House of Lords written question – answered at on 4 December 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many organisations provide services on behalf of the Government to adults affected by donor conception.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent annually on services for adults affected by donor conception in each of the past five years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of services to adults affected by donor conception.
Over the past five years the Government have supported three third sector organisations to provide a range of services specifically for adults affected by donor conception. These are After Adoption Yorkshire, the Donor Conception Network and the National Gamete Donation Trust.
Grants were awarded to these three organisations as set out in the following table:
Organisation | Year | Grant |
After Adoption Yorkshire | 2008-09 | £85,000 |
2009-10 | £85,000 | |
2010-11 | £90,000 | |
2011-12 | £96,427 | |
2012-13 | £54,200 * | |
Donor Conception Network | 2008-09 | £75,000 |
2009-10 | £70,000 | |
2010-11 | £70,000 | |
2011-12 | £50,000 | |
2012-13 | Nil | |
National Gamete Donation Trust | 2008-09 | £40,000 |
2009-10 | £60,000 | |
2010-11 | £60,000 | |
2011-12 | £60,000 | |
2012-13 | £45,000 * |
* Up to December 2012 only pending award of new contract
The Government have received reports from these bodies about the work the funding has supported. The Government have taken the view that services related to gamete donation remain important but should be streamlined. An integrated national gamete donation programme is therefore currently being procured through a competitive tender process and is nearing a conclusion. All the above organisations were eligible to apply and were involved in discussions with the department.
In addition the department provides grant-in-aid to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which collects and provides information about donor conceived people and their donors under the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended).
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