§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if, in the light of the pattern of incidence of the cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the United Kingdom and in other countries, he plans any additional safeguards in relation to blood received at the Welsh blood transfusion centre and blood received in Wales from countries overseas, respectively.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAction has been already been taken to detect those at risk from AIDS and dissuade them from giving blood. The questionnaire which is completed by potential blood donors has been redesigned to help identify those who should not give blood, and a leaflet has been widely distributed which gives guidance about which groups of people are most at risk. For the near future laboratory tests are being developed to detect contaminated blood.