Clause 21
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]
3:30 pm
Mark Simmonds (Shadow Minister, Health; Boston and Skegness, Conservative)
I am pleased that the Minister has confirmed that the matter will be addressed in regulations. It is clearly a very important part of the appeal process, and there has to be confidence that this is a fair process among those applying for licences or appealing against the revocation or variation of licences, which is not driven by themselves. Regarding future consultation, the Government had an enormous amount of time to consult before the Bill was introduced in Parliament, and in many cases they did so extremely thoroughly, and with extreme diligence. Why has consultation about this particular part of the Bill not taken place?