§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what consultation there was with local authorities before selection of the locations for field trials of genetically modified crops; and if he will make a statement. [128045]
§ Mr. Meacher[holding answer 28 June 2000]Although there is no specific request for such consultation in the legislation, we did hold a series of 12 meetings focused on local authority areas around groups of sites, in order to explain the purpose of the field study experiments to answer local concerns.606W relief road would need to be justified on its transport merits, and submitted as part of the West Midlands Full Local Transport Plan in July 2000.