§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each health authority in Wales, the number of persons infected with HIV; and if he will separately distinguish these numbers by age.
§ Mr. Grist[holding answer 7 June 1990]: To safeguard confidentiality and in line with reporting procedure under the AIDS (Control) Act, actual numbers between one and nine—inclusive—diagnosed in individual health authorities are not published. Distribution by age is therefore shown for all Wales.
Table 1: Number of Reported HIV Infections by Health Authority Cumulative to 31 March 1990 Number Clwyd 14 East Dyfed 1 Gwent 15 Gwynedd 16 Mid Glamorgan 1 Pembrokeshire 1 Powys Nil South Glamorgan 69 West Glamorgan 27 Wales 157 1 Less than 10.
Table 2: Age Distribution of Reported HIV Infections Cumulative to 31 March 1990 Number 0–141 2 15–24 38 25–34 57 35–44 34 45 + 18 Not known 2 Total 157 1 Age group as at when first tested positive. 2 Less than 10.