§ 1979. Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what volume of blood was donated via the blood transfusion service in(a) 1989, (b) 1984 and (c) 1979;
(2) what volume of blood was imported for use in the National Health Service in (a) 1989, (b) 1984 and (c) 1979; and if he will indicate which countries supplied the imports, giving percentages;
(3) what was the volume of blood used by the National Health Service in (a) 1989, (b) 1984 and (c)
§ Mr. FreemanThe available information is given in the tables. No whole blood was imported for use in the National Health Service during the years 1979, 1984 and 1989.
National blood transfusion service for England and Wales Numbers of units of blood donated 1979, 1984, 1988 Units 11979 2,144,484 1984 2,158,626 1988 2,140,810 1 Number of donors reporting to blood transfusion centres.
National blood transfusion service, England and Wales2 Units of blood issued to NHS hospitals, 1982, 1984, 1988 Units 1982 1,637,536 1984 1,730,049 1988 1,704,705 2 Excludes Oxford region, for which figures are not available.