Diane speaks in debate on umbilical cord blood

31 Jan 2011
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab): The hon. Gentleman will be aware that minority ethnic patients make up almost 20% of the unmet need for stem cell transplants, which is disproportionate to our 10% representation in the population. Does he agree that one of the important uses of this blood is in enabling ethnic minority patients, who find it more difficult to get a match, to have some hope?



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