Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 applies to aborted fetal tissue.

The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 cover the quality and safety of activities relating to organs intended for donation and transplantation and do not cover pregnancy remains.

The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 amend the Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007 and regulate the quality and safety of activities concerning human tissues and cells, intended for use in human application. These regulations apply to pregnancy remains to the extent they are used for human application.