HC Deb 13 December 1990 vol 182 cc470-1W
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson

To 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. Dorrell

No.

Sir Michael McNair-Wilson

To 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. Dorrell

The 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-Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many neuro-intensive care units in England and Wales are involved in transplantation; and how many have produced organ donors in the past five years, unit by unit.

Mr. Dorrell

This information is not collected centrally in the form requested.