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Sugar Beet: Disease Control

Commons · Question 92305 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are being taken to ensure that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act supports research and field trials involving the genetic editing of sugar beet to improve r

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Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 25 Nov 2025

The secondary legislation needed to implement The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England commenced on 13 November 2025. This marks a major milestone, enabling research trials to take place and providing a route to market fo...