Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-02-22.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5647), whether the UK Stem Cell Bank holds appropriately detailed records on the origin of stem cell lines deposited therein; and if so, when any bona fide stem cells derived from trophectoderm were recorded as having been deposited in the UK Stem Cell Bank.

Lord Prior of Brampton

When human embryonic stem cell lines are deposited at UK Stem Cell Bank originators of the cells complete a detailed application that includes the scientific characteristics of the cells. Applications to deposit cell lines derived in the United Kingdom are reviewed to confirm that they comply with Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority licencing by the steering committee. The cell lines currently deposited with UK Stem Cell Bank do not include human stem cell lines derived from trophectoderm.