Science and Technology Committee
Genetically Modified Insects
1st Report of Session 2015-16 - published 17 December 2015 - HL Paper 68
Contents
Chapter 2: The science behind GM insects
Resistance and resistance management
Chapter 3: Potential applications of GM insect technologies and prospects for commercialisation
Potential public health applications
Box 1: Diseases to which GM insect technology could be applied
Potential agricultural applications
Box 2: Some current, global threats to livestock (including aquaculture) and horses
GM insect research in the UK: funding and commercialisation
Box 3: Prospects for commercial GM insect deployment
Chapter 4: Regulation of GM insect technologies
Box 4: Oxitec GM olive fly (OX3097D) application
Figure 2: The EU regulatory process for GMOs
Alternative regulatory protocols
Monitoring and surveillance of persisting GMOs
Consideration of benefits and evaluation alongside alternatives
Chapter 5: Concerns, perceptions and public engagement
Anxieties, awareness and attitudes
Public engagement: what, when and with whom
Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and Declarations of Interest
Appendix 4: Seminar held at the House of Lords on 15 September 2015
Appendix 5: Abbreviations, Acronyms and Technical Terms
Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/genetically-modified-insects and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7129 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.