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Stem Cells: Donors

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 May 2025UIN 49930

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with cancer charities on taking steps to improve the transportation of stem cells.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

There have been no recent discussions with cancer charities that suggest the need to improve the transportation of donor stem cells in the United Kingdom or internationally. The UK Aligned Stem Cell Registry has robust contingency measures in place to address travel disruptions and costs incurred by voluntary and contracted couriers who transport donor stem cells to patient transplant centres.

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