§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of blood donor donations in each national health service region since 1988; and if he will express this figure as a percentage of the population in each region.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe table gives the numberof donations collected in each region from 1988 to 1991 together with the populations which fell into the age band eligible to give blood. The numbers of donors making these donations are not known centrally and so cannot be expressed as a percentage of each region's eligible population.
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Number of blood donations Population eligible to give blood1 2 1988 1989 1990 1991 North East Thames 142,716 151,786 118,155 159,950 2,215,160 South Thames 282,188 296,158 276,028 306,402 4,189,360 Wessex 95,484 104,751 100,405 109,169 1,406,540 Oxford 107,805 114,415 122,717 123,304 1,709,810 South Western 182,000 184,195 177,798 187,818 2,205,170 West Midlands 216,485 231,075 242,077 250,688 3,264,500 Mersey 108,387 110,931 109,116 124,123 1,698,120 North Western 176,328 177,200 183,421 200,922 2,824,200 Notes: 1 The eligible age band for blood donors is 18 to 65 inclusive. 2 The eligible donor population figures are for 1988, the latest year available.