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Crops: Genetically Modified Organisms

Commons · Question 74619 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to amend the regulation of genome-edited crops.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 15 Sep 2025

The Government has been undertaking a programme of regulatory reform for precision breeding. The Precision Breeding Act 2023 sets out a more proportionate and science-based regulatory framework for precision breeding that encourages innovation and enables...