Written question asked by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 February 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children's body parts that have been taken without the consent of their parents at (a) Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norfolk, (b) James Royal Hospital, St. Edmunds and (c) Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Kings Lynn. - Information not available in form requested.

Answer: Mr. Prior: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of children's body parts that have been taken without the consent of their parents at (a) Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norfolk, (b) James Royal Hospital, St. Edmunds and (c) Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Kings Lynn. [148398] Mr. Denham: Information is not available in the form requested. Reliable data at hospital level about the amount of organs and tissue retained following post mortem will not become available until all National Health Service trusts and medical schools have completed the cataloguing exercise to be supervised by the new Retained Organs Commission.

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