Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34736

Genetically Modified Organisms: Regulation

Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon 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 Zeichner
On 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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