CLOSURE OF SERVICES AT LIVERPOOL BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE

Early day motion 30, tabled 20 May 1997 by Louise Ellman (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 32 members.

That this House deplores the proposal by the National Blood Authority to remove blood processing from the Liverpool centre, resulting from cut-backs in the service under the last Conservative Government; notes that this would mean the whole region would be reliant for blood processing on one centre and that this would have serious implications, particularly for the production of platelets; further notes that this work is labour-intensive and that the centre is vital in motivating the blood donors across Merseyside and North Wales; and therefore urges the new Government to intervene to consider the implications of closure with the objective of securing the future of the centre serving Merseyside and North Wales.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Labour/Co-operative 4, Liberal Democrat 1.