PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (25 July 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for (a) bringing forward and (b) implementing secondary legislation relating to the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023; and whether he has a target date for full implementation of the Act's provisions.

Asked by:
Steve Barclay (Conservative)

Innovation is important in strengthening food security, enhancing resilience and improving agricultural sustainability.

We are considering how to take forward the regulatory framework outlined in the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act and will share our plans in due course.

Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
30 July 2024