Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87960

Blood: Donors

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester 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 Ahmed
The 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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