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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

My Lords, I listened carefully to what the Minister said and I appreciate entirely the Government’s stance on this issue. Perhaps I should say to my noble friend Lord Alton, who spoke on the amendment, that this has nothing to do with stem cells; it is, in fact, simply in vitro fertilisation involving a subsequent pro-nuclear transfer. It is therefore a very new technique, which is why I worded the amendment slightly differently from the one that I tabled in Committee. This is new and exciting. It will be the first time in the world that this type of therapy or prevention of mitochondrial disease will be achieved. If I can get an assurance from the Minister that regulations will be introduced as soon as possible in relation to this issue, I shall be happy to withdraw the amendment.