HL Deb 14 June 2004 vol 662 c57WA
Lord Alton of Liverpool

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why they decided to publish the code of practice for the United Kingdom Stem Cell Bank after the establishment of the hank. [HL3081]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

The establishment of the UK Stem Cell Bank and the development of the code of practice for the bank by the steering committee were done in parallel; the code was published before the bank acquired the first stem cell lines.