§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the costs of the blood products laboratory at Elstree; and what proportion of those costs have been charged to the blood transfusion service in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. NewtonFigures for the revenue cost of the blood products laboratory at Elstree are not separately available. The revenue costs of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority as a whole, the major part of which relate to the blood products laboratory, for the past five years have been:
£ million 1982–83 3.1 1983–84 4.6 1984–85 5.6 1985–86 4.5 1986–87 8.3 These costs are not recharged to the blood transfusion service.