Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87961

Blood: Donors

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last reviewed NHS Blood and Transplant’s donor eligibility policy on the use of unlicensed injectable substances.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The safety of blood is of the upmost importance. The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 mandate permanent deferral from blood donation for anyone with a history of non-prescribed intravenous or intramuscular drug use, with further information avail...

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