Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 16 October (WA 67–68) and 22 October (WA 109), why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has not commented on the stipulations put on licences granted to Sydney IVF Ltd if members of the authority have provided input to the Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council regarding the regulation of work involving therapeutic cloning.
Answer
As indicated in my Written Answer of 22 October 2008 (WA 109), the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has provided information and advice regarding policy issues to the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. However, the HFEA informs me that it does not see it as its proper function to comment on individual licensing decisions made by regulators or licensing bodies outside the United Kingdom.