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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

My Lords, I should like some clarification. Proposed subsection (2) states: "““Condition A is that the human cells are lawfully taken from or provided by the donor””." When the noble Lord quoted from the letter in today’s Times, he said that many of the cells were given for an unspecified purpose, just for research. What about the ones which were not? Are there records of those who said, ““You can take any cell and do anything you like with it”” and those who imposed conditions, like people do with organ donation, allowing, for example, the use of their eyes but not their lungs? Is there a significant difference between those who made the point that those cells could be used for anything and those who did not?