§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the projects funded by his Department and its research councils in the past 10 years on scientific research into genetically modified or transgenic fish in the United Kingdom and abroad, by research project title indicating the purpose of the research, the project timespan, its total cost and recipient research centres including projects recently begun. [157754]
Research project title Timespan Cost (£) Institution Agriculture and Food Research Council Efficient production of transgenic fish 21 October 1991–21 October 1995 112,100 University of Southampton Directing gene expression in transgenic fish 13 January 1992–13 September 1995 99,500 Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh Grass carp growth hormone gene expression in the early development of goldfish and salmon 9 November 1992–9 December 1995 118,200 University of Aberdeen NERC The genetic impact of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon on local adaptation and fitness of wild populations: performance of second generation hybrid (ie investigating the genetic impact of genetically modified fish on the wild fish) September 2000-February 2002 36,240 Queen's University Belfast