Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87960
Blood: Donors
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the permanent exclusion of people who have used tanning injections is consistent with the current evidence base on the persistence of bloodborne infection risks.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe safety of blood is of the utmost importance. Donor exclusion policies are in place to maintain safety and are mandated in the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005: The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, which are available at the followin...
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