Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 March (WA 92) regarding the relative contributions of nuclear transfer and induced pluripotent stem cell technology, to what extent each of these technologies has contributed to the generation of pluripotent stem cells in humans over the past decade.
Answer
The development of techniques in both human and animal stem-cell research, including nuclear transfer and the generation on induced pluripotent stem cells, have not occurred in isolation from one another. It is therefore impossible to say to what extent any one aspect of this research has contributed to overall developments in the field. That is why Parliament has voted in favour of pursuing all avenues of stem-cell research in the United Kingdom.