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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fifth sitting)Subsections (3) and (4). What is the purpose of those subsections, because it is not entirely clear to me?05 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am sure that everyone will be relieved to know that this is going to be a quicker debate than that on the previous clause. The clause appears to be quite straightforward,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is certainly an answer to the question—I am not sure it is an answer I fully appreciate and understand, but I will go away and look at it further. I am grateful to her for that…05 Jul 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What would be needed in the Bill to safeguard against the issues that you have just raised? Penny Hawkins: Well, I was listening to the representations this morning and I can…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Third sitting)I am conscious of time, Ms McVey, so I will come back to Peter if I have time.30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Could you elaborate? Dr Edenborough: The simple point is that clause 1, as drafted, is quite imprecise. For example, if I may refer to the detail, there is the way in which…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Third sitting)Q Hopefully we can get this in in 30 seconds. The precautionary principle in general has been much discussed and Lords Committees are querying the current Government’s current…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q On labelling and transparency, you have probably seen the research from the Food Standards Agency showing that the public would like to know more about where their food comes…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Welcome to all of you, particularly the representative from NIAB. I have three quick questions, if we could rattle through them with each of you. First, you will all recall the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q That is fine. I am certainly not laying it on you; it is down to us to come up with the answer to that one. Ross Houston: Yes, but my practical point would be—this is the way we…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q But that is not in the Bill as it stands, is it? Professor Harwood: It is not, but I think that would probably fall under part 3, which looks at food safety. I imagine that it…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Basically, I can absolutely see the benefits, but I can also see risks, and it is the risk side that I am worried about. What I am asking you is whether you can see anything in…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Third sitting)Q Could you say a little more about that final point—the potential benefits that you would see coming from something like that authority? Dr Campbell: I am sure you heard in the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Third sitting)Q Dr Campbell, may I ask you about the potential future risks, the extent to which we know or do not know the impact on animals, and how we might monitor or check that in the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Not in yours, but possibly in others who are less public spirited. Nigel Moore: I think the critical answer to the question is that public confidence and reassurance is at the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I can see the potential benefits, but I am slightly worried about the potential risk in the wider natural world, and I do not see anything in the Bill as it stands to either…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Could I turn to Pat and perhaps explore the wider environmental impacts and the extent to which the Bill provides reassurance and protections? Pat Thomas: In essence,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Good afternoon and welcome. Can I take you back to your opening point about definitions? It is right at the start of the Bill, and we have already had some discussions. A lot of…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Third sitting)Q I will try to be quick, Ms McVey. First, I think we need some clarity on what is being done where. The purpose of the Bill is to allow research to take place in the UK, and we…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. Dr Mills, I have already said that I have been very influenced in my thinking by your larger reports and the evidence to the Committee. Very briefly, what are the key…30 Jun 2022