§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to the answer of 24 June, Official Report, column 331, what evidence he has that non-National Health Service hospitals may increasingly be obtaining their supplies of blood direct from National Health Service regional blood transfusion centres rather than through the hospital blood banks.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe have no quantitative evidence. My reply was based on views expressed by staff within the regional transfusion centres.