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, if he will list the (a) organisations and (b) individuals asked by his Department's Genetics and Insurance Committee to submit responses to their recent consultation on the use of genetic test results for insurance risk assessment. - Inc fact that list of the organisations and individuals concerned placed in the Library. (DEP 00/621).

Answer: Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the (a) organisations and (b) individuals asked by his Department's Genetics and Insurance Committee to submit responses to their recent consultation on the use of genetic test results for insurance risk assessment. [116570] Yvette Cooper: The consultation on the criteria that the Genetics and Insurance Committee will use to assess specific genetic tests and the use of their results for insurance purposes was sent to patient support organisations, academics, insurers and actuaries and was made available on the Department website. I have arranged for a list of the organisations and individuals concerned to be placed in the House of Commons Library.

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