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Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, With reference to the answer recieved on the 30th April 2025 to question 45858 on Blood: Donations, whether he will provide a progress update on work to evaluate potential new tests for infections.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, With reference to the answer recieved on the 30th April 2025 to question 45858 on Blood: Donations, whether he will provide a progress update on work to evaluate potential new tests for infections.

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation services in England.Blood donor selection guidelines are developed by the Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee (JPAC),...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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