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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q Just a quick question in conclusion: could you articulate whether, in your view, this will lead to more investment in R&D in this country, including philanthropically—you…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q When you are doing this research, you are bound by regulatory frameworks and have to keep the safety of the product. How do you, as leaders in science, challenge yourselves to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, gentlemen, and welcome. I will go for a broad-brush question. What impact do you think the Bill could have in terms of the benefits from translating research and…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q Welcome, lady and gentlemen. The organic industry currently keeps supply chains separate between organic and non-organic. I wonder whether you could explain how that system…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)Thank you.28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)I have other questions, but I would like this process to be collegiate, so perhaps we should go to others, because they may ask the same questions as I will.28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Dr Tinch. Can I ask how you anticipate the Bill helping in the area of aquatic species? How do you see it fitting in with the international regulatory…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q One final question from me before I hand over: what would you not want to see in this Bill? Sam Brooke: As a whole, the BSPB is incredibly supportive of the Bill and what it is…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you and welcome to Professor Lovell-Badge and Mr Coatti. I believe, Professor, that you are at the Crick for your day job. Professor Lovell-Badge: I am, yes.28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)I would like to take a little from the narrative that you have given us, and from something that you stated in your returns to the consultation. Thank you for saying that the Bill…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)Q I hope the Committee will indulge me as I ask my final question. Is this a good time to be bringing this legislation forward, given that you have highlighted to the Committee…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Second sitting)Right—noted.28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, David and Helen, and thank you very much for attending this morning. I will start with a broad question, if I may. What are the views of farmers on precision…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Soft Plastic Recycling: South GloucestershireI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thornbury and Yate (Luke Hall) for securing this debate on the important issue of soft plastic recycling—he was ably aided by my right hon.…27 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has highlighted, we have witnessed the worst avian flu outbreaks on record in recent months, having sustained 122 cases this year.…23 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very much looking forward to visiting next Monday, and I reassure the hon. Member that while there is no silver bullet, it is important that we use everything we have…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPets: Travelling AbroadWe are clear that we meet all the requirements to gain both part 1 listed status and recognition of the UK’s tapeworm-free status. We see no valid animal health reason for those…23 Jun 2022HANSARDAgri-researchThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has one of the five largest science and innovation budgets in Government. It is investing £270 million in innovation through…23 Jun 2022HANSARDAgri-researchThe EU has just opened a consultation on the issue, because my hon. Friend is totally right that precision-bred crops are very different. We have already taken steps, starting…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPets: Travelling AbroadI do recognise the challenge. There is no change for animals coming from the EU to here and there is no reason why that arrangement should not be reciprocal. We are proactively…23 Jun 2022