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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has decided on the terms of reference for the fundamental review of the coroner system.

Asked by

Piara S Khabra (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 2001

Reference

155718; 365 c402-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Retained Organs Commission will validate the system to be used by the Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust for recording the organs and tissues retained following post mortem. - Inc ref to www.nhs.uk/retainedorgans. (Holding answer 15 March 2001).

Asked by

David Wilshire (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2001

Reference

365 c241-2W; 153948

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many items retained after post mortem have been found at (a) Ashford Hospital, Middlesex and (b) St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey.

Asked by

David Wilshire (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 2001

Reference

364 c372W; 151565

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give guidance to health authorities on the disposal of bodies and organs in the Health Service.

Asked by

Martin Smyth (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

152425; 364 c327W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 7th February, Official Report, 362 c523W, on organ parts, if he will list the specimens held; and for what purposes they are kept. - Includes further information and table.

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2001

For answer on

1 March 2001

Answered on

1 March 2001

Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 7 February 2001, Official Report, column 523W, on organ parts, if he will list the specimens held; and for what purposes they are kept. [150814] Dr. Moonie: Pursuant to my answer of 7 February 2001, Official Report, column 523W, further investigation has revealed that the Defence Secondary Care Agency holds approximately 60 pathological specimens relating to 26 patients, rather than "26 specimens". These specimens are all held at the Royal Hospital Haslar and for each, patient consent has been given for organ retention both for diagnostic and medical research purposes. In total there are 14 organs and approximately 46 tissue samples: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Brain 4 Heart 0 Lungs 4 Other organs{1} 5 Body Parts 0 Stillbirths or pre-viable foetuses 1 Tissues{2} 46 Total 60 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Not include above {2} Approximate Note: The data are recorded in the format provided to the Chief Medical Officer for his report in 2000 entitled "Retention of Organs at Post-Mortem: Census of Hospitals in England". Definition of terms: Tissues: samples of organs or body parts Organs: whole organs Body parts: limbs, heads or the entire contents of either the thorax or abdomen.

Date

1 March 2001

Reference

150814; 363 c725-6W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many post mortem examinations took place in each year since 1995; and how many of these in each year were undertaken (a) because there was suspicion of criminal activity in the death, (b) because the doctor was unsure of...

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 February 2001

For answer on

26 February 2001

Answered on

26 February 2001

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many post-mortem examinations took place in each year since 1995; and how many of these in each year were undertaken (a) because there was suspicion of criminal activity in the death, (b) because the doctor was unsure of the cause of death, (c) for research purposes and (d) for other specified purposes; [150124] (2) how many post mortems in each year since 1995 (a) established a prima facie criminal case, (b) established a previously unknown cause of death and (c) did not establish a cause of death. [150125] Mr. Boateng: Information about the reasons for coroner post-mortem examinations is not held centrally. Available information up to 1999, including data on non-coroner post-mortems held by the Office for National Statistics, is set out in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Deaths Reported to a coroner where 126,398 126,184 123,015 124,356 124,780 a post-mortem was held of these: Where a coroner did not 104,151 104,321 100,679 101,165 100,884 proceed to hold an inquest Subject to a post-mortem 413 461 582 695 738 but no cause of death found Inquests Resulting in verdict of 217 169 165 142 165 unlawful killing{1} Resulting in open 2,257 2,151 2,319 2,571 2,497 verdicts{1} Resulting in any other 22,030 21,694 22,171 23,049 23,731 verdict{1} Post-mortems Performed for clinical {2}-- {2}-- 3,614 3,527 3,474 purposes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} In a small number of cases, inquests will have been held without post-mortem examinations {2} Data not available

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

363 c476W; 150124;150125

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Cruse Bereavement Care concerning the role they might play in alleviating the distress of relatives following the removal of internal organs from deceased people.

Asked by

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

363 c441-2W; 150400

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th February, 363 c75W, on organ retention, when he expects the Commission to permit NHS trusts to (a) provide specific information and (b) begin the process of returning organs and tissues to members of the public.

Asked by

Lord Mawhinney (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

151215; 363 c452W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the reasons why NHS hospital trusts have been prevented from telling members of the public how many adult and children's organs they have retained in their hospitals; when he will tell NHS hospitals trusts the form in which...

Asked by

Lord Mawhinney (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 February 2001

For answer on

13 February 2001

Answered on

13 February 2001

Sir Brian Mawhinney: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the reasons why NHS hospital trusts have been prevented from telling members of the public how many adult and children's organs they have retained in their hospitals; [149824] (2) when he will tell NHS hospitals trusts the form in which he will require them to set out for public information the numbers of adult and children's organs which are being retained in their hospitals; [149820] (3) by what means NHS hospital trusts are required to obtain his permission to tell members of the public how many adult and children's organs are being retained in their hospitals; [149822] (4) for what reason NHS hospital trusts have to obtain his permission before they can tell members of the public how many adult and children's organs are being retained in their hospitals; [149821] (5) if he will appoint counsellors to support members of the public who may be distraught after not being given information, on his guidance, by NHS hospital trusts on how many adult and children's organs are being held by their hospitals; [149818] (6) for what reason NHS hospital trusts have been told that they can inform the public about how many adult and children's organs are retained in their hospitals only in a form that he approves. [149823] Mr. Denham: [holding answer 9 February 2001]: Following the publication of the Royal Liverpool Children's inquiry report last week, a special Commission, under the chairmanship of Professor Margot Brazier, has been established to oversee the cataloguing and return of organs and tissue by National Health Service trusts in England. The Commission has issued comprehensive guidance to trusts on the sensitive and sympathetic handling of inquiries from relatives. This includes establishing dedicated telephone helplines and teams, maintaining contact, and providing bereavement support and counselling where necessary. The Commission has asked trusts not to provide specific information or begin the process of returning organs and tissue until comprehensive and accurate catalogues of organs and tissue have been completed, and approved by the Commission. This is aimed to avoid repeating the problems of misleading information and multiple burials criticised in the inquiry report.

Date

13 February 2001

Reference

363 c75W; 149824;149820;149822;149821;149818;149823

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what monitoring he has carried out of the responses of the Council of the University of Liverpool to the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry; and what assessment he has made of the ability of the Council of the University of Liverpool...

Asked by

Lord Watts (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 February 2001

Reference

149874; 363 c94W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many organ parts are kept by the Defence Secondary Care Agency Unit; where they are kept; for what purpose; if informal consent was obtained in each case; and if he will make a statement. - Including figure.

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2001

Reference

149096; 362 c523-4W;362 c524W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

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...

Asked by

Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 February 2001

Reference

148398; 362 c513W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry. - (Holding answer 1 February 2001).

Asked by

Lord Watts (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2001

Reference

362 c421-2W;362 c421W; 148395

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if post mortem tests for BSE carried out in EU countries are carried out before the carcass is dressed. - No. (Holding answer 11 December 2000).

Asked by

Baroness Browning (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2001

Reference

141720; 362 c263W

House

House of Commons

Human Tissue Act 1961

Statement about the inquiry into events at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool. (Inc ref to the report - HC 12)

Lead member

Alan Milburn

Department

Department of Health

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

30 January 2001

Reference

362 c175-92

House

House of Commons

Human Tissue Act 1961

Lords statement about the inquiry into events at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool. (Inc ref to the report - HC12).

Lead member

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Department

Department of Health

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

30 January 2001

Reference

621 c571-87

House

House of Lords

Return to an address to Her Majesty for a return of the report (in 2 volumes), with summary and conclusions, of the independent confidential inquiry to investigate the removal, retention and disposal of human tissues following post-mortem at Alder Hey Hospital (Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust). (Chairman: Michael Redfern).

Type

House of Commons papers

Notes

Received 26.01.01

Date

30 January 2001

Reference

HC 12 2000/01

House

House of Commons

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