Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

This Bill is now on its third Secretary of State, and I think the Minister of State, Department f...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the constructive, pro-science approach that he is taking—it i...

My right hon. Friend, as always, speaks good sense. He is absolutely right; with focus and a prop...

During the Bill Committee, we heard that one of the potential benefits of these innovations was a...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her intervention. She is absolutely right; people should not ...

When it comes to this genetic technology, the farmers I represent are keen to see this happening ...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point, but of course there are always economi...

Is not the EU in a slightly difficult position because of a perverse judgment from the European C...

My right hon. Friend speaks good sense once again. Of course, that quite legalistic judgment was ...

I will address new clause 1 directly. The hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) said, “We a...

There is concern among the cultured meat industry, which is unsure about the impact of the Bill o...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. There are many new technologies out there that we want t...

It is up to you, but you will have an opportunity to speak again at the end of the debate.

I think I will leave it there and speak to other amendments at the end of the debate.

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Before I sit down, I will of course take an intervention from the hon. Gentleman.

I thank the Minister for giving me the chance to intervene. I am very conscious that because of t...

The last thing I want is to see farmers in Northern Ireland disadvantaged. There will be a huge a...

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I shall take one last point from my hon. Friend.

A UK-wide approach would be preferred by food producers and farmers right across the country. Can...

Of course it is. I encourage those devolved Administrations to get on board and to support this n...

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I keep saying that I will take a final intervention—the Whips will start to get upset with me, bu...

I was hoping the Minister would expand on some other areas, but can he respond to my point about ...

I can address many of those points when I sum up the debate, but I am interested to hear other co...

We are concerned about the disadvantageous position that the Bill will likely put farmers in and ...

The hon. Member will be aware of the expression of disappointment from Martin Kennedy, president ...

I cannot answer a question about the conversations that the Scottish Government and the UK Govern...

As the former Secretary of State who introduced this Bill on Second Reading, I rise to express a ...

I am very pleased to hear what the right hon. Gentleman says, as I have spent quite a lot of time...

What a number of countries have done—the UK was in the vanguard of this—was to move away from mac...

I will not speak for too long, but I want to address a couple of the amendments and some of the i...

I will speak to amendment 12; I hope to be commendably brief. A fundamental principle of veterina...

It is a pleasure to follow the important speech by the right hon. Member for North Thanet (Sir Ro...

It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavili...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border...

It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). I think we have h...

Can I say how much I have enjoyed the comments from across the Chamber? I will seek to give colle...

I do not have much to add and do not want to detain the House. All I will say is that I am slight...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I put on record my sincere thanks ...

I welcome the new Secretary of State back to her Department, as well as her team, some of whom ar...

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Am I wrong in thinking that Third Reading is about what i...

I thank the hon. Member for his point of order. I must say that the hon. Lady does seem to be mak...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker; yes, of course.

I want to acknowledge all the animal welfare ...

Briefly—I promise—I thank the many, many Ministers who have helped to lead this Bill through Parl...

I rise to support the Bill, which we will of course be voting for if there is a vote on Third Rea...