Mitochondrial Disease And Pronuclear Transfer (EDM1641)

Mitochondrial Disease And Pronuclear Transfer

EDM number 1641 in 2010-12, proposed by Julian Huppert on 22/03/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Health services.

That this House notes the consultation by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) about scientific methods to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial diseases; recognises that there is currently no cure for these devastating conditions affecting more than 6,000 people across the UK; welcomes research led by Professor Doug Turnbull and funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign that shows pronuclear transfer has the potential to develop into an effective method to prevent mitochondrial diseases being passed from mother to child; calls on the HFEA to consult people living with the condition; and strongly urges the Department of Health to introduce regulations which would allow clinical studies to test the potential benefits and risks of pronuclear transfer in humans to be carried out in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Julian Huppert	22/03/2011	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	22/03/2011	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Andrew George	22/03/2011	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	23/03/2011	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Martin Caton	23/03/2011	Gower	Labour	Seconded
John McDonnell	23/03/2011	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	24/03/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Russell	28/03/2011	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	28/03/2011	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	28/03/2011	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	29/03/2011	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	30/03/2011	North Down	Independent	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	31/03/2011	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mike Gapes	31/03/2011	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
John Leech	01/04/2011	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Miller	26/04/2011	Ellesmere Port and Neston	Labour	Signed
David Amess	26/04/2011	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Kerry McCarthy	26/04/2011	Bristol East	Labour	Signed
Greg Mulholland	26/04/2011	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Rogerson	26/04/2011	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Crockart	26/04/2011	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Esterson	26/04/2011	Sefton Central	Labour	Signed
Grahame Morris	26/04/2011	Easington	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	27/04/2011	Sheffield South East	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	07/06/2011	Aberavon	Labour	Signed

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