Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Friday, 21 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 July 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 24 July 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will respond to the report published in 1999 by the Human Genetics Advisory Commission, The Implications of Genetic Testing for Employment. - Includes ref to letter sent to Human Genetic Commission. Copy in Library (Dep 00/1436).

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will respond to the report published in 1999 by the Human Genetics Advisory Commission, "The Implications of Genetic Testing for Employment". [132741] Yvette Cooper: The Government have given careful consideration to a report on "The Implications of Genetic Testing for Employment", from the Human Genetics Advisory Commission (HGAC). The Government agree with the HGAC that this is an issue which should be kept under close review in future. The Government accept the main findings of the HGAC's report. They have today asked the Human Genetics Commission (HGC), which is the successor to HGAC, to take note of the HGAC's recommendations, have suggested ways of taking them forward and have drawn attention to the measures they have already taken in this area. The Government have also asked the HGC to consider the next steps by including this issue in the Commission's wider study of the uses of genetic information and to provide advice to Ministers in due course. I am placing a copy of the letter in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 354 c408W;354 c408-9W; 132741
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Employment Genetics Ethics Testing Human Genetics Advisory Commission
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk