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...