Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants and Livestock
Commons · Question 54022 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on genetic editing to prevent diseases in (a) plants and (b) livestock.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 5 Jun 2025
The secondary legislation necessary to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England has successfully passed through Parliament and was passed into law on 13 May 2025. Through this enabling regulatory framework, crop...