Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the control of genetically modified organisms after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.

The Government’s policy is to apply thorough scientific standards on authorising genetically modified (GM) products, with their release subject to a robust assessment of the potential impact on human health and the environment. In the event of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement, EU legislation would initially be converted into Retained EU law and applied domestically. Decisions on the release of GMOs in the UK will remain devolved.