Five-Year Freeze On Genetically-Modified Crops

EDM number 334 in 1998-99, proposed by Norman Baker on 16/02/1999.

That this House calls upon the Government to recognise the scientific, human and animal health, environmental, economic and social uncertainties relating to the use of genetic modification in food and farming and the deep public concern about the rapid expansion of this industry; and further calls upon the Government to introduce a five-year freeze on the growing of genetically-modified crops for any commercial purpose, the import of genetically-modified foods and farm crops, the patenting of genetic resources for food and farming and the placing of genetically-modified seed varieties on the National Seed List.

This motion has been signed by a total of 108 MPs.