§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the procedure is by which relatives can obtain information on organ retention in cases following a coroner's post mortem. [164579]
§ Mr. LeslieCurrently in all coroners' cases in which it has proved necessary to retain organs, relatives are informed in writing.
Relatives also have the option of phoning the Human Organs Enquiry Line, which was established in November 2002 as recommended in the Northern Ireland Human Organ Inquiry Report. A direct enquiry can also be made to the Coroner who ordered the postmortem examination.