§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the letter to the hon. Member for Linlithgow from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Employment, (Ref. 2000/0064758 PODB) when he expects to receive from the Human Genetics Commission their wider study on the uses of genetic information. [137327]
§ Yvette CooperThe Human Genetics Commission is currently considering the storage, protection and use of genetic information in various contexts and what may need to be done to ensure that concerns over the potential abuse of such information are addressed.
The Commission aims to submit a report and recommendations to Ministers by late 2001. This will take account of the results of a period of extensive consultation which begins on 27 November 2000.