Clause 2
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 3 June 2008, 11:00 am
Dawn Primarolo (Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health; Bristol South, Labour)
The answer that I just gave to the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness was that we did not define “fertilisation” because it was not necessary to have a definition, since there was a clear biological meaning for HFEA to interpret. The same is true of “mitochondrial.” What was necessary was to clarify DNA to include the pronucleus, and that is why clause 2 is here. The biological definition of “mitochondrial” stands in the same way as that of “fertilisation”.