Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jo Churchill and Fleur Anderson

Thursday 23rd June 2022 Commons Chamber

[Jo Churchill]

The 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 with the introduction of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which will go into Committee very shortly. Through its agricultural research institutes, the UK is at the leading edge. There will be overwhelming benefits for climate change, food resilience, pest resistance and so on. I look forward to the Bill receiving support across the House, going through Committee and going on to the other place.

[Fleur Anderson (Putney) (Lab)]

2. If he will make it his policy to ban the sale of wet wipes containing plastic.