HC Deb 26 July 2000 vol 354 cc633-4W
Dr. Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to receive the report from the Chief Medical Officer about the use of human embryo stem cells for medical research. [132436]

Yvette Cooper

The Chief Medical Officer's Expert Group on Therapeutic Cloning has completed its work on the potential benefits, risks and the ethical issues raised by developments in stem cell research and cell nuclear replacement. We are now considering the report's recommendations.