Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Debate between Lord Harlech and Baroness Parminter
Committee stage
Wednesday 14th December 2022
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Wednesday 14th December 2022
(3 years, 8 months ago)
Lords ChamberRead Full debate Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 View all Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 Debates Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts Amendment Paper: HL Bill 64-II Second marshalled list for Committee - (12 Dec 2022)
Baroness Parminter (LD)
Before the noble Lord sits down, he very kindly responded to our question about when the EPPS should be laid before Parliament, which is early 2023. However, he did not give any detail on the implementation period, which is expected to allow Ministers to prepare for that. Effectively, the early 2023 date is meaningless, because there could be an implementation period of one or two years. Is the noble Lord expecting the implementation phase for Ministers to take account of the EPPS to be a couple of months, six months or a year?
Lord Harlech (Con)
All I can say at this stage is that it will be as soon as possible.