Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Burrowes (Conservative), on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 123 members in total.

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HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY BILL

That this House believes that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill raises important issues of conscience which merit the full consideration of the whole House; notes during the passage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 the issue of embryo research, abortion and Schedule 2 was debated and voted on in a committee of the whole House; further notes that the Joint Committee on the Human Tissue and Embryo (Draft) Bill noted that `when what is now the 1990 Act was before Parliament the issue of embryo research was put to a free vote' and considered that the creation and use of inter-species embryos for research purposes is a comparable issue and recommended that the issue be put to a free vote; and calls upon the Leader of the House and usual channels to ensure that a committee of the whole House is arranged to consider issues of conscience arising from the Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1127 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Tim Farron

Robert Key

Ann Widdecombe

Evan Harris

Subjects

Innovation Medicine

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk