§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what action she is taking to deter the sale of organs in under-developed countries to visitors from developed countries. [106082]
§ Mr. LammyI have been asked to reply.
The Human Organ Transplant Act, 1989 prohibits, in the United Kingdom, commercial dealings in human organs, places restrictions upon transplants between living persons who are not genetically related and requires certain information to be supplied about transplant operations.
Most countries with organ transplant programmes also have legislation banning payments for organ donation. There are formal arrangements in place between European transplant organisations to ensure that when an organ cannot be used in the originating country it is offered for use to patients in other European countries.