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We understand the issue of the territorial application of these regulations—that it is England only. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for some insight into how we came to this situation. Devolved nations such as Scotland and Wales currently treat precision-bred organisms as GMOs and therefore have expressed their concerns about these regulations. The divergence also poses risks for trade, particularly with the EU, but the Polish example that the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, raised is fascinating and gives hope. It gives hope particularly that this does not create a barrier to any future objective, which we hold very dear on these Benches, of improving the terrible trade deals with our nearest neighbours.