This week is National Blood Week and I'm backing NHS Blood Donation's Be There Campaign to encourage people to register as blood donors here.
In Bolton West & Atherton, there are 1,677 blood donors - just 1.8% of people in the constituency. By giving blood, you can save someone's life. It's really easy to do - I did it in between meetings in Horwich a few months ago - you just need to sign up here: