Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many licences were issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for the purpose of the (a) procurement, (b) testing, (c) processing, (d) preservation, (e) storage and (f) distribution of (i) gametes, (ii) embryos, (iii) vitro fertilisation and (iv) artificial insemination treatments in 2023.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that there was a total of 118 centres licensed for treatment or storage of gametes or embryos in 2023, where 30 new licenses or renewed licenses were issued in 2023. The following table shows the number of licences issued for each purpose, noting that the HFEA does not issue licenses for preservation:
Purpose of license | Number of new or renewed licenses in 2023 |
Procurement | 30 |
Testing | 15 |
Processing | 30 |
Storage | 28 |
Distribution of:
| 30 23 19 26 |