Report from RSB Plant Science Group meeting
Presentation from Jim Dunwell – Chairman of the DEFRA ACRE Committee
JD provided an update on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act. JD noted that the ACRE committee were very involved in providing scientific advice that underpinned the ACT. It was noted that there was general cross-party support and no substantive amendments were made to the Act as it moved between the House of Commons and House of Lords.