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446346

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which regions the NHS provides funding for IVF treatment.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	23477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>In vitro fertilisation treatment is provided in all four NHS England Regions. The level of provision of infertility treatment, as for all health services they commission, is decided by local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and will take into account the needs of the population overall. The CCG’s decisions are underpinned by clinical insight and knowledge of local healthcare needs. As such, provision of services will vary in response to local needs.</p><br /><p>NHS England expects that all those involved in commissioning infertility treatment services to be fully aware of the importance of having regard to the National Institute for Health and Care fertility guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/01/2016 17:02:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

442655

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of when new IVF treatments that enable donor fertilisation to occur outside the woman's body will be available through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>In all in-vitro fertilisation procedures fertilisation takes place outside of the body.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2016 15:16:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

428537

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to implement the Infertility Network UK recommendations on access to IVF treatment.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	16402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department funded Infertility Network UK (INUK) to develop advice to NHS Commissioners on standardising eligibility criteria for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. The Department has consistently encouraged NHS Commissioners to have regard to this advice. The INUK advice is listed as a resource for clinical commissioning groups (CCG) in the NHS England “Commissioning Fertility Services Factsheet”.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend that eligible couples should receive three full cycles of IVF treatment. The Government has made clear that blanket restrictions on treatment are unacceptable and all decisions on treatment should be made by doctors based on a patient’s individual clinical needs and in line with NICE Guidelines.</p><br /><p>While we have not made an assessment of access to IVF treatment, we are aware of the annual survey by Fertility Fairness. I have written to stakeholders, including Fertility Fairness, and invited them to discuss what could be done to improve the provision of IVF services along with representatives of NHS England and Monitor.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 16403 question first answered 24/11/2015 17:32:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

428538

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning groups implement in full the Infertility Network UK recommendations on access to IVF treatment.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	16403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department funded Infertility Network UK (INUK) to develop advice to NHS Commissioners on standardising eligibility criteria for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. The Department has consistently encouraged NHS Commissioners to have regard to this advice. The INUK advice is listed as a resource for clinical commissioning groups (CCG) in the NHS England “Commissioning Fertility Services Factsheet”.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend that eligible couples should receive three full cycles of IVF treatment. The Government has made clear that blanket restrictions on treatment are unacceptable and all decisions on treatment should be made by doctors based on a patient’s individual clinical needs and in line with NICE Guidelines.</p><br /><p>While we have not made an assessment of access to IVF treatment, we are aware of the annual survey by Fertility Fairness. I have written to stakeholders, including Fertility Fairness, and invited them to discuss what could be done to improve the provision of IVF services along with representatives of NHS England and Monitor.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 16402 question first answered 24/11/2015 17:32:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

349690

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reports he has received of other developed countries legalising germ-line modification of the type permitted by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to preventing the transmission of serious mitochondrial disease from mother to child.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/06/2015 15:14:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

347896

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with other governments regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to permit germline modifications for the purposes of preventing the transmission of mitochondrial disease; and what, if any, concerns were raised during those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with other international governments about Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Although a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament, the Government has kept the Devolved Administrations informed about the development of these regulations. Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to addressing mitochondrial disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the statement by Mr John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, however we understand that his comments were not in relation to mitochondrial donation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/06/2015 14:12:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

347897

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they collect information on whether other countries permit germline modification for the purposes of preventing the transmission of mitochondrial disease.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with other international governments about Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Although a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament, the Government has kept the Devolved Administrations informed about the development of these regulations. Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to addressing mitochondrial disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the statement by Mr John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, however we understand that his comments were not in relation to mitochondrial donation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL184 question first answered 16/06/2015 14:14:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

347898

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement of the government of the United States on 26 May that "altering the human germline for clinical purposes is a line that should not be crossed at this time"; and the statement by the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy that "the full implications of such a step could not be known until a number of generations had inherited the genetic changes made – and choices made in one country could affect all of us".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with other international governments about Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Although a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament, the Government has kept the Devolved Administrations informed about the development of these regulations. Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to addressing mitochondrial disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the statement by Mr John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, however we understand that his comments were not in relation to mitochondrial donation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL183 question first answered 16/06/2015 14:14:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

347937

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many human eggs were frozen in the last six years by centres registered by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; and how many of those eggs were frozen by (1) the slow-cooling method, and (2) the process of vitrification.
tabling member printed	Lord Winston
uin	HL223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that the number of human eggs frozen between 2008 and 2013, the last six years for which data is available, by centres registered by the Authority, is 24,406. The HFEA does not hold information on the method of freezing, vitrification or slow cooling, during this period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/06/2015 14:24:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1770 label Biography information for Lord Winston

347938

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average age of women submitting their oocytes for freezing in the last six years; and how many were undertaking the process (1) as a result of cancer or similar treatment, and (2) for social reasons.
tabling member printed	Lord Winston
uin	HL224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that the average (mean) age of women freezing eggs for their own use was 34. The age of egg donors (i.e. freezing eggs for donation) is limited by professional guidelines. The HFEA does not hold information on the reasons for egg freezing during this period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/06/2015 14:24:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1770 label Biography information for Lord Winston