GM Crops: Responses from organisations to the methodology paper and backgound working papers

This page lists all of the responses received to date from organisations in respect of the Strategy Unit's methodology paper and background working papers, published on 30th January 2003. Responses are listed in alphabetical order, separated out into responses from organisations and responses from individuals. In some cases, individuals indicated an affiliation to one or more organisations, even though they appeared to be responding in a personal capacity. All such affiliations are indicated next to individual xnames. Where respondents provided more than one document as part of their response, these documents are numbered and are listed on this webpage in their most logical order.

Every attempt has been made to ensure legibility of the responses published on this webpage. However, the legibility of the electronic copy is inevitably constrained by the format of the original response. For this reason, typed transcripts of hand-written letters are listed next to the originals. In addition, hard copies of responses will be available from the Strategy Unit on request. Please contact us at GMCrops@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk .

We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all those who submitted responses. We are especially aware of the difficulties faced by many respondents in submitting their views on our papers within the one month timescale requested. The Strategy Unit has itself been set a challenging timetable of producing a final report from this study by the end of June. Within the context of this timetable, we have set out to provide as much opportunity as possible for stakeholders and experts to get involved in our work, and for the wider public to comment on our work-in-progress. Our promise throughout has been that we will endeavour to take into account all information that we receive during the course of the study. In the light of this promise, we were pleased to be able to extend the deadline for responses for those who requested an extra period of time, and we are pleased to be able to include on this web-page responses that were received after the original deadline.

Finally, it is important to emphasise that our final report will not be a statement of Government policy - indeed, as has been clearly stated in our overview methodology paper, the Strategy Unit report will not make policy recommendations, and nor will it set out potential implementation strategies. Instead, our final report will itself be a contribution to the debate, and we anticipate that all interested parties will be invited to comment on the content of the report.

Responses from individuals

Responses from organisations

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Agricultural Biotechnology Council (1) (Developing Countries) (pdf 42kb).

Agricultural Biotechnology Council (2) (Environment and Human Health) (pdf 37kb).

Agricultural Biotechnology Council (3) (Industry and Science) (pdf 31kb).

Agricultural Biotechnology Council (4) (Product Chain) (pdf 40kb).

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Bayer Crop Science (1) (Developing Countires) (pdf 16kb).

Bayer Crop Science (2) (Environment and Human Health) (pdf 19kb).

Bayer Crop Science (3) (Industry and Science) (pdf 14kb).

Bayer Crop Science (4) (Product Chain) (pdf 25kb).

British Overseas Aid Group (pdf 62kb).

British Statutory Nature Conservation Agencies (pdf 25kb).

Broom's Barn (published paper submitted as evidence to the Strategy Unit study) (pdf 59kb).

Elm Farm Research Centre (pdf 115kb).

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FARM (pdf 58kb).

Farmers for a GM-Free Future (pdf 11kb).

Food Ethics Council (pdf 34kb).

Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security (India) (analytical paper submitted as evidence to the Strategy Unit study) (pdf 85kb).

Friends of the Earth Swindon (1) (Comments on Overview Methodology Paper) (pdf 10 kb).

Friends of the Earth Swindon (2) (Comments on Product Chain Working Paper) (pdf 8kb).

Friends of the Earth Swindon (3) (Comments on Environment and Human Health Working Paper) (pdf 10kb).

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Gaia Foundation (1) (Overview) (pdf 5kb).

Gaia Foundation (2) (Attachment - 'Let nature's harvest continue', statement from African NGO's against the introduction of genetic engineering) (pdf 13kb).

Gaia Foundation (3) (Attachment - 'BT traits in India', report from www.thehindu.com ) (pdf 7kb).

Gaia Foundation (4) (Attachment - 'Feeding or fooling the world', report from the Five Year Freeze) (pdf 210kb).

Gaia Foundation (5) (Attachment - Gaia Foundation resource primer on risks associated with GE) (pdf 103kb).

Genewatch UK (1) (Overview Methodology Paper) (pdf 18kb).

Genewatch UK (2) (Developing Countries) (pdf 9kb).

Genewatch UK (3) (The environment and human health) (pdf 16kb).

Genewatch UK (4) (Industry and science) (pdf 16kb).

GM Free Cymru (1) (General Comments) (pdf 14kb).

GM Free Cymru (2) (Product Chain) (pdf 13kb).

Grace de Haro (Bariloche Human Rights Organisation) (pdf 5kb).

Greenpeace (1) (Overview Methodology Paper) (pdf 28kb).

Greenpeace (2) (Developing Countries) (pdf 20kb).

Greenpeace (3) (Attachment - 'Will the US start a trade war over GM food?) (pdf 49kb).

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Hemel Hempstead GM Action Group (pdf 36kb).

Highland Council (1) (Covering Letter) (pdf 31kb).

Highland Council (2) (Comments on papers) (pdf 39kb).

Joint Energy & Environment Projects (Uganda) (1) (Developing Countries) (pdf 15kb).

Joint Energy & Environment Projects (Uganda) (2) (Attachment - 'Uganda NGO Rio and 10 Coaliton's Position Paper on Food Security and Market Access') (pdf 16kb).

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La Marechal (original Spanish version of published paper submitted as evidence to the Strategy Unit study) (pdf 36kb).

La Marechal (Strategy Unit translation) (pdf 28kb).

Monsanto (pdf 17kb).

Munlochy GM Vigil (pdf 13kb).

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National Farmers' Union (1) (Policy statement) (pdf 60kb).

National Farmers' Union (2) Attachment - Policy position on liability) (pdf 16kb).

National Farmers' Union (3) (Attachment - NFU briefing on soya) (pdf 22kb).

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Royal Society, The (1) (Covering letter) (pdf 10kb).

Royal Society, The (2) (Attachment - 'Genetically modified plants for food use and human health - an update').