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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Sorry, an enactment IA—impact assessment.07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)In the RPC?07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)The 2022 Act received Royal Assent in April, and work is now under way to establish the Animal Sentience Committee by the end of this year. Applications to the committee have now…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I have listened very carefully to what the hon. Gentleman has said and let me give him an alternative solution. We have committed to consider wider regulatory reform of genetic…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and I would like to provide the hon. Gentleman with reassurances. He and I have discussed many times the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I completely agree that it is vital that this Bill should grant the necessary power that will enable regulations to be made to allow the FSA to ensure trust in food, as I said…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am very happy to explain the role, as I am many other things—not fighting with one’s younger sister, for example. The role of the FSA is enshrined in law. Its purpose is to…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Oh dear!07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Briefly, the Bill has so far introduced provision to ensure that PBOs will be subject to pre-market assessments that are proportionate to the level of risk posed. However, the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)Very briefly, these clauses cover the enforcement measures in the Bill. They provide powers for “relevant breach” and “relevant obligation” and they define those terms. They…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Eighth sitting)I completely understand the hon. Gentleman’s feelings about Henry VIII clauses. I think it is right that they are used judiciously and carefully. To turn to clause 42…07 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022. It is a great pleasure to serve under…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My hon. Friend makes an important point about the importance of our biosecurity and the integrity of what is imported into this country. However, in the context of this SI, I make…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I am not quite sure what the hon. Lady is referring to. There are currently difficulties with the export of certain plants—“export” is probably the wrong word—or rather the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022It is not really relevant to the SI, which is related to the cost recovery of—06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022Then I am delighted to give way.06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022Vegetables are defined elsewhere in legislation, and I will draw the hon. Lady’s attention to that later if she wishes. On proposed new paragraph (2F), I do not think that is…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I am sorry, I found it hard to follow the hon. Lady’s train of thought.06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022Let me have a look at the schedule. The inspector will take a risk-based approach, as I said, to how and when to check third-country consignments. That is in line with existing…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022If we pass the regulations, we will be able to recover fees proportionately for checks that are carried out on plants and plant produce that move into the country. For the EU, if…06 Jul 2022