Question reference: S6W-26846
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 April 2024 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 29 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to gather the views of (a) scientists, (b) farmers, (c) food producers, (d) manufacturers and (e) consumers, in relation to reducing regulations on gene editing.
Answer
The views of stakeholders in Scotland – scientists, farmers, food producers and manufacturers, but especially, consumers and the public as a whole – will inform any future changes in relation to new genetic technologies such as gene editing. We are aware of the European Commission’s consideration of new genomic techniques (NGTs), and are looking carefully at the implications of their legislative proposals.