Public Bill Committees
Human Tissue Bill

• Human Tissue Bill, 1st sitting (0 speeches)
  • Mrs. Irene Adams (3 speeches)
    I beg to move, That— (1) during proceedings on the Human Tissue Bill, the Standing Committee, in addition to its first sitting on Tuesday 27th January 2004 at 9.10 a.m., shall meet on that...
  • Clause 1 - Authorisation of activities for scheduled purposes (64 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 34, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out 'appropriate consent' and insert 'consent from the appropriate person and, where applicable, consent appropriate for the...
• Human Tissue Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mrs. Irene Adams in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Authorisation of activities for scheduled purposes (66 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 57, in clause 1, page 1, line 11, after 'in', insert 'Part 1 of'.—[Dr. Harris.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Schedule 1 - Scheduled purposes (35 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 92, in schedule 1, page 37, line 13, at end insert 'or conducted using residual tissue'.
• Human Tissue Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Alan Hurst in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - ''Appropriate consent'': children (90 speeches)
    I beg to move, amendment No. 1, in clause 2, page 3, line 6, at end insert— '(2A) ''Consent'' for the purposes of this section means consent sought in accordance with the standards...
  • Clause 3 - ''Appropriate consent'': adults (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 90, in clause 3, page 3, line 40, at end insert— '(2A) In relation to the purposes in paragraph 7 in Schedule 1, where it is not contrary to his interests and...
• Human Tissue Bill, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Alan Hurst in the Chair]
  • Clause 3 - ''Appropriate consent'': adults (50 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 90, in clause 3, page 3, line 40, at end insert— '(2A) In relation to the purposes in paragraph 7 in Schedule 1, where it is not contrary to his...
  • Clause 4 - Nominated representatives (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 10, in clause 4, page 5, line 10, at end insert— '(8A) If, in accordance with the requirements of subsections (3) to (5), a person writes to disallow any...
  • Clause 5 - Prohibition of activities without consent etc. (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 22, in clause 5, page 5, line 18, after 'does', insert 'or causes to be done'. The purpose behind the amendment is fairly clear to anybody who has read the various...
  • Clause 6 - Restriction of activities in relation to (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 144, in clause 6, page 6, line 35, leave out 'decent' and insert 'safe and lawful'.
  • Clause 7 - Existing holdings (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 33, in clause 7, page 7, line 7, at end insert— '( ) Section 5(1) shall have effect as if the activities mentioned in subsection (1) were not activities to...
  • Clause 8 - Existing anatomical specimens (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 24, in clause 8, page 8, line 14, leave out subsection (9). I cannot promise that the amendment will be anything like as entertaining as the previous one; indeed, I...
  • Clause 9 - Coroners (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 13, in clause 9, page 8, line 17, leave out 'or' and insert 'and'.
• Human Tissue Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  • Mrs. Irene Adams (0 speeches)
    Clause 10 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • Schedule 2 - The Human Tissue Authority (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 6, in schedule 2, page 38, line 13, at end insert— (3) Subject to the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) above, the Secretary of State shall exercise his power...
  • Clause 11 - Remit (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 28, in clause 11, page 9, line 28, after 'for', insert 'the'.
  • Clause 11 - remit (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 29, in clause 11, page 9, line 30, leave out subsection (4).
  • Clause 12 - General functions (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 31, in clause 12, page 9, line 38, leave out from 'remit' to the end of line 39. One of the criticisms from outside bodies is that the Bill is complex and difficult...
  • Clause 13 - Licence requirement (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 156, in clause 13, page 10, line 27, at end insert 'normally requiring consent'.
  • Schedule 3 - Licences for the purposes of section 13 (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That this schedule be the Third schedule to the Bill.
  • Clause 15 - Duty of the designated individual (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 177, in clause 15, page 11, line 16, after 'on', insert 'to do all that is practicable'.
  • Clause 17 - Appeals committees (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Human Tissue Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  • Mr. Alan Hurst (0 speeches)
  • Clause 18 - Procedure on reconsideration (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Column Number: 182Clause 23 (0 speeches)
    Clause 23
  • Preparation of codes (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 85, in clause 23, page 14, line 13, leave out 'may prepare' and insert 'shall prepare one or more'.
  • Clause 24 - Provision with respect to consent (26 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 108, in clause 24, page 15, line 28, at end insert— '( ) grandparent or grandchild;'.
  • Clause 27 - Possession of anatomical specimens away from licensed premises (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 104, in clause 27, page 17, line 8, at end insert 'and (iii) is transferring to or using the specimen for the purposes given in Part 1 of Schedule 1 in licensed...
  • Clause 29 - Prohibition of commercial dealings in human material (31 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 116, in clause 29, page 18, line 39, after 'if', insert 'in England, Wales or Northern Ireland'.
• Human Tissue Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Alan Hurst in the Chair]
  • Clause 30 - Restriction on transplants involving a live donor (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 56, in clause 30, page 20, line 41, leave out from 'shall' to end of line 45 and add— '(a) set out the circumstances in which decisions of the Authority in...
  • Clause 35 - Remit of Inspectorate of Organ and Tissue for Human Use (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 130, in clause 35, page 24, line 6, after 'blood', insert 'blood precursors'. The clause contains an omission, which the Under-Secretary will be keen to correct....
  • Schedule 4 - Inspectorates: Boards (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in schedule 4, page 49, line 38, at end insert— '(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) above, the Authority shall exercise its power to appoint at least one...
  • Clause 40 - Criminal justice purposes (8 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 41 - Religious relics (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 182, in clause 41, page 26, line 21, after second 'of', insert 'committal or'.
  • Clause 44 - Preservation for transplantation (42 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 124, in clause 44, page 27, line 41, leave out from beginning to 'has' and insert 'appropriate consent for the use of the relevant part for the purpose of...
  • Clause 45 - Surplus tissue (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 45, page 28, line 17, at end insert— '(3A) Insofar as it would be impracticable to obtain appropriate consent in relation to material to which...
  • Clause 46 - Offences relating to non-consensual analysis of DNA (22 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 184, in clause 46, page 28, line 22, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— '(a) he analyses or procures the analysis of any human DNA in any bodily material...
• Human Tissue Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Alan Hurst in the Chair]
  • Clause 49 - Power to de-accession human remains (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 128, in clause 49, page 31, line 4, leave out subsection (5) and insert— '(5) Schedule [consequential amendments relating to de-accession] shall have effect.'.
  • Clause 54 - Orders and regulations (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 163, in clause 54, page 32, line 11, leave out '47(7),'. No. 164, in clause 54, page 32, line 12, after '56(10)' insert 'and paragraph 10 of Schedule (Section 46:...
  • Clause 56 - General interpretation (2 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 109, in clause 56, page 33, line 42, at end insert— '( ) In this Act, references to public display, in relation to the body of a deceased person, do not...
  • New Clause 6 - Removal of relevant material following death (6 speeches)
    '(1) No removal from the body of a deceased person, for use for a scheduled purpose, of any relevant material of which the body consists or which it contains shall be effected except by a...
  • New Schedule 2 - 'Section 46: Supplementary (0 speeches)
    Part 1 Qualifying consent 1 This Part of this Schedule makes provision for the interpretation of ''qualifying consent'' in section 46(1)(a)(i). 2 (1) In relation to analysis of DNA...
  • Clause 61 - Extent (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 168, in clause 61, page 35, line 13, leave out ', 47'. No. 169, in clause 61, page 35, line 15, leave out '47(7)' and insert '56(10) or paragraph 10 of Schedule (Section...
  • Clause 62 - Commencement (11 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.