Embryos
Commons · Question 45588 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many human embryos were discarded in each of the last ten years for which information is available; and what uses discarded embryos are put to.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 24 Apr 2025
The following table, provided by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), shows the number of human embryos discarded in each of the last ten years for which information is available:YearEmbryos discarded2022160,2852021172,6652020137,29620...