“My Lords, to adapt to future climate and weather, we must develop new genetic varieties of the crops we grow. Gene editing will be a powerful tool to enable this. When I recently visited the Wellesbourne research station, I saw field trials of gene-edited soya plants that will be suitable to grow in the UK.”
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Healthy Life Expectancy: England · 2026-05-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, the environmental improvement plan sets out how the Government will meet the legally binding targets in Sections 1 to 3 of the Environment Act 2021. These targets cover air quality, biodiversity, water quality, resource efficiency and waste, woodland and trees, and marine protected areas.”
Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 · 2026-01-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…a pollution from agriculture; also remember that they will increase your chances of developing various forms of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancer and dementia. All these impacts of nitrogen pollution impose costs on our economy.”
Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report) · 2026-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, in speaking in support of Amendment 88 in the name of my noble friend Lady Willis of Summertown, I reiterate in particular the point she made in her introduction to the amendment that if, as we have heard on many occasions, the Government’s view is that this amendment is unnecessary because the matter is cove…”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-10-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is a process: it is the equivalent of gene editing but on the other side of the fence. My final point is about cross-contamination. If I were a farmer producing gene-edited wheat, I would be really worried about cross-contamination from the neighbouring organic farmer.”
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 · 2025-05-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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