§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many kidney donor cards were issued in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. John PattenKidney donor cards were not issued after 1981. They were succeeded by multi-organ cards which allowed potential donors to indicate which organs they were willing to donate. The number of cards issued by the Department since 1980 has been as follows:
Kidney Multi-organ Total 1980 11,211,000 6,144,000 17,355,000 1981 1,654,900 16,817,800 18,472,700 1982 — 1,100,000 1,100,000 1983 — 1,822,200 1,822,200 1984 — 12,615,000 12,615,000