§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanism is in place to target those people aged 18 years to go on the National Donor Register. [88713]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 28 June 1999]: Our continuing national and local publicity campaigns encourage people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register, to carry the Donor Card at all times and, most importantly, make their wishes known to their family and friends. The campaigns have been designed to reach people of all ages.
While there is no specific mechanism for targeting 18-year-olds, people can register when applying for driving licences and this is one of the major routes onto the register. A high proportion of such driving licence applications are from first time applicants in the 17–21-year-old age group.