§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the foetal tissue banks in the UK. [113496]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 7 March 2000]: The Medical Research Council Foetal Tissue Bank based at the Hammersmith Hospital, London is the main foetal tissue bank in the United Kingdom. The Department is aware of additional banks based at the Institute of Child Health, London and at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.