Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the giving of blood donations from students approaching the age of 18.

NHS Blood and Transplant, in collaboration with Anthony Nolan, has developed free, curriculum-linked resources for secondary school teachers in England, to educate children aged 11 to 16 years old about blood, organ and stem cell donation. In addition, NHS Blood and Transplant charity partners have developed resources for children and young people.

NHS Blood and Transplant also delivers events and outreach activity in local colleges, sixth forms and universities. This activity has currently been paused or delivered virtually but will resume when national restrictions ease.