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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 May 2016 (HL7950), and the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 June (HL7725), whether any research applications submitted to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) since March 2011 have been rejected by the HFEA Licence Committee; whether any requests have been received by the HFEA to perform spindle-chromosomal complex transfer; and how many centres in the UK have been granted permission to perform pronuclear transfer in order to facilitate independent scientific validation.  HL8709

Question HL8709: tabled on 22 June 2023 and due for answer by 6 July 2023

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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 May 2016 (HL7950), and the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 June (HL7725), whether any research applications submitted to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) since March 2011 have been rejected by the HFEA Licence Committee; whether any requests have been received by the HFEA to perform spindle-chromosomal complex transfer; and how many centres in the UK have been granted permission to perform pronuclear transfer in order to facilitate independent scientific validation.  HL8709
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