§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services further to his reply to the hon. Member for Eccles on 27th February 1975, if he will make a statement on his success in rendering the National Health Service self-sufficent in the provision of freeze-dried Factor VIII.
§ Mr. Moyle:The quantity of Factor VIII estimated in 1975 to be needed annually by the NHS in England and Wales was 375,000 donation equivalents. The current rate of production is esti- 476W mated to be 630,000 donation equivalents annually, about two-thirds of which is the freeze-dried product. The extension of clinical requirements however means that self-sufficiency has not yet been achieved, and my Department is therefore reviewing production in relation to present demands and resources.