07 published 5/8/98 51/886—Maize Van Der Have, Netherlands February 20013 Marketing Consent C/F/95/12/07 Published 5/8/98 132/533—Fodder Beet DLF Trifolium, Denmark Test and Trials not started No National List tests or trials will be sown in 1999 1Test and trials complete, awaiting promulgation of marketing consents under Directive 90/220. 2 Subject to promulgation of marketing consents under 90/220 and satisfactory completion of tests and trials. 1Subject to satisfactory completion of tests and trials.
§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many test sites there have been in each relevant year for each of the national list applications of genetically modified seed varieties. [85946]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is given in the table.
The number of national list test and trial sites planted each year for genetically modified varieties currently under consideration is as follows:
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Species—Test/trial Number of sites Winter Oilseed Rape VCU trial sites 7 DUS test sites 1 pathology test sites (VCU) 2 vernalisation test sites 1 Spring Oilseed Rape VCU trial sites 2 DUS test sites 1 vernalisation test sites 1
Spescies—Test/trial Number of sistes Maize VCU teial sites 4 Reserve VCUtrial sites 12 DUS test sites 2— Sugar Best VCU/DUS sites 4 Reserve VCU/DUS sites 2 12 sites sown in 1999, none in 1998 2 Conducted in Feance