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Mr. Brotherton
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will seek powers to require all people who have been found guilty of making false social security claims to give a pint of blood every six months.
Mr. Prentice
No. The nation's needs for blood are met by voluntary donations and I believe that it would be wrong to depart from this principle.