Biotechnology and Food Security

Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 12 January 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Mark Spencer. The answering member was James Paice.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on biotechnology and food security.

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

521 c69-88WH

Session

2010-12

Department

Chamber / Committee

Proceeding contributions

Mark Spencer | 521 c69-70WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this important issue. I want the debate to be fact-based...

Jim Shannon | 521 c71WH (Link to this contribution) Obviously, the hon. Gentleman's discussions with constituents will, like mine, have indicated that t...

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Mark Spencer | 521 c71WH (Link to this contribution) I thank you for that intervention. Those are exactly the concerns that I am expressing. You sum up v...

Julian Sturdy | 521 c70WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and congratulate him on securing the debate. He is right about...

Mark Spencer | 521 c70-1WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is correct, in that we need to harness new technolo...

Gregory Campbell | 521 c73-4WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. It is fitting that a debate on food securi...

Mark Spencer | 521 c74-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is correct that we need to invest. We are actually reducing the amount that we ar...

Simon Hart | 521 c72WH (Link to this contribution) I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on the way in which he is putting the case. One area of influenc...

Mark Spencer | 521 c72-3WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. What he says is true, and the purpose of today's debat...

Speaker | 521 c72WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, who is making an impressive speech, but there are...

Mark Spencer | 521 c72WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to you for your intervention, Mr Streeter. World energy prices are very much linked t...

Jim Shannon | 521 c76WH (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Gentleman aware of the work that has been done by universities across the United Kingdom...

Mark Spencer | 521 c76WH (Link to this contribution) I am aware that a number of universities are participating in research, and I appeal to those instit...

George Freeman | 521 c77-9WH (Link to this contribution) I apologise for being a few moments late, Mr Streeter, and I thank you for calling me to speak and g...

William Bain | 521 c79-82WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. I congratulate the hon. Member for S...

James Paice | 521 c82-5WH (Link to this contribution) Good morning, Mr Streeter. It is good to serve under your chairmanship. I welcome this debate and co...

George Freeman | 521 c85WH (Link to this contribution) On the question of funding for science, I endorse the Minister's point about the relative protection...

James Paice | 521 c85-8WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend puts his finger on an important point. As he knows well, there is already a huge amou...

Subjects

Developing countries

Biotechnology

Energy

Food

Food supply

Prices

Security

Research

Food insecurity

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