Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/genetically-modified-insects and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074)
Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.
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Dr Paul Burrows, Executive Director, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
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Professor Tim Dafforn, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) |
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Ian Meikle, Head of Agriculture and Food, Innovate UK |
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Sir Roland Jackson, Executive Chair, Sciencewise |
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Professor Sue Hartley, President Elect, British Ecological Society |
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Dr Sarah Hartley, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham |
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Professor Rosemary Hails, Chair, Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) |
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Dr Jeremy Sweet, Environmental Consultant, Sweet Environmental Consultants |
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Camilla Beech, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Oxitec Ltd. |
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Professor Paulo Paes de Andrade, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil |
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Professor John Mumford, Professor of Natural Resource Management, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London |
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Dr Jack Stilgoe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London |
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Professor Luke Alphey, Head of Arthropod Genetics Group, The Pirbright Institute |
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Professor Paul Eggleston, Professor of Molecular Entomology, Keele University |
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Professor Austin Burt, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, Imperial College London |
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Matt Shardlow, Chief Executive, Buglife—The Invertebrate Conservation Trust |
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Professor Jonathan Montgomery, Chair, Nuffield Council on Bioethics |
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Professor Christopher Whitty, Professor of Public and International Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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George Eustice MP, Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) |
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George Freeman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Life Sciences, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department of Health (DH) |
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Dr Ladislav Miko, Deputy Director General of DG SANTE, European Commission |
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Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) (QQ 26–38) |
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Agricultural Biotechnology Council (abc) |
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Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) |
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Dr Marcia Almeida de Melo, Federal University of Campina Grande |
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Professor Luke Alphey, The Pirbright Institute (QQ 48–55) |
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BioIndustry Association (BIA) |
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)—Research Council UK (QQ 1–15) |
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British Ecological Society (BES) (QQ 16–25) |
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Buglife, The Invertebrate Conservation Trust (QQ 56–64) |
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Professor Austin Burt, Imperial College London (QQ 48–55) |
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Professor Tim Dafforn, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) (QQ 1–15) |
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Dr Amaro de Castro Lira Neto, State Institute for Agronomy (IPA) |
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) |
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Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) |
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Professor Paul Eggleston, Keele University (QQ 48–55) |
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European Commission (QQ 87–99) |
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
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Sarah Hartley BSc, PhD, University of Nottingham (QQ 16–25) |
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Innovate UK (QQ 1–15) |
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Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) |
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Professor Anthony James, University of California |
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Professor John Mumford, Imperial College London (QQ 39–47) |
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National Institutes of Bioscience (NIB) |
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics (QQ 56–64) |
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Oxitec Ltd. (QQ 26–38) |
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Dr Professor Paulo Paes de Andrade, Federal University of Pernambuco (QQ 39–47) |
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The Pirbright Institute |
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Dr Rupert Read, University of East Anglia |
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Research Councils UK (RCUK) (QQ 1–15) |
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Rothamsted Research |
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The Royal Entomological Society (RES) |
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Sciencewise (QQ 16–25) |
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Dr Jack Stilgoe, University College London (QQ 39–47) |
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Dr Jeremy Sweet, Sweet Environmental Consultants (QQ 26–38) |
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Target Malaria |
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James Thackery, student at University of Sheffield |
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Wellcome Trust |
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Professor Christopher Whitty, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (QQ 65–74) |