My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Ann Keen) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The Organ Donation Taskforce has today presented a report making a number of recommendations to increase organ donation rates in the UK. The recommendations largely concentrate on the infrastructure required in order to enable the UK to maximise its potential for organ donation rates. The taskforce believes that if implemented in full, a 50 per cent increase in donation rates is achievable over five years.

The Government accept the recommendations and look forward to working with stakeholders as part of the implementation process. The taskforce report has been placed in the Library and copies are available for honourable Members in the Vote Office.