§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many organs on the Organ Register were available for(a) liver transplants and (b) heart and lung transplants in each of the last five years. [116928]
§ Mr. LammyInformation on the number of livers and cardiothoracic (heart/lung) organs donated for transplant in the United Kingdom between 1998 and 2002 are shown in the table.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Livers 653 650 663 661 687 3,314 Hearts 287 251 211 201 160 1,110 Lungs 278 272 233 247 220 1,250 Total 1.218 1,173 1,107 1,109 1,067 5,674