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That this House marks the 30th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the Sheep on 5 July 1996 at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell; recognises that Dolly's birth was a landmark scientific achievement which transformed understanding of developmental biology and helped pave the way for major advances in regenerative medicine, stem cell science and biotechnology; commends the pioneering work of Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and their colleagues at the Roslin Institute and PPL Therapeutics; notes the significant contribution that the Roslin Institute, the University of Edinburgh and Scotland's world-leading life sciences sector have made to scientific innovation and economic growth; further notes the successful development of companies arising from Roslin's research and innovation ecosystem, including RoslinCT, a leading cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing company established as a Roslin spin-out in 2006, and Roslin Technologies, founded in 2017 to commercialise advanced animal stem-cell technologies and support sustainable food production and animal health innovation; acknowledges the wider impact of Roslin-linked commercial ventures and knowledge transfer activities in creating highly skilled employment and attracting investment to Scotland; and celebrates Dolly's enduring legacy as a symbol of Scottish scientific excellence and global innovation.
That this House marks the 30th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the Sheep on 5 July 1996 at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell; recognises that Dolly's birth was a landmark scientific achievement which transformed understanding of developmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support victims of car registration cloning; and what resources are available to victims to help them to resolve issues relating to that cloning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support victims of car registration cloning; and what resources are available to victims to help them to resolve issues relating to that cloning.
The law requires that anyone who supplies number plates for road use in the UK must, by law, be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). It is a legal requirement for number plate suppliers to carry out checks to ensure that plates are only sold to those who can prove they are entitled to the registration number. Number plate suppliers must also keep records of the plates they have supplied.
The DVLA visits number plate suppliers to monitor compliance with the legal requirements and works closely with the police and trading standards to share intelligence and support investigations and prosecutions of suppliers who do not comply.
Anyone who suspects that their number plate has been cloned should report this to the police, who are responsible for on road enforcement. Any fines or correspondence received for offences which have not been committed should be returned to the issuing authorities for investigation. Vehicle keepers can also write to the DVLA, who can issue a new registration number for a vehicle where necessary.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1–2) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 March 2016 (HL7011), which of the successive lay summaries for research licence R0152 asserted a "need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1–2) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 March 2016 (HL7011), which of the successive lay summaries for research licence R0152 asserted a "need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that the "need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar to the recipient so they will not be rejected" was last referred to in the lay summary submitted in an application for the renewal of a research licence in 2008. As stated in the response to the Noble Lord on 24 March (HL7011), one stem cell line from the research project R0152 is in preparation for depositing with the UK Stem Cell bank.
HFEA licences do not specify time limits in which research objectives must be met and objectives can be up-dated or amended subject to approval by the Licence Committee. Progress of the research is taken into consideration at the renewal of a licence. Upon renewal, the centreâs progress report is sent to the peer reviewer who considers key questions around the necessity of the research.
The HFEAâs scrutiny of research has evolved considerably over the last 10 years. Its current system involves scrutiny of the application by a team of inspectors; scrutiny by an external, independent peer reviewer; and scrutiny by the HFEAâs Licence Committee.
In order to further support researchers, the HFEAâs Code of Practice includes a Guidance Note (22) specific to research and training and each centre has a nominated inspector through which post licencing scrutiny takes place. The McCracken report in 2013 did not highlight any concerns with the systems put in place by the HFEA to approve research.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament in September to the proposed Directive on the cloning of certain species for farming purposes (COM (2013) 0892); and what advice they gave to United Kingdom MEPs prior to their adoption.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament in September to the proposed Directive on the cloning of certain species for farming purposes (COM (2013) 0892); and what advice they gave to United Kingdom MEPs prior to their adoption.
The UK sees no justification for either the original European Commission proposals for further restrictions on cloning activity or the European Parliament’s proposed extension to the progeny and descendants of clones; and all animal species.
The science is clear that the meat and milk from clones and their offspring is as healthy as from more traditionally reared animals; and EU and national rules already exist to protect the welfare of the livestock concerned.
What is more, there is no cloning of farm animals conducted in the EU at present, so introducing any further controls, will not materially increase welfare standards within the Community.
Briefing to this effect was provided to UK MEPs in advance of the Parliament’s discussions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals.
The sale in the European Union of meat and milk from cloned animals is subject to risk assessment under the EU Novel Foods Regulation. These Regulations are currently being revised and have been discussed at a European Council Working Group level, where the Food Standards Agency represents the United Kingdom. The European Parliament has now voted in favour of maintaining the risk assessment of products from cloned animals under the Novel Food Regulations, and the Council is expected to be asked for its formal view shortly.
The European Commission has put forward separate and more specific proposals on the cloning of farm animals and the food derived from them. The discussions on these proposals have yet to gain momentum.
There is currently no authorisation for any meat or milk from cloned animals to be in the UK food chain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's position is in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations on meat and dairy products derived from cloned animals in the UK food-chain; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's position is in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations on meat and dairy products derived from cloned animals in the UK food-chain; and if she will make a statement.
The Government believes that the existing EU Novel Food controls on the use of cloned material already ensure adequate protection of Community consumers. The scientific advice we have makes clear that meat and milk from clones or their progeny is just as safe as that produced by more traditional methods. We do not therefore see the need for any further controls at this point.
Motion that this House considers that the Draft Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones (European Union Document No. 18153/13) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter 1 of the Thirty-fifth Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 83-xxxii), and, in accordance with Article 6 of Protocol (No. 2) annexed to the EU Treaties on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European Institutions. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House considers that the Draft Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones (European Union Document No. 18153/13) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter 1 of the Thirty-fifth Report of...
Motion that the Committee considers that the draft Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones (European Union Document No. 18153/13) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter 1 of the Thirty-fifth Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 83-xxxii) and, in accordance with Article 6 of Protocol (No. 2) annexed to the EU Treaties on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European Institutions. Agreed to on question.
Motion that the Committee considers that the draft Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones (European Union Document No. 18153/13) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter 1 of the Thirty-fifth Report of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 12 November (WA 114), how they define “fertilisation” in the context of in vitro fertilisation; whether any part of that process typically involves cell fusion techniques that do not occur naturally in order to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 12 November (WA 114), how they define “fertilisation” in the context of in vitro fertilisation; whether any part of that process typically involves cell fusion techniques that do not occur naturally in order to...
There is no definition of “fertilisation” under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, as amended (1990 Act), and it is intended that this term should be given its ordinary meaning. It is clear that the Act draws a distinction under section 1 between embryos created by fertilisation and those created by “any other process”.
The prohibitions in connection with embryos under section 3 of the 1990 Act extend to all live human embryos created outside the human body. Section 3ZA provides that only an embryo which has been created by the fertilisation of permitted egg by a permitted sperm, which has not been otherwise altered, may be placed in a woman. As the noble Lord is aware, this prohibits embryos created by cell nuclear replacement from being placed in a woman.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of Professor Miodrag Stojkovic, reported in Nature, volume 497, no 7449, that “the most surprising thing is that somebody is still doing human somatic-cell nuclear transfer in the era of induced pluripotent stem cells”; and whether that...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of Professor Miodrag Stojkovic, reported in Nature, volume 497, no 7449, that “the most surprising thing is that somebody is still doing human somatic-cell nuclear transfer in the era of induced pluripotent stem cells”; and whether that...
The Government have not made any assessment of the work described in Nature, nor of Professor Stojkovic’s remarks.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and is one of the main agencies through which the Government support biomedical research. In order to establish which areas of stem cell research may deliver the most effective treatments for particular conditions, the MRC’s strategy is to support research on all types of stem cells to determine which routes should be pursued in the development of cell-based therapies.
Human reproductive cloning is prohibited in the United Kingdom by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, as amended. The Government have no plans to change that position. Therapeutic cloning, to create an embryo for the derivation of stem cells for research purposes, is permitted but subject to strict controls on the creation, keeping and use of embryos for research purposes as also set out in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the development of new technologies to create cloned human embryos, what is their assessment of the case for an international legal ban on human cloning.[HL436]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the development of new technologies to create cloned human embryos, what is their assessment of the case for an international legal ban on human cloning.[HL436]
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, as amended, prohibits the creation of embryos by cell nuclear replacement for reproductive purposes, an activity often described as human reproductive cloning. The Government have no plans to change that position and have supported initiatives to prohibit human reproductive cloning worldwide.
The 1990 Act does allow the creation of human embryos by cell nuclear replacement for research purposes, known as therapeutic cloning, subject to strict regulatory controls on their creation, keeping and use. The Government consider it important to provide scope for such research to take place, and other types of research, in order to help to increase knowledge about serious disease or other serious medical conditions and to assist in developing treatments for them. These are two of the principal purposes in the 1990 Act for which the use of human embryos in research is permitted
in the United Kingdom. For that reason, the Government could not support a comprehensive ban on human cloning that would remove the scope for such research to take place.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Drayson on 5 May 2009 (WA 93–4) and by Baroness Wilcox on 16 December 2010 (WA 210), why the partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Californian Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has focused on human...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Drayson on 5 May 2009 (WA 93–4) and by Baroness Wilcox on 16 December 2010 (WA 210), why the partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Californian Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has focused on human...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 October (WA 106), in what ways the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority considers somatic cell nuclear transfer to be an IVF-based technique.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 October (WA 106), in what ways the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority considers somatic cell nuclear transfer to be an IVF-based technique.
This note describes current technologies used in livestock breeding, research into future technologies and how the improvement of livestock can contribute towards future food security.
This note describes current technologies used in livestock breeding, research into future technologies and how the improvement of livestock can contribute towards future food security.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 9 March 2009 (WA 204–05), from what point is an entity created by nuclear transfer considered to beeither a human embryo or an admixed embryo subject to regulation according to Sections 1(1)(a) and 4A(6)(a)...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 9 March 2009 (WA 204–05), from what point is an entity created by nuclear transfer considered to beeither a human embryo or an admixed embryo subject to regulation according to Sections 1(1)(a) and 4A(6)(a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the policy of her Department is on the sale of meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the policy of her Department is on the sale of meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the policy of her Department is on the introduction of a traceability scheme for meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the policy of her Department is on the introduction of a traceability scheme for meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of cattle which originate from a cloned parent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of cattle which originate from a cloned parent.