§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any financial assistance is provided to the next of kin of organ donors for the cost of the subsequent funeral arrangements.
§ Mr. DorrellNo.
§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has concerning the total cost of removing a range of organs from a donor whose next of kin has consented to organ donations; how many transplant teams will be involved; and what is the approximate time an operating theatre will be required.
§ Mr. DorrellThe resources required to remove organs depend on a number of factors such as the donor's medical condition. We are currently considering the possibility of identifying the costs incurred in organ donation.
§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many neuro-intensive care units in 471W England and Wales are involved in transplantation; and how many have produced organ donors in the past five years, unit by unit.
§ Mr. DorrellThis information is not collected centrally in the form requested.