HC Deb 30 March 1999 vol 328 cc600-1W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money was spent by his Department in 1998 to encourage people to give blood. [79391]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

In addition to the Department of Health's expenditure which benefits both England and Wales, in the 1998–99 financial year the Welsh Office spent just under £6,000 to encourage more blood donors.

Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.