Question follow-through · 48519

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45856 on Blood: Donors, how many and what proportion of the donors deferred due to the donor’s recent travel to other countries were of (a) Afric

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Apr 2025
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1 May 2025
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1 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45856 on Blood: Donors, how many and what proportion of the donors deferred due to the donor’s recent travel to other countries were of (a) Afric

  2. 1 May 2025

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  3. 1 May 2025

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  4. 23 Jun 2025

    Answer corrected

    NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for blood donation in England. The following table shows the number and proportion of deferrals due to the donor’s recent travel to other countries for those of African, Caribbean, mixed white and African, and mixed...

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