questionText: 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.
answerText: 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....
heading: Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops