§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest conveniently available figures for the shortages of matching tissue in relation to kidneys for transplant in Scotland.
§ Mr. FairgrieveDuring 1978, 81 kidney transplant operations were carried out in Scotland, and at the end of the year 92 patients were awaiting operation. The comparable figures for 1977 were 67 and 101 respectively.