Clause 46 - Offences relating to non-consensual analysis of DNA
Human Tissue Bill
11:15 am

Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree, Labour)
The position is as the hon. Gentleman describes it. Hon. Members have lost the opportunity to discuss those matters because we have just concluded the debate on the group that included
clause stand part. Hon. Members will have to take another opportunity to raise their concerns as the Bill proceeds through its different stages.
Amendments made: No. 157, in
clause 46, page 28, line 25, leave out
'excepted purposes (see section 47)'
and insert 'an excepted purpose'.
No. 158, in
clause 46, page 28, line 32, after 'death,' insert—
'( ) it is an existing holding and the person who has it is not in possession, and not likely to come into possession, of information from which the individual from whose body the material has come can be identified,'.
No. 159, in
clause 46, page 29, line 1, leave out from 'Schedule' to 'has' in line 2 and insert
'(Section 46: Supplementary) (which makes provision for the interpretation of ''qualifying consent'' and ''use for an excepted purpose'' in subsection (1)(a))'.
No. 160, in
clause 46, page 29, line 3, after 'section', insert
'(and Schedule (Section 46: Supplementary))'.
No. 161, in
clause 46, page 29, line 5, at end add—
'''existing holding'' means bodily material held immediately before the day on which this section comes into force.'.—[Ms Winterton.]
Clause 46, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Schedule 5 disagreed to.
Clause 47 disagreed to.
It being twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock, The Chairman adjourned the Committee without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
Adjourned till this day at half-past Two o'clock.
Hurst, Mr. Alan ( Chairman)
Cohen, Harry
Davey, Valerie
Ellman, Mrs.
Francois, Mr.
Gibson, Dr.
Harris, Dr. Evan
Ladyman, Dr.
Lansley, Mr.
Lucas, Ian
Murrison, Dr.
Naysmith, Dr.
Ryan, Joan
Taylor, Dr. Richard
Watson, Mr.
Winterton, Ms Rosie
