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Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

756

 

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

Dr John Pugh

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Amess

 

Mr William Cash

 

Negatived on division  50

 

Page  53,  line  19  [Clause  68],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

This section shall be subject to section (prohibition on placing human gametes

 

into an animal).’.

 

 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

John Mason

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  68

 

Page  54,  line  19  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

P has a direct pecuniary interest in any of the activities governed by

 

this Act.’.

 

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Mark Durkan

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  36

 

Page  56,  line  34  [Schedule  2],  leave out from ‘by’ to ‘of’ in line 35 and insert ‘stem

 

cells from umbilical cord or umbilical cord blood’.

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Not called  44

 

Page  56,  line  34  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘umbilical cord blood stem cells’ and insert

 

‘stem cells from umbilical cord or umbilical cord blood.’.

 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

Mark Simmonds

 

Not called  45

 

Page  56,  line  35  [Schedule  2],  after ‘other’, insert ‘regenerative’.

 

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Mark Durkan

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  37

 

Page  57  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 11 to 13.

 

 

Mr David Drew

 

David Taylor

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Mark Durkan

 

John Mason

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Mr David Amess

 

Mr William Cash

 

Not called  73

 

Page  58,  line  42  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(4A)  

A licence under this paragraph may not authorise any activity the purpose of

 

which is to develop techniques for creating a child by germ line genetic

 

modification.

 

    (4B)  

Regulations made by virtue of paragraph 3A(1)(c) may not provide for

 

activities the purpose of which is to develop techniques for creating a child by

 

germ line genetic modification.

 

    (4C)  

For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 3A, “germ line genetic

 

modification” means—

 

(a)    

altering the nuclear genetic material of an embryo, or of a gamete used

 

to create an embryo, by—

 

(i)    

recombinant nucleic acid techniques which change the DNA

 

sequence of nuclear chromosomes of one or more cells of the

 

embryo or of the gamete, or

 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

(ii)    

the introduction into one or more cells of the embryo or into

 

the gamete of a stably-maintained artificial chromosome,

 

virus or plasmid, and

 

(b)    

placing the embryo containing the genetic alteration in a woman, so

 

that any resulting child could transmit the genetic alteration to its

 

descendants.’.

 

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Mark Durkan

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  38

 

Page  59,  line  1  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-paragraph (5) and insert—

 

    ‘(5)  

No licence under this paragraph is to be granted unless the Authority is

 

satisfied that—

 

(a)    

any proposed use of embryos or human admixed embryos is necessary

 

for the purposes of the research; and

 

(b)    

the purposes of the proposed research cannot be achieved

 

satisfactorily by any other reasonably practicable method not entailing

 

the use of human or human admixed embryos.’.

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Angela Watkinson

 

Mr Nigel Waterson

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Mark Durkan

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not selected  74

 

Page  59,  line  1  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-paragraph (5) and insert—

 

    ‘(5)  

No licence under this paragraph is to be granted unless the Authority is

 

satisfied that—

 

(a)    

any proposed use of embryos or human-admixed embryos is necessary

 

and desirable for the purposes of the research; and

 

(b)    

there is evidence, which must include published, peer-reviewed

 

scientific data, demonstrating that—

 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

(i)    

the rationale underlying the proposed research and

 

applicability of the proposed methodology has been

 

established by analogous research, such that the proposed use

 

of human or human admixed embryos would be likely to

 

achieve its specified purposes; and

 

(ii)    

that the purposes of the proposed research cannot be achieved

 

satisfactorily by any method not entailing the use of human or

 

human adixed embryos.’.

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  53

 

Page  59,  line  16  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’.

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  54

 

Page  59,  line  18  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’.

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

David Taylor

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  55

 

Page  59,  line  22  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’.

 

 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Not selected  2

 

Page  60,  line  13  [Schedule  3],  leave out ‘sub-paragraph (2)’ and insert ‘sub-

 

paragraphs (2) and (2A)’.

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Lynne Jones

 

Not selected  1

 

Page  60,  line  22  [Schedule  3],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(2A)  

A consent under this Schedule by a deceased person from whom gametes have

 

been retrieved posthumously may be deemed to have been given and not

 

withdrawn if the Consultant from whom the couple together were receiving

 

advice or treatment confirms in writing that the deceased was, at the date of

 

death, either receiving treatment or receiving advice in respect of a clear and

 

settled intention to have a child with his partner.’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  21

 

Page  60,  line  32  [Schedule  3],  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘any’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  82

 

Page  60,  line  35  [Schedule  3],  leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

In sub-paragraph (2)—

 

(a)    

for “or any embryo” substitute, “any embryo or any human admixed

 

embryo”, and

 

(b)    

for “or embryo” in both places substitute “, embryo or human admixed

 

embryo”.

 

(4A)    

After sub-paragraph (2) insert—

 

“(2A)    

In relation to Scotland, the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(b) to the

 

person lacking capacity is to be read as a reference to the person—

 

(a)    

lacking capacity within the meaning of the Age of Legal Capacity

 

(Scotland) Act 1991, or (b) being incapable within the meaning of section

 

1(6) of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.’.

 

 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

761

 

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  57

 

Page  63,  line  28  [Schedule  3],  leave out sub-paragraph (5).

 

 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  58

 

Page  64,  line  34  [Schedule  3],  leave out sub-paragraph (3).

 

 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  59

 

Page  67  [Schedule  3],  leave out lines 23 to 46.

 

 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd October 2008              

762

 

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill–[ [], continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Paul Rowen

 

Geraldine Smith

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  60

 

Page  68  [Schedule  3],  leave out lines 8 to 21.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Miss Ann Widdecombe

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Andrew Selous

 

Mr David Drew

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Mr Tom Clarke

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mark Pritchard

 

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

 

Mr David Crausby

 

John Mason

 

Mr David Amess

 

Not called  61

 

Page  68,  line  38  [Schedule  3],  leave out paragraph 14.

 

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  22

 

Page  73  [Schedule  3],  leave out lines 36 to 46 and insert—

 

    ‘(4)  

Condition B is that—’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  23

 

Page  73,  line  47  [Schedule  3],  leave out from ‘(“P”)’ to end of line 48 and insert ‘is

 

dead or the person responsible under the licence (“R”) believes on reasonable grounds that

 

P is dead’.

 

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  24

 

Page  74,  line  1  [Schedule  3],  leave out ‘the person responsible under the licence

 

(“R”)’ and insert ‘R’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  25

 

Page  74,  line  7  [Schedule  3],  after ‘died’, insert ‘(or is believed to have died)’.

 
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