Written question asked by Jim Dobbin (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 December 2002. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 December 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on signing the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention).

Answer: Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on signing the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention). [84612] Ms Blears: The Convention covers a wide range of complex ethical and legal issues, many of which have been, and remain, actively under debate in the United Kingdom over recent years. The Government wish to consider the conclusions of these debates before reaching a final view on signature and ratification of the Convention.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 84612; 395 c909W;395 c907W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Biotechnology Human rights Ethics Medicine Biology Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk