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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

My Lords, I support the amendment, but would like to ask one question of the Minister. The amendment speaks of an early age, and the Minister used the expression ““a young age.”” That could mean a range of ages. While I am entirely supportive of the amendment, I am one of those who share the anxiety that children are denied their childhood these days by sometimes being treated as adults when they are too young. There is a very delicate balance here in all sorts of areas of life. This is clearly one of them. Will the Minister indicate whether the guidance will say at what sort of age it is thought appropriate to raise this? I would be anxious that there was not always a downward pressure to raise these matters with children before they are emotionally able to cope with the information.