§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department is monitoring the testing of perfluorocarbon-based artificial blood in Japan for possible use in the National Health Service in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayI am aware of developments in the preparation of perfluorocarbon-based artificial blood in Japan and elsewhere.
Senior staff of the Blood Transfusion Service in Scotland are in close touch with those involved in these developments, and are awaiting the outcome of clinical trials.