Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 19 July (WA 163), what are the scientific, ethical and monetary criteria that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) must ensure are satisfied before granting a research licence; and why the HFEA does not consider the potential applications of the research licensed in order to ensure that the work in question is necessary or desirable.
Answer
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that it has no further information to add to the Answer given on 19 July 2010 (Official Report, col. WA 163).