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Stem Cells: Donors

2026-06-14 · Department of Health and Social Care · 9687 · Official question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trend of decelerating growth in the UK Aligned Stem Cell Registry, and what steps he is taking to reverse that trend.

Answer

The Department’s Stem Cell Programme has facilitated the creation of a unified stem cell registry, a cord stem cell bank, and most recently included a focus on diverse donor recruitment to reduce health inequalities. The Department has agreed to a new thr...