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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)What might the alternatives be for offering protection, rather than going through the tort route? Dr Edenborough: You could introduce some form of strict liability, whereby there…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What could offer better protection than this reliance on what looks, from the point of view of the organic farmer, to be a very unsafe means of obtaining redress? Dr…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to take this point about damage and liability a little further. You look alarmed, but actually I want you to simplify it a bit. The way you are describing it to me, I…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I think what I am trying to say is that we are talking about a process of tort. Dr Edenborough: Yes.30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Just a follow-up to that: why can’t you do it for 20 days? What is happening during those 20 days? Professor Martin: It gives them a bit of time to look at your form.30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)I see. Thank you.30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Is there any way you would suggest to rebalance that inequality, other than the strict liability, which I think you felt was very difficult? Dr Edenborough: The only way in…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q This may not be a question for you; it might be one for Professor Hartley. Is there the potential for a real inequality of arms in this—that we are going to see, not invariably…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)Q To what extent would it be your responsibility to intervene in the event of misinformation? We are particularly concerned now about online misinformation. Professor May: That…28 Jun 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Professor May. To return to the discussion that we were having a few moments ago about information for the consumer, to what extent does the Food Standards Agency…28 Jun 2022HANSARDBill of RightsThe Deputy Prime Minister is right about the priority that must be given to public protection, but may I urge him to proceed with care in reforming parole arrangements? Ministers…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesMy hon. Friend is making a very important speech. Does she agree that if, as we hope, provisions are to be put in place to welcome unaccompanied children to this country, it would…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Child RefugeesMay I ask my hon. Friend to note the position of pregnant women and new mums and their babies, and the support for them, not just through local authorities but through the health…22 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategySocial distributors of surplus food such as The Bread and Butter Thing and suppliers to food banks such as Klyne & Klyne, both located in my constituency, report interruptions to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) in her first Queen’s Speech debate. There is a gaping hole at the heart of Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech,…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesThe economic crime Bill gives us an opportunity to address the misuse of compulsory strike-off. I should be grateful if the Minister would make time to meet me, and some of the…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesI am very interested in what the Minister said about exclusivity clauses. How will he ensure that that does not simply encourage employers to keep wages low, knowing that, in…12 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnscrupulous company directors make use of the compulsory strike-off process to avoid paying debts to both private and public sector creditors. In considering reform of Companies…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewA quick read through the Green Paper did not reveal much reference to higher education. I hope that that does not reflect a lack of ambition for these children. May I ask the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperIt is good that the Secretary of State has clearly been listening to the concerns of the profession, of parents and of young people since he came into post, but I am afraid that…28 Mar 2022