§ 38. Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will make a statement in respect of AHG concentrate, the effect of the shortage on haemophilia and what action she is taking to meet that shortage.
§ Dr. OwenFactor VIII in the form of cryoprecipitate can usually be supplied
660W(iii) The extension of the temporary employment subsidy scheme to cover the whole country at a cost of up to £7.5 million;
(iv) The introduction of a recruitment subsidy for school leavers at a cost of £5 million;
(v) The allocation of £30 million to the Manpower Services Commission for the purpose of establishing a work creation scheme.
Supplementary Estimates in respect of this expenditure will be presented to Parliament in due course, but in the meantime recourse will be made to the Contingencies Fund to meet payments in respect of the last two items.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the number of males and females over and under 18 years of age, respectively, registering for employment in each of the regions of the United Kingdom at the most recent convenient date; and what these figures represented as a percentage of the total insurable population.
§ Mr. John Fraser, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st July 1975; Vol. 896, c. 71], gave the following information:
in sufficient quantities to meet requirements but at present not enough anti-haemophilic globulin (AHG) concentrate is produced within the NHS. We have allocated additional funds so that regional blood transfusion centres can provide more plasma for increased production of this material. I hope that in about a year we shall be able to meet some two-thirds of the present requirements and that within two years we may be able to reach the target recommended
661Wto us by the Expert Group on the Treatment of Haemophilia.