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Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, what the ethnic breakdown is of the 4,493 donors deferred due to travel; and what this is as a proportion of (a) total defe

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
28 Jul 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, what the ethnic breakdown is of the 4,493 donors deferred due to travel; and what this is as a proportion of (a) total defe

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, a total of 4,493 donors deferred due to travel. The following table s...

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