Health written question – answered at on 10 January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had on the future use of stem cells.
The Department keeps developments in stem cell science under routine review in order to assess the potential for improved health care treatments.
Following a review of current national health service stem cell transplant services the report “Future of Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation in the UK” was published in December 2010. A copy has already been placed in the Library. £4 million was made available for improving United Kingdom stem cell services in this financial year. Also, in July 2011, we published, with the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, a document entitled “Taking Stock of Regenerative Medicine in the United Kingdom”, which included consideration of future stem cell therapies. A copy has been placed in the Library.
Discussions have taken place between the Department and others to agree an appropriate response to the recent European Court of Justice ruling on patenting human embryonic stem cells.
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