§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to grant public access to information regarding applications to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for licences to create human embryos for research purposes prior to the granting of any such licences; [108542]
(2) whether Professor Ian Wilmut of the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, has been granted a licence by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for the creation of human embryos by parthenogenesis; [108541]
(3) how many licences for the creation of human embryos by cell nuclear replacement have been granted by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to date; to whom; and for what purpose.[1085401]
§ Ms BlearsNo licences for research involving the creation of human embryos by cell nuclear replacement or parthenogenesis have yet been issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
For reasons of confidentiality, the HFEA does not release the details of research licence applications while under consideration. Details of research licences are made available by the HFEA once a licence is granted.