§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much blood has been used within the National Health Service in England in each of the past three years; and whether this represents a surplus or deficit in each case on the amount obtained from the blood transfusion service.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that information is not available centrally in the form requested. The number of donations made to the national blood transfusion service in England and Wales in the last three years for which figures are available is as follows:
Year 1978 1,930,917 1979 1,941,823 1980 2,018,881 All uncontaminated blood collected by the service is used for medical purposes either as whole blood, components or blood products.