§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of those women who received artificial insemination by donor in the latest year for which figures are available were(a) married, (b) unmarried, (c) fertile and (d) infertile.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to ensure that artificial insemination by donor is available only as a treatment for married, infertile women; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe White Paper "Human Fertilisation and Embryology: A Framework for Legislation" explains that it is Government policy to introduce legislation in this Parliament to license the provision of specified infertility services including those provided through artificial insemination by donor (AID). The statutory licensing authority's licensing structure and code of practice will cover arrangements for counselling, assessment and screening; these will need to take into account the position of the donor, the recipient, the individual clinician and the interests of the child or children who may result from AID.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has concerning the numbers of women who have received artificial insemination by donor in each year for which figures are available from each of the clinics which currently provide such a service.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information requested is not held centrally.