§ Lord Aveburyasked the Leader of the House:
What he will do to give greater publicity to the facilities available to Members of this House for giving blood; and in particular, whether he will arrange to give details of these arrangements on the Peers' notice board.
§ Lord SoamesFacilities available to Members of this House for giving blood are provided by the South-West Region of the Blood Transfusion Service at Caxton Hall about eight times a year and by the North London Centre of the Service in the Treasury in Whitehall. Both these sections of the service would be glad to hear from Members of this House. Once Peers had enlisted to a particular area panel, they would be registered and invited to attend every six months to give blood. Notices of forthcoming visits by the teams will be given on the Peers' notice board. Subject to discussions with another place, I will see whether information can also be given on the All Party Notices circulated with the whip.
It is regretted that there is no room in the Palace of Westminster for a special facility to be made available for Members and staff of both Houses.