HC Deb 08 December 1982 vol 33 cc509-10W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is his estimate of the percentage of the adult population which carries kidney donor cards;

(2) what is his estimate of the number of adults willing to have their kidneys used after death, in life-saving operations.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

A recent gallup poll conducted on behalf of the British Kidney Patient Association found that 19 per cent. of people aged 16 and over carry kidney donor cards, and that 71 per cent. would be willing to donate their kidneys to be used after death for transplant purposes.

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