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Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48519 on Blood: Donors, what percentage of female donors who had their donations deferred due to recent travel were white, in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 May 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48519 on Blood: Donors, what percentage of female donors who had their donations deferred due to recent travel were white, in the last 12 months.

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for blood donation in England. From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, the most recent data available, there were 3,193 deferred female donors due to travel, and 2,186 of which, or 68.5%, were white.

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