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Genetically Modified Organisms: Research |
| Question ID: |
1815689 |
| UIN: |
62125 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5355 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Bool
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Sarah Bool
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding and support mechanisms his Department is considering to establish a national programme for precision breeding (a) research and (b) public engagement. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4382 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Daniel Zeichner
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| Answering Member handle: |
danielzeichner
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@danielzeichner
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to supporting research to unlock the potential of precision breeding. The latest programme of Defra’s Genetic Improvement Networks (GINs), which is supported by up to £15 million in funding over 5 years, includes funding for re... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |