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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress there has been regarding his Department's discussions with Myriad Inc on the patent for testing breast cancer genes relating to hereditary breast cancer. - There have been no recent discussions with Myriad. (Holding answer 12 May 2003).

Asked by
Marion Roe (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 May 2003
Reference
111931; 405 c309-10W;405 c307W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on objections made to the European patent office to the patents on breast cancer genes owned by Myriad Inc.

Asked by
Ian Gibson (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2002
Reference
77877; 392 c517W;392 c529W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the patents on breast cancer genes owned by Myriad Inc on testing for hereditary breast cancer; and what negotiations his Department is involved in with Myriad on this issue.

Asked by
Ian Gibson (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2002
Reference
77878; 392 c517W;392 c529W
House
House of Commons

That this House expresses its dismay that the US company Myriad Genetics has applied in the United Kingdom and other European countries for patents on the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2; is concerned that the potential for the enforcement of very broad claims on human genes such as...

Primary sponsor
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 January 2000
Reference
298; 298A2; 298A1
House
House of Commons