§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of organ or eye donations that could have been used for transplants and of the actual numbers of transplants in the latest period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information, which is based upon figures for 1991 supplied by the United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority, is as follows:
Organ Retrieved Used Unsuitable for use Suitable but unused Kidneys 67 66 1 — Pancreas — — — — Heart 8 8 — — Heart/Lung 4 4 — — Lungs 5 2 3 — Liver 15 14 1 — Cornea 33 24 9 — Notes:
1. All figures are for cadaveric organs.
2. Retrieved organs may prove unsuitable for use for a variety of reasons, for example anatomical defect, mismatch, or impaired function after transit.