Question follow-through · 127531
Blood Agar
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on where licenced donor animal blood is sourced from to develop animal blood-enriched agar for use across the NHS; and if he will make a statement about the im
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on where licenced donor animal blood is sourced from to develop animal blood-enriched agar for use across the NHS; and if he will make a statement about the im
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department recognises that animal blood-enriched agar is a critical component in microbiological diagnostics, and we recognise the importance of a sustainable and secure supply of such materials.There are a number of suppliers on NHS Supply Chain’s cu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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