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Bill: GM Food Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dranish Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 3473
Description[?]:
| Dranland needs a more sensible and scientific policy toward GM good. Dranish agriculture must not be allowed to slip behind its competitors. Rafael Duvalle MP Chairman of the Dranish Conservative Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:01:06, April 19, 2013 CET | From |  Popular Action Party 인기있는 행동 | To | Debating the GM Food Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, GM crops are rightly controversial and we can't just allow them into our food supply with rigorous enough testing and research. We prefer lifting the ban on research but not on production or selling Edna Bowen SSM Leader |
| Date | 18:27:51, April 19, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Hosian Democrats | To | Debating the GM Food Act |
| Message | We prefer an incremental law change, by allowing the selling of GM Crops but still prohibiting production. There is no reason to both jeopardize our environment, by allowing production, and our health by allowing selling if you can avoid so. By allowing just one, we can limit the consequences in case it is discovered that GM food is bad for one's health. Miguel Alvarez, MP Spokesperson for Ecology & Environmental issues |
| Date | 18:55:09, April 19, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Conservative Party | To | Debating the GM Food Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I understand the concern expressed by Miguel Alvarez. I and my party are convinced of the scientific evidence that GM techniques are safe and good for agriculture. Although I wish it were possible to compromise with him on this issue, the difficulty we have with his suggestion is that allowing the importation of GM food whilst forbidding its production in Dranland would subject Dranish farmers to unfair competition and make us less food independent as a nation. Rafael Duvalle MP Chairman of the Dranish Conservative Party |
| Date | 19:00:56, April 19, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Hosian Democrats | To | Debating the GM Food Act |
| Message | Mr, Speaker, thankfully we have a safety net for our farmers in form of high agricultural subsidies. We do not believe that the farmers will be threatened by GM imports. Ibid. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 240 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 151 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
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