Written question asked by Ian Gibson (Labour) on Thursday, 23 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 April 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 3 April 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many responses were received by his Department's Genetics and Insurance Committee to their recent consultation on the use of genetic test results for insurance risk assessment; and if he will list the organisations and individuals concerned. - Inc list and fact that list of the organisations concerned placed in the Library. (DEP 00/621).

Answer: Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many responses were received by his Department's Genetics and Insurance Committee to their recent consultation on the use of genetic test results for insurance risk assessment; and if he will list the organisations and individuals concerned. [116571] Yvette Cooper: The Genetics and Insurance Committee received 15 responses to the recent consultation on the criteria that GAIC will use to assess specific genetic tests and the use of their results for insurance purposes. Responses were received from: the Association of British Insurers; the Alzheimer's Association Comments from Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing members (obtained at an ACGT meeting); the Genetic Interest Group; the Huntingtons Disease Association; the Nuffield Council on Bioethics; the Royal College of General Practitioners; the Royal College of Pathologists; the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Ethics Sub Committee); the Scottish Huntingtons Association; the Scottish Executive; Health Department; Public Health Policy Unit; the UK Forum of Genetics and Insurance (which includes the response from the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries) and from three individuals who provided personal responses. I have arranged for a list of the organisations concerned to be placed in the House of Commons Library.

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