HC Deb 28 March 1991 vol 188 c553W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of the number of people with AIDS in Great Britain at the time the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys was undertaking its research on the prevalence of disability.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Office of Population Censuses and Survey's research was undertaken between 1985 and 1988. Data on AIDS cases are collected by the communicable disease surveillance centre (CDSC) and communicable disease (Scotland) unit (CD(S)U). The information is as follows:

Year Cases reported to CDSC andCD(S)U Known deaths People alive
1985 393 188 205
1986 848 451 397
1987 1,490 793 697
1988 2,319 1,192 1,127

Employment training
Special needs groups as a proportion of all entrants
percentage
1988–89 1989–90
English as a second language People with disabilities Literacy and numeracy need English as a second language People with disabilities Literacy and numeracy needs
Scotland 1 10 11 1 9 8
Northern 1 9 13 1 8 11
Yorkshire and Humberside 1 10 16 1 10 14
North West 1 11 15 1 9 12
West Midlands 1 12 23 2 11 18
East Midlands 2 14 19 2 13 16
Wales 1 11 21 1 12 14
South West 1 15 18 1 14 19
South East 1 15 17 1 13 13
London 2 10 22 5 9 18
Great Britain 1 12 18 1 11 15
1 Less than 0.5 per cent.

Source: ET Starts Database.

Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many trainees were on employment training for each of the last 24 months; and what numbers are planned in future.

Mr. Jackson

Numbers in training on ET for the last 24 months are given in the table. Negotiations are still