§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all those research establishments in the United Kingdom which are supplied with foetal tissue from the foetal tissue bank at the Royal Marsden hospital; and what safeguards exist to ensure that such material does not go beyond the shores of the United Kingdom
§ Mr. BrookeI understand from the Medical Research Council, which funds the foetal tissue bank at the Royal Marsden hospital, that in 1984 the following establishments received foetal material from the bank:
- Brompton hospital, London
- Central public health virus laboratory, Colindale
- Central public health laboratory, Middlesex
- Charing Cross hospital, London
- Guy's hospital, London
- Hammersmith hospital, London
- Harefield hospital, Uxbridge
- Imperial cancer research fund, London
- King's college hospital, London
- London school of hygiene and tropical medicine, London
- Ludwig institute, Royal Marsden hospital, Sutton
- MRC clinical research centre, London
- MRC human biochemical genetics unit, London
- National hospital, London
526 - Royal Marsden hospital, London
- Royal postgraduate medical school, London
- St. Bartholomew's hospital, London
- St. George's hospital, London
- St. Mary's hospital, London
- St. Thomas's hospital, London
- University college hospital and medical school, London
- Department of pathology, university of Cambridge
- Westminster hospital medical school, London
All material from this foetal tissue bank is issued only to researchers in the United Kingdom, who have first obtained written clearance from their local ethical committee. I understand that the MRC regards this as sufficient safeguard against such material being exported.