§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many licensed fertility clinics have had their licences(a) suspended and (b) revoked by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in each year since 1991. [166910]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe number of licence suspensions and revocations for failure to comply with the provisions of either the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's code of practice or the conditions of the establishment's licence, since 1997, are shown in the table.
Licences suspended or revoked by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority since 19971 Year2 Suspension Revocation 1999 — 1 2003 31 — 2004 1 — 1Figures do not include licences voluntarily given up by licensed establishments. 2No licences were suspended or revoked in the years 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002. 3Suspension applied only to specified licensed activities, not the whole licence. Source: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Information for 1991 to 1996 is held on microfilmed records, by licensed establishment, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.