Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority: Licensing

(asked on 8th January 2024) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 12th January 2024

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:

  • Gametes
  • Embryos
  • in vitro fertilisation
  • Artificial insemination treatments

30 23 19 26

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