Clause 2 - ''Appropriate consent'': children

Part of Human Tissue Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:10 am on 29 January 2004.

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Photo of Evan Harris Evan Harris Liberal Democrat, Oxford West and Abingdon 9:10, 29 January 2004

There may be a mechanism that makes the approach that the hon. Gentleman has suggested much more suitable, and if the amendments were accepted, I hope that they would deal with that concern. However, there is still a more general issue that needs to addressed. I am still not sure whether I will support the amendment. I await the Minister's response on whether the definition, which ought to be a matter of consultation, is too narrow, and on whether there is a need to specify individual organs rather than, for example, the amount of tissue that will be retained, which might be more easily understood by the family concerned.