§ Mr. Tom WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people are on the NHS organ donor register; and what percentage of the population this represents, broken down by local authority area; [43307]
(2) how many people have been on the organ donor register for the last five years for which figures are available. [43308]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 14 March 2002]The number of patients on the NHS Organ Donor Register at the end of the last five years are as follows:
End of year Number registered (million) 1997 4.67 1998 5.54 1999 8.48 2000 8.03 2001 9.02 There are currently 9.2 million people registered on the NHS Organ Donor Register. This represents 15.3 per cent. of the population.
The figures are not available broken down by local authority. A table of the figures broken down by region is attached.
Region Number Percentage of population Northern & Yorkshire 835,870 13.4 Trent 637,321 12.4 Eastern 806,534 15.3 London 910,432 12.9 South East 1,401,383 16.4 South West 916,436 18.7 West Midlands 641,611 12.1 North West 920,939 13.9 Channel Isles & Isle of Man 5,225 2.5 England 7,088,436 14.3 Wales 474,722 16.3 Scotland 908,269 17.8 Northern Ireland 151,793 9.1 Not available 394,004 Total 9,022,479 15.3