Health written statement – made at on 17 May 2007.
Caroline Flint
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health)
The Government have today laid before Parliament in draft form the Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Cm 7087). The Bill is the outcome of an extensive review and public consultation. It represents a major overhaul of the existing law and regulatory structures. The draft Bill will now be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
The draft Bill has been placed in the library.
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