To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendations of the UK Forum for Genetics and Insurance report on the genetics and insurance moratorium; and whether there will be a period after the potential end of the moratorium during which individuals who have taken a specific genetic test will not have the result of that test taken into account by insurers. [HL1383]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the Association of British Insurers whether a special life insurance scheme can be developed for individuals with highly predictive adverse genetic results. [HL1384]

The Government will consider these matters when they undertake their scheduled review of the concordat and moratorium on genetics and insurance in 2011. This and other reports will inform the Government and the Association of British Insurers when considering a long-term agreement about the use of genetic test results for insurance purposes.