Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Embryology

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 1 July (WA 296) and on 19 July (WA 164), how donated sperm fulfils the principal purposes of Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority research licence R0152.

Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s (HFEA) research licence committee makes its decisions based on the merit of each individual application, taking all evidence provided into account. The HFEA has advised that it does not comment on the feasibility of proposed treatments. The HFEA has advised that its research licence committee decided in considering the initial application for research licence R0152 that the research is ““necessary or desirable”” as required by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 1727; 720 c406-7WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-1623
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Deposited papers
House of Lords; Embryology
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Embryology
Monday, 19 July 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Notes: Answer received between Thursday 29 July and Monday 2 August 2010.
Subjects: Licensing Human embryo experiments Donors Newcastle Fertility Centre
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk