Written question asked by Audrey Wise (Labour) on Friday, 10 December 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 1999. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 1999 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent of the practice by which organs have been removed from deceased adult patients without consent, indicating the number of institutions involved in the last five years.

Answer: Audrey Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the extent of the practice by which organs have been removed from deceased adult patients without consent, indicating the number of institutions involved in the last five years. [102826] Mr. Denham: We have asked the Chief Medical Officer to conduct an investigation into the removal and retention of tissues and organs at post-mortem examination within the National Health Service. This is now under way and he will produce his report in September.

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