§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the operating cost of the blood transfusion service for each year since 1979 by regional transfusion service;
(2) if operating costs of the blood transfusion service currently include an element for (a) capital costs and (b) research.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 26 June 1990]: The revenue costs of operating the national blood transfusion service since 1979 are shown in the table.
In addition to identifiable revenue expenditure the national blood transfusion service will incur expenditure on both capital items and research, but this is not separately identified in the accounts of health authorities.
Figures are derived from the annual accounts of regional and district health authorities.
The figures in individual columns may not always add up to the totals shown because of rounding.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe United Kingdom signed the convention on the rights of the child on 19 April and intends to ratify it as soon as possible.