HC Deb 27 October 1997 vol 299 c766W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many transplants involving artificial organs have been carried out in each of the last 10 years, broken down by health authority district; and if he will make a statement. [12907]

Mr. Boateng

There have been several small trials of artificial organs as alternatives to organ transplantation, but, so far, none of the available artificial organs offers a satisfactory alternative.