To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed dynamic alignment with the EU will prevent the adoption of gene-edited crops under the provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.
Defra remains committed to implementing the Precision Breeding Act and enabling the safe development of innovative genetic technologies Under the UK-EU Common Understanding, it is recognised that there will be areas where the UK will retain its own rules....
Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops