§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he has contacted the National Consumer Council to seek its endorsement of the Government's approach to genetic modification; and if he will make a statement. [85280]
§ Dr. Jack CunninghamI have spoken to the National Consumers Council and to other interested organisations to explain to them the measures which I announced to the House on 21 May 1999.
§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what purposes he proposes to make alterations prior to publication to the report of the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser on genetic modification. [85281]
§ Dr. Jack CunninghamThe joint paper by the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Scientific Adviser on genetically modified foods and public health was published on Friday 21 May 1999. The authors revised the paper to ensure that it was intelligible to the lay reader and included recommendations for action.