HC Deb 14 March 1994 vol 239 cc497-8W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in which of the Northern Ireland health board areas there is a surplus of donated blood; and in how many areas blood plasma is in short supply.

Mr. Ancram

[holding answer 10 March 1994]: The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service is a regional service and figures are not collected on a board basis. Since April 1993 blood collection and needs for Northern Ireland have been in balance. There has been no shortage or surplus of either donated blood or blood plasma.