HL Deb 01 February 2001 vol 621 c76WA
Lord Shore of Stepney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is the policy of the Blood Transfusion Service to refuse to accept blood transfusions from persons of either sex who have ever engaged in anal sex; and if so, when this policy was introduced; and what are their stated reasons for adopting it. [HL447]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)

The National Blood Service has no specific exclusion criteria relating to anal sex.