§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current budget for expenditure on AIDS and the related educational campaign; and whether the budget has changed from the sums made available for the year 1988–89.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe Department has made the following provision for AIDS-related health and personal social services and health education expenditure in England.
(£millions) 1988–89 1989–90 Advances to health authorities 58.74 121.90 AIDS support grant allocations to local authorities. nil 7.00 Section 64 grants to voluntary organisations 1.09 1.67 Allocations to the Health Education Authority (including United Kingdom mass media remit) 10.00 12.00 Research (made available) 1.60 2.29 Other Government Departments also spend money in response to. HIV-AIDS, for example, the Department of Education and Science provides funds to the Medical Research Council for its directed programme on AIDS.