Andrew Stephenson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) East Lancashire and (c) the North West are registered organ donors.
Jane Ellison
The information requested is in the following table:
Proportion of people in Pendle constituency, East Lancashire and the North West who are registered organ donors as at 10 June 2014
|
Area |
Number on the Organ Donor Register |
Population estimate1 |
% on the Organ Donor Register |
|
Pendle Constituency |
22,071 |
89,613 |
24.6% |
|
East Lancashire2 |
137,865 |
530,605 |
26.0% |
|
North West 3 |
2,083,446 |
7,084,337 |
29.4% |
1 Source: Office for National Statistics mid-2012 population estimates
2 East Lancashire comprising the districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
3 This comprises:
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Central and Eastern Cheshi, Cumbria, East Lancashire, Halton and St Helens, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, Knowsley, Liverpool, Manchester, North Lancashire, Oldham, Salford, Sefton, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop, Trafford, Warrington, Western Cheshire, Wirral
Source: NHS Blood and Transplant
