Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

I think my noble friend is quite right: we will depend on increasing productivity and will be abl...

I do not want to argue with the noble Lord about this too much but, actually, I have to say that ...

My Lords, I will briefly respond to the noble Lord, Lord Winston, on that point. It is a fair que...

My Lords, I start by reminding noble Lords of my entry in the register. This has been a fascinati...

It is encouraging to think that the Minister would pick one genus of defined animal such as Bos t...

I understand the point that my noble friend is making. I cited Bos taurus as perhaps the greatest...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer. I thank everyone who has participated in, as he sa...

Let me address some of the points that the noble Baroness has made. The Government have always sa...

I thank the Minister for his answer. I will pick up that point about animal welfare, and indeed p...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

3: Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out from “genome” to end of ...

My Lords, I will begin by speaking to the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, whom I...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, and his officials for the very productive conversa...

My Lords, having spoken a great deal on the last group, I will be extremely brief now. What we ha...

My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I particularly thank t...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

5: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert “and

(d) its g...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

8: Clause 1, page 2, line 25, at end insert—

“(7A) An “art...

Moved by

Baroness Hayman of Ullock

11: Clause 3, page 3, line 24, after “unless” inse...

I thank the Minister for his response to my amendment and I am pleased that he reaffirmed the Gov...

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

12: Clause 3, page 3, line 30, at end inser...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 12, I will speak also to Amendment 13 in my name. This is an adapta...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for introducing the amendment because it gives me a cha...

I think we have agreement that some parts of the genome are functionally relevant and have a part...

Obviously, I agree that the different parts of the genome serve different functions. As the noble...

I love the idea of the noble Lord’s field of wheat waving gently in the breeze and the sunlight, ...

My Lords, this group of amendments deals with technical scientific issues and moving whole or par...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, has tabled two amendments. Amendment 12 concerns the ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for her Amendment 12, which would require det...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for what he has just said, but can he answer this question about w...

It is entirely a relevant point, and was much on our minds when we debated some months ago a rese...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer, and everyone who contributed to this debate. Once ...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

14: Clause 4, page 4, line 24, leave out “this section” and inse...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

16: Clause 6, page 5, line 31, leave out “negative” and insert “...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

17: Clause 11, page 8, line 24, at end insert—

“(9A) Regul...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for her amendments, to which the ...

My Lords, I should first declare an interest through my involvement at Rothamsted, as in the regi...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling Amendments 17, 18 and 26. The Government have responde...

My Lords, for the purposes of Report, I declare my interests: I am still involved in a family far...

My Lords, during the proceedings on the Bill—I spoke at Second Reading—it has been clear that som...

I am not sure if this is the right moment to speak, but, in answer to the noble Lord’s specific q...

My Lords, I declare my interests as a tenant farmer and as chairman of the Rock review into Engla...

My Lords, I welcome the government amendments that move the regulations to the affirmative proced...

My Lords, I am grateful for another useful debate. I assure the noble Baroness that we sent her a...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

18: Clause 11, page 8, line 25, leave out “this section” and ins...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

21: After Clause 12, insert the following new C...

My Lords, I want to pursue Amendment 21. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken and I have liste...

Moved by

Baroness Parminter

22: Leave out Clause 14 and insert the following new Clau...

My Lords, Amendments 22 and 23 are in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Trees. My name is ...

I am grateful for the excellent introduction of the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, which carries...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for her thorough introduction to her two am...

My Lords, I repeat, again, that I am a very strong supporter of this Bill and everything it stand...

I thank noble Lords for their engagement on this important issue. I am grateful for the meetings ...

I thank the Minister for that reply. Sadly, it is quite clear, in the almost immortal words of th...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

24: Clause 18, page 13, line 16, at end insert—

“(6A) Regu...

Moved by

Lord Benyon

26: Clause 22, page 15, line 27, leave out “negative” and insert...

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

28: Clause 48, page 30, line 22, leave out ...

My Lords, I am aware of the time but I have attempted, through this amendment, to find a creative...

My Lords, if Amendment 28 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 29 and 30 for reasons of pre-emp...

My Lords, I rise to speak briefly to Amendment 28 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for her thorough introduction...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for this amendment. I am keen to have a much ...

I thank the Minister for his answer. I will certainly look to take up his offer in the final sect...