§ Lord Alton of Liverpoolasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they propose to commission an independent annual review of embryonic stem cell research. [HL624]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThe Government stated in July 2002 in response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on stem cell research that it agreed with the committee's recommendation that it should undertake a further review of stern cell research towards the end of this decade.
Although we have no plans to commission an annual review, we continue to keep developments under review through the Research Councils' Stern Cell Initiative.