Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90009

Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Adrian Ramsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to enact (a) a mandatory Precision Bred Variety List for England and (b) mandatory labelling of precision-bred seeds and plant reproductive materials before the Genet

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

For the main agricultural and vegetable plant varieties, a variety must be registered on the Great Britain (GB), or Northern Ireland (NI) variety lists before seed can be marketed. To implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, a new, ...

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