In a letter dated 9/1/2019, this charity stated: ‘We don’t have a specific policy on human embryo experimentation. However, we have no record of ever having funded any research using human embryos, and we think that they likelihood of funding any such research in the future is slim.

‘To date we have not received any applications for research involving human embryos; as and when we do, this will likely set a precedent for how we deal with such applications in the future.

‘It’s worth pointing out that, whilst some areas of neurological research do use stem cells, these stem cells are often now derived from skin cells rather than from embryos.’ Member of the AMRC.