§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the factor VIII used in Scotland comes from blood donated in Scotland.
§ Mr. RifkindDuring 1985 99.7 per cent. of all factor VIII used in Scotland came from blood donated in Scotland.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which health boards, in 1985, used factor VIII imported from outwith Scotland; and, in each case, how much was used.
§ Mr. RifkindDuring 1985 one health board in the west of Scotland used factor VIII imported from outwith Scotland. Precise figures are not yet available but it is estimated that 20,000 to 25,000 international units were used. This represents half the needs of one patient for the year.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much factor VIII is used each year in Scotland; and what this amounts to as a proportion of the total amount used in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. RifkindIn 1984, the latest year for which precise figures are available, 7.239 million international units were used, representing 9.4 per cent. of total usage in Great Britain.