Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 15 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 March 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 5 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on informing individuals that they have received blood from a donor infected with vCJD; and what assessment he made of compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 in formulating his policy; what assessment he has made of the dangers to others posed by individuals who have received blood from a donor infected with vCJD, of (a) donating blood, (b) donating organs and (c) undergoing operational procedures.

Answer: Mr. Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what his Department's policy is on informing individuals that they have received blood from a donor infected with vCJD; and what assessment he made of compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 in formulating his policy; [151309] (2) what assessment he has made of the dangers to others posed by individuals who have received blood from a donor infected with vCJD, of (a) donating blood, (b) donating organs and (c) undergoing operational procedures. [151310] Mr. Denham: The Government's CJD clinical incident panel is currently addressing these issues taking into account the Human Rights Act 1998. The panel's guidelines should be made available for public consultation later this year.

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