§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by title the unpublished reports into aspects of genetic modification which are held by his Department. [75098]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 8 March 1999]It is not the normal practice of governments to release details of information relating to internal policy analysis as is made clear in the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
This Department does, however, seek to make available as much information about genetic modification as possible. For example, the minutes of the meetings of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), and papers produced and considered by the Committee, are routinely published on the MAFF website. Reports of ACNFP assessments of novel food applications are also published in the Committee's annual reports.