§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what response he is making to the report by Dr. Sheila Gore of the Medical Research Council biostatistics unit in Cambridge relating to the shortage of organs for transplant.
§ Mr. FreemanThis report, which was commissioned by the Department of Health, analyses the results of an audit of deaths in intensive care units which was organised by the Department. The audit includes an examination of the number of deaths, how many were potential donors, in how many cases relatives were asked to consent to donation and how many refused.
Tomorrow I will be chairing a seminar to examine ways of improving the voluntary donation of organs to which I have invited a group of experts and interested parties. Our discussions will include the implications of the report to which the hon. Member refers.