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Gm Crops

Volume 410: debated on Friday 19 September 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how often her Department's Ministers have met (a) Doug Parr of Greenpeace, (b) Patrick Holden of the Soil Association and (c) scientists working on GM crops in the last 12 months. [128698]

Defra Ministers have met either Douglas Parr of Greenpeace, Patrick Holden of the Soil Association or scientists working on GM crops a total of six times in the last 12 months as follows:

DateMinisterWho met
18 September 2002Michael MeacherPatrick Holden—Soil Association
24 September 2002Michael MeacherGreenpeace Scientists
17 December 2002Margaret BeckettScientists
03 March 2003Michael MeacherPatrick Holden—Soil Association
10 June 2003Margaret BeckettScientists
01 July 2003Margaret BeckettScientists