HC Deb 03 May 1994 vol 242 cc426-7W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what considerations underlay the siting of environmental air pollution monitors in the pedestrianised area of Frederick street, Cardiff, to register kerb-side emission of diesel and lead from vehicles; what estimate he has made as to the suitability of this site; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The monitoring station at Frederick street, Cardiff is part of the Government's enhanced urban air quality monitoring network. This was established to provide information on levels of urban air pollution to which large numbers of people are exposed and, hence, does not necessarily involve kerbside monitoring.

A copy of the siting criteria for the network, and which the Cardiff station meets, has been placed in the Library of the House.

National Blood Transfusion Service (Wales)
Usable blood collected
Units of blood by group
O POS A POS B POS AB POS O NEG A NEG B NEG AB NEG Total
1993–94
Issued to Welsh hospitals 34,547 31,091 5,844 1,161 8,920 7,468 1,665 465 91,161
Exported to other RTCs1 2,254 729 136 0 525 52 0 1 3,697
Time expired2 4 483 1,621 1,370 15 179 34 243 3,949
1992–93
Issued to Welsh hospitals 34,114 30,701 5,771 1,146 8,808 7,374 1,644 459 90,017
Exported to other RTCs1 2,064 668 125 0 481 48 0 1 3,387
Time expired2 2 284 952 804 9 105 20 143 2,319
1991–92
Issued to Welsh hospitals 32,360 29,919 6,381 1,519 7,807 6,757 1,583 542 86,868
Exported to other RTCs1 1,253 470 109 0 642 95 0 0 2,569
Time expired2 2,445 1,616 890 958 377 435 36 153 6,910
1990–91
Issued to Welsh hospitals 31,621 28,208 6,193 2,088 7,296 6,510 1,458 562 83,936
Exported to other RTCs1 2,811 2,241 0 0 306 770 0 0 6,128
Time expired2 6 0 2,804 1,514 24 18 18 139 4,523
1989–90
Issued to Welsh hospitals 31,109 27,752 6,093 2,054 7,178 6,405 1,434 553 82,578
Exported to other RTCs1 485 306 20 0 146 52 20 0 1,029
Time expired2 1 0 465 251 4 3 3 23 750
Blood Imports to Welsh hospitals
1993–94 105 0 0 0 138 0 10 0 253
1992–93 172 0 0 0 226 0 16 0 414
1991–92 150 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 235
1990–91 47 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 75
1989–90 690 550 0 0 75 189 0 0 1,504
1 Regional Transfusion Centres.
2 Time expired blood is destroyed.

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