§ Mr. LeslieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the sixth annual report of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to be published; and if he will announce changes in the membership of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [14542]
§ Ms JowellWe have received the report and copies have today been laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the requirements of section 7(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Copies have also been placed in the Library.
I am pleased to announce the following appointments made on behalf of the United Kingdom Health Ministers:
Mrs. Ruth Deech, Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford, re-appointed as Chairman until 6 November 2000.Mrs. Jane Denton, Nursing Director of the Multiple Births Foundation and currently a member of the HFEA, appointed as Deputy Chairman until 27 October 1998, when her existing term of membership ends.Professor Allan Templeton, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, re-appointed as a member until 6 November 2000.Professor Andrew Grubb, Professor of Health Care Law, King's College, London, appointed as a member until 6 November 2000.I am very grateful to Lady Brittan, CBE, Mrs Angela Mays and the right Rev. Richard Holloway who are retiring on 6 November having served with the Authority since its inception in 1990. I also wish to thank Professor Rory Nicol who has asked to leave the Authority on 6 November.
The new appointments and re-appointments have been made in accordance with guidance issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Three vacancies remain, about which we shall make an announcement in due course.