§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the quantity of (i) recombinant factor 8 and (ii) plasma-derived factor 8,(a) produced and (b) used annually in the national health service. [19567]
§ Mr. HoramThis information is not collected by the Department of Health. Figures collected by the United Kingdom haemophilia centre directors, which may be incomplete, show that some 158 million units of factor 8 were used in the UK in 1994. Of the total, 4 per cent. were recombinant, 64 per cent. plasma-based products produced by the national health service and 32 per cent. plasma-based imported products.