§ Audrey WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the extent of the practice by which organs have been removed from deceased adult patients without consent, indicating the number of institutions involved in the last five years. [102826]
§ Mr. DenhamWe have asked the Chief Medical Officer to conduct an investigation into the removal and retention of tissues and organs at post-mortem examination within the National Health Service. This is now under way and he will produce his report in September.