§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons he estimates have been infected with the AIDS virus through use of factor VIII imported from the United States of America; and how many of these are: (a) children, (b) haemophiliac men and (c) wives of haemophiliac men.
§ Mr. NewtonThe most recent figures available show that 930 haemophiliacs have been reported HIV antibody positive.
A further breakdown of these figures by age and the source of the factor VIII used in treatment is not available. No figures are held centrally for the number of wives of haemophiliac men who have been infected.