HC Deb 11 February 1992 vol 203 cc466-7W
Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many transfers of(a) blood and (b) blood products were performed by the national health service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in each year from 1978 to the latest year available;

(2) how many donations of blood were taken by the National Blood Transfusion Service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, in each year from 1978 to the latest year available.

Mr. Dorrell

Information on the number of trans-fusions is not held centrally.

The number of donations of blood given in England and Wales since 1978 are given in the table.

Year Number of donations of blood
11978 2,123,607
11979 2,144,484
11980 2,220,036
1981 2,065,428
1982 2,058,994
1983 2,135,840
1984 2,158,626
1985 2,119,060
1986 2,128,450
Year Number of donations of blood
1987 2,094,316
1988 2,140,810
1989 2,225,009
1990 2,180,856
1 For the years 1977–80 figures relate to the number of donors reporting at blood transfusion centres.

Information relating to Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

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