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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and other members of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, for their work on this report. I…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, for raising an issue with Clause 17 because it gives me an opportunity to clarify its purpose and, I hope, to reassure him and other…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI hear what the noble Lord says and will reflect on it. This comes under a number of issues which I would like to engage noble Lords on before Report to see whether any changes…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am grateful to noble Lords and I will start by answering some of the points that were raised. First, I make it clear to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and all noble Lords—I…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. I was referring to the capacity of the FSA to have the right information to feed through to precisely the people she is talking about. I am…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for her considered and detailed proposal. As she says, this was raised by her colleague Daniel Zeichner in the other place. I would like to…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am grateful to the noble Lord and will cover that point in a moment. I was making a point about PRRS, but there are also developments abroad in producing cattle that are more…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI accept the point the noble Baroness makes, and of course, there are others who fervently want measures brought in as quickly as possible that deal with animal disease, animal…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillAll I can do is assure noble Lords that nothing will happen before we are in the right position to do it. That is why we have commissioned the work with Scotland’s Rural College,…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI totally agree with the noble Lord: there are opportunities here. With the balanced approach that we have taken and the step-by-step approach with which we will implement the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, when I was in another place, there was a free vote on the smoking ban. I remember a panicked Back-Bencher coming towards the Lobbies and saying that he did not know how…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI will just answer that precise point. That is very much what ACRE does. It would not just be restricted to looking at a narrow area of science but the wider implications of the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillWith respect, I would not want to do that. In the same way that we are insisting that these measures can be achieved over a longer period of time through traditional…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillAs I said, I can see this finding a use in forestry and in some ornamental crops. I think the early work will be done in areas that I outlined, including drought resistance and…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for reminding me that I have not referred noble Lords to my entry in the register or stated that I have…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThe amount of time we spent in the department working with real experts in this field to get the terminology right means that I hope we can persuade other countries to adopt our…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for this interesting debate on this first section. I will start with, I hope, a note of humility: I understand that I am in the presence of people who…12 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 and 20 October be approved. Relevant documents: 18th Report of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 18th Report of…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThat is absolutely right. I would just say to the noble Lord that ACRE assessed the evidence put to it by the scientific community. I repeat what I said. Many recent gene-editing…12 Dec 2022