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NHS Blood and Transplant implements a three-month deferral period for men who have sex with men, irrespective of whether an individual routinely takes pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk against infection with HIV. This deferral period is based on expert independent advice, provided by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs, to protect donors and the patients who receive donated blood.<\/p>

At a population level, men who have sex with men have a higher risk of acquiring a blood-borne virus or a sexually transmitted disease. Using PrEP can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV but it does not eliminate it. PrEP also does not reduce the risk of an individual becoming infected by other sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis and hepatitis, and subsequently transmitting these infections through donated blood.<\/p>

NHS Blood and Transplant appreciates that any deferral is disappointing if an individual would like to save lives by giving blood. NHS Blood and Transplant is currently working with LGBT+ groups to explore more individualised assessments and hope to report their findings towards the end of 2020.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-02T16:12:23.217Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-04-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the rules are on blood donations for men who have sex with men who also use PrEP.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4461", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Glasgow South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stewart Malcolm McDonald"} ], "uin" : "248720"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061116", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061116/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

During 2017/18, NHS Blood and Transplant spent £3.14 million on paid media to encourage people to donate blood. All marketing materials promote the \u2018eligibility criteria tool\u2019 which is found on the Give Blood website at the following link:<\/p>

<\/p>

https://www.blood.co.uk/<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

The \u2018eligibility criteria tool\u2019 lists the deferral times for a range of scenarios such as travel, medical conditions, tattoos and includes information for men who have sex with men and wish to donate blood. NHS Blood and Transplant is committed to exploring whether a more individualised approach to risk assessment could be taken to donor selection and expects to report on its findings regarding new evidence and new technologies for assessing risk by 2020. NHS Blood and Transplant has and will continue to engage with key stakeholders such as the Terrence Higgins Trust, the National Aids Trust and Stonewall about changes to eligibility criteria.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-20T16:46:11.017Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2019 to Question 216936, for what reason NHS Blood and Transplant has not conducted paid for advertising to inform men who have sex with men of changes to blood donation rules.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/280", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Fabricant"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lichfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Michael Fabricant"} ], "uin" : "221576"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1056867", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1056867/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Department continues to work closely with cross-Government agencies and NHS Blood and Transplant to ensure that there is no disruption to the supply of blood and blood components in any European Union exit scenario.<\/p>

<\/p>

NHS Blood and Transplant will collect blood in Kent as usual and will hold the same number of appointments. NHS Blood and Transplant will be collecting the same amount of blood to ensure continued supply of blood to hospitals.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-12T17:06:55.77Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS Blood and Transplant\u2019s comments on blood transfusions published on 29th January 2019, what steps his Department is taking to reduce congestion at Channel ports to ensure the continuity of blood donor sessions in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with a Withdrawal Agreement and (b) without a deal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4036", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luciana Berger"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Liverpool, Wavertree"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Luciana Berger"} ], "uin" : "218296"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055014", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055014/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for the collection, manufacturing and issuing of blood products to the NHS in England. NHS Blood and Transplant collects around 1.5 million blood donations every year to make sure hospitals have the blood they need to treat patients.<\/p>

<\/p>

The following table below shows that the number of active blood donors has decreased by 11.61% between 2008 and 2018.<\/p>

<\/p>

Date<\/p><\/td>

Active Donors1<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2008<\/p><\/td>

1,478,332<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - Dec ember 2009<\/p><\/td>

1,447,808<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2010<\/p><\/td>

1,408,849<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2011<\/p><\/td>

1,375,145<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2012<\/p><\/td>

1,330,783<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2013<\/p><\/td>

1,289,266<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2014<\/p><\/td>

1,237,652<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2015<\/p><\/td>

1,281,695<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2016<\/p><\/td>

1,275,292<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2017<\/p><\/td>

1,259,175<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January - December 2018<\/p><\/td>

1,306,752<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant<\/p>

<\/p>

Note:<\/p>

1<\/sup>The data are based on a two-year measure. This is because up until 2014, NHS Blood and Transplant\u2019s active donor base was based on donors who had made at least one donation within two years, and not within one year as is now the case with NHS Blood and Transplant.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-08T12:46:49.28Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the change has been in the number of people making blood donations between 2008 and 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Londonderry"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"} ], "uin" : "216948"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055238", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1055238/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

In November 2017, when the change to the blood donor criteria for men who have sex with men came into force, a media release was distributed to national, regional and trade media. Posts on blood donation social media channels also directed individuals to this information. NHS Blood and Transplant has and will continue to engage with key stakeholders such as the Terrance Higgins Trust, the National Aids Trust and Stonewall on this issue. Further to this activity, NHS Blood and Transplant has not conducted paid for advertising to advertise the change.<\/p>

<\/p>

NHS Blood and Transplant is committed to exploring whether a more individualised approach to risk assessment could be taken to donor selection and expects to report on its findings regarding new evidence and new technologies for assessing risk by 2020.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-13T15:08:36.677Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on advertising directly to men who have sex with men to inform them of recent changes to the rules on blood donation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/280", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Michael Fabricant"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lichfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Michael Fabricant"} ], "uin" : "216936"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046790", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046790/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The following table sets out the number of units of blood collected by NHS Blood and Transplant in each of the last 12 months.<\/p>

Month<\/p><\/td>

Blood Donations<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January 2018<\/p><\/td>

134,844<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

February 2018<\/p><\/td>

113,473<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

March 2018<\/p><\/td>

128,043<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

April 2018<\/p><\/td>

130,438<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

May 2018<\/p><\/td>

128,958<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

June 2018<\/p><\/td>

120,165<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

July 2018<\/p><\/td>

124,537<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

August 2018<\/p><\/td>

130,478<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

September 2018<\/p><\/td>

112,355<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

October 2018<\/p><\/td>

132,976<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

November 2018<\/p><\/td>

129,868<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

December 2018<\/p><\/td>

116,021<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-31T17:07:12.743Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of blood were collected by NHS Blood and Transplant England in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"} ], "uin" : "211763"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046795", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046795/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for the collection, manufacturing and issuing of blood products to the NHS in England. NHSBT collects around 1.5 million blood donations every year to make sure hospitals have the blood they need to treat patients.<\/p>

The following table sets out NHSBT\u2019s total spend on marketing to encourage people to donate blood in each financial year since 2010-11.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Blood Marketing Expenditure (£)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

11,292,657<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

10,858,466<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

10,156,140<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/p><\/td>

9,852,463<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/p><\/td>

10,339,771<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/p><\/td>

10,445,771<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

9,642,327<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

10,134,566<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-31T17:13:16.11Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on advertising to encourage people to donate blood in each financial year since 2010-11.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"} ], "uin" : "211767"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/937740", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/937740/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Department has not had discussions with the Royal College of Nursing or patients with blood group O on the supply of O negative blood to National Health Service hospitals.<\/p>

<\/p>

Some blood groups, such as O negative (the universal blood group), A negative and B negative are particularly vulnerable to shortfalls. NHS Blood and Transplant want people with these blood groups to donate as regularly as they can. There is also a need for more black African, black Caribbean, mixed race and South Asian people to become blood donors to reflect the ethnic diversity of patients.<\/p>

<\/p>

There is a current media push by NHS Blood and Transplant asking donors to make and keep appointments during the football and hot weather, especially if they are part of the O negative blood group.<\/p>

<\/p>

However, there is no shortage of blood and NHS Blood and Transplant has continued to meet hospitals\u2019 requirements.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-07-18T16:36:34.657Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) patients with blood group O on potential supply problems of blood group O.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Strangford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"} ], "uin" : "162565"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/918489", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/918489/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), which is accountable to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is responsible for the provision of a reliable, efficient supply of blood to hospitals in England and associated services to the wider National Health Service.<\/p>

<\/p>

Whilst NHSBT can meet hospitals\u2019 demand for blood for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds by supplying the universal blood group O negative, it is far better for patients to receive blood from the same ethnic background and blood closely matched to their own, particularly for those patients with sickle cell disease who require regular transfusions.<\/p>

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NHSBT therefore aims to recruit a significant number of new blood donors from a black African or black Caribbean background each year and has undertaken a number of initiatives to support this goal, such as a campaign with black Christian churches across England, Know Your Type events in high population BAME areas, where individuals can learn their blood type with a finger prick test, and promoting the B Positive choir.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-06-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-06-14T15:13:27.477Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-06-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Blood: Donors"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the supply of blood in the groups most prevalent in people from BAME backgrounds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "150736"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806523", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806523/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The table below sets out the number of units of blood collected by NHS Blood and Transplant in each of the last 12 months.<\/p>

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Month - Year<\/p><\/td>

Whole Blood Collections<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

December-2016<\/p><\/td>

133,532<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

January-2017<\/p><\/td>

135,974<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

February-2017<\/p><\/td>

121,463<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

March-2017<\/p><\/td>

139,373<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

April-2017<\/p><\/td>

122,844<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

May-2017<\/p><\/td>

135,769<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

June-2017<\/p><\/td>

135,615<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

July-2017<\/p><\/td>

123,527<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

August-2017<\/p><\/td>

126,362<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

September-2017<\/p><\/td>

122,295<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

October-2017<\/p><\/td>

130,586<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

November-2017<\/p><\/td>

129,858<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant<\/p>

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The table below sets out the total marketing spend on raising blood donation awareness during 2010/11 and 2011/12.<\/p>

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2010/11<\/p><\/td>

2011/12<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total spend<\/p><\/td>

11,292,657<\/p><\/td>

10,858,466<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: NHS Blood and Transplant<\/p>

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