§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of organ or eye donations that could have been used for transplants and the actual numbers of transplants in the latest period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe table gives the number of organs and corneas donated and the number of organs transplanted in the United Kingdom for the latest period for which information is available. The principal reason why donated organs are not used is because of clinical unsuitability. The United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority collects data on and publishes the reason for not using organs, in its annual report, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Period—1 January 1992 to 30 November 1992 United Kingdom1 Organ Number donated Number transplanted Kidney 1,532 1,473 Heart 286 254 Heart/Lung 52 43 Lung 90 73 Pancreas 47 23 Cornea 3,518 2,187 1 Information provided by the United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority.