§ Mr. StrangTo 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. DorrellInformation 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.
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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.