❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the Minister for Agriculture and Food about advice and reports regarding the viability of growing genetically modified cotton in the Ord River area. The Minister states they haven't sought advice but received a report from the previous minister's group, deeming it a commercial decision.
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED COTTON CROPS — ORD RIVER
(1) Has the minister sought any advice or received any reports about the viability of growing genetically modified cotton, or cotton in general, as part of an expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Ord River area? (2) If yes to (1), has the minister now received any such advice or reports? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister now table the advice or reports received? (4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
(1) Has the minister sought any advice or received any reports about the viability of growing genetically modified cotton, or cotton in general, as part of an expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Ord River area? (2) If yes to (1), has the minister now received any such advice or reports? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister now table the advice or reports received? (4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(2) If yes to (1), has the minister now received any such advice or reports? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister now table the advice or reports received? (4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister now table the advice or reports received? (4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.
(2) If yes to (1), has the minister now received any such advice or reports? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister now table the advice or reports received? (4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister now table the advice or reports received? (4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(4) If no to (2), will the minister at least advise the house from whom such advice or reports have been received, and on what dates? (5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(5) If no to (1), why not? (6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(6) If no to (4), why not? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has replied — (1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(1) I have not sought any advice nor commissioned any report in regard to this matter. I was provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food with a copy of the report commissioned by the previous minister’s GMO Industry Reference Group, titled “GM Cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area”, July 2007. (2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(2)-(4) Not applicable. (5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(5) It is a commercial decision whether GM cotton is grown in the ORIA. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.
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