§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the number of lives lost because of a shortage of kidney machines over the past 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Harry EwingNo such estimate is practicable. It has proved possible in most cases to offer a place on the renal transplant-dialysis programme to those patients who are urgently in need of treatment and for whom it is indicated.