Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53774

Animal Breeding

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 30 May 2025

Question

Adrian Ramsay

Green PartyWaveney Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of precision breeding on market concentration in the agricultural sector.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 will reduce barriers to entry for businesses, evening the playing field between SMEs and large multinationals in the agricultural sector. Internationally, countries that have chosen to regulate precisio...

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