House Of Lords Select Committee On Stem Cell Research And Professor Chris Higgins
EDM number 664 in 2001-02, proposed by Ann Widdecombe on 15/01/2002.
That this House notes with anxiety the appointment of Professor Chris Higgins as scientific advisor to the House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cell Research; notes Professor Higgins's support for embryonic stem cell research as well as so-called 'therapeutic cloning'; notes his positions as Director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, and academic board member, along with Professor Lord Winston, of the Florida-supported Tissue Engineering Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, bodies which have publicly endorsed embryonic stem cell research as well as so-called 'therapeutic cloning'; and believes that this undermines the credibility of the impartial nature of the inquiry.
This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Widdecombe | 15/01/2002 | Maidstone & The Weald | Conservative | Proposed |
| David Amess | 15/01/2002 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 16/01/2002 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 16/01/2002 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 17/01/2002 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 17/01/2002 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| David Drew | 18/01/2002 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Download raw data as csv or xml.