§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown by month of notification of all new cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome since the disease was first reported in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThis information is collected centrally on a quarterly basis. The information is as follows:
Quarterly period 1 2 3 4 Total 1979 — — — 1 1 1980 — — — — — 1981 1 — — 4 5 1982 3 2 1 7 13 1983 3 4 4 4 15 1984 12 11 30 21 74 Total 108
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the current cases of 223W acquired immune deficiency syndrome are believed to have resulted from the use of blood donated by individuals who were carrying the disease.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThree cases have occured in patients with haemophilia who had been treated with blood products. No cases have resulted from blood transfusion itself.