Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34736
Genetically Modified Organisms: Regulation
Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Harriet Cross
Conservative — Gordon and Buchan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring forward secondary legislation to permit gene editing by the end of March 2025.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerOn 25 February 2025, the secondary legislation needed to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants was laid in Parliament. If passed, the legislation will come into force in Autumn 2025. This is a devolved matter, and the l...
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