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answering dept short name	Health
identifier	HL64
min question first answered	2014-06-17T16:45:34.65009Z
session number	4
max date tabled	2014-06-04
max ddp modified	2015-02-06T19:13:19.337Z

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04/06/2014

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Department of Health

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Genetics

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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 14 May (WA 511), and in the light of the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 April (WA 267) stating that they do not support eugenic practices in the United Kingdom, why they have no definitions of what these practices might be.

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Lord Patten

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19/06/2014

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The Government does not support eugenic practices. It is not considered helpful to interpret the term ‘eugenic practices' other than by reference to its ordinarily understood meaning. Any attempt at a working definition would risk the unintentional exclusion of practices whose unacceptability is no less great than that of practices captured by such a definition. As previously stated, in the United Kingdom, the complex nature of devolved responsibilities in this range of policy areas has delayed consideration of full ratification. In the meantime, the UK continues to take an active role in Council of Europe negotiations and development of relevant protocols.

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Earl Howe

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HL65

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19/06/2014 11:59:58

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label	Biography information for Earl Howe

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label	Biography information for Lord Patten