§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the distance of the pollen barrier at the genetically modified farm-scale trial in Wiltshire; what is the distance which SCIMAC recommend for an isolation distance in their code of practice; and if he will make a statement. [88158]
§ Mr. MeacherThe consent for the farm scale evaluation of spring oil seed rape at Lushill Farm, Hannington, Wiltshire does not specify a pollen barrier. Under the conditions of the release, a 50m isolation distance must be maintained between the genetically modified (GM) oil seed rape and any non-GM oilseed rape to be used for food or animal feed. Any oil seed rape growing within 50m of the GM oil seed rape will in this instance be destroyed after harvest. The 50m separation distance between GM and non-GM oil seed rape is specified in the SCIMAC (Supply Chain Initiative for Modified Agricultural Crops) Guidelines.