Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 6 May (WA 117), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority would decline to grant a potential licence or would revoke a current licenceif the ultimate aims of a potential or current licensee's work included any use of nuclear transfer in reproduction, or if the project would not derive stem cells for use in treatments.
Answer
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has informed me that the granting or revocation of a licence would be considered with reference to the requirements of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001.