HC Deb 04 November 1998 vol 318 cc594-5W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people with AIDS died in(a) Scotland and (b) each health board region of Scotland in (a) 1988, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998 at the latest available date. [56984]

Mr. Galbraith

The information is set out in the following table:

AIDS deaths by health board and year of death as at 30 September 1998
Health board1 1988 1997 19982
Ayrshire and Arran 0 2 0
Fife 0 1 0
Grampian 1 1 1
Greater Glasgow 8 6 5
Lanarkshire 0 1 0
Lothian 8 14 3
Tayside 0 14 2
Scotland 17 39 11
1Health Boards not listed recorded no deaths in any of these years.
21998 data to 30 September

Source:

The Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health

Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the cumulative number of people with AIDS who died in(a) Scotland and (b) each health board region of Scotland in (i) 1988, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 1998 at the latest available date. [56985]

Mr. Galbraith

The information is set out in the following table:

AIDS deaths by health board, Scotland Cumulative deaths as at 31 December of specified year as at 30 September 1998
Health board 1988 1997 1998
Argyll and Clyde 0 4 4
Ayrshire and Arran 0 9 9
Borders 0 1 1
Dumfries and Galloway 0 3 3
Fife 1 12 12
Forth Valley 1 4 4
Grampian 3 29 30
Greater Glasgow 19 174 179
Highland 1 4 4
Lanarkshire 1 10 10
Lothian 14 329 332
Tayside 2 119 121
Scotland 42 689 709

Note:

1998 data to 30 September

Source:

The Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health

Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people diagnosed with AIDS and not known to have died there were in(a) Scotland and (b) each health board region of Scotland in (i) 1988, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 1998 at the latest available date. [56986]

Mr. Galbraith

The information requested is set out in the following table.

AIDS cases diagnosed and not known to be dead at specified dates by Health Board as at 30 September 1998
Health board at 31 December 1988 at 31 December 1997 at 30 September1998
Argyll and Clyde 2 1 3
Ayrshire and Arran 0 2 2
Borders 0 0 0
Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0
Fife 1 13 14
Forth Valley 0 0 0
Grampian 1 7 6
Greater Glasgow 13 75 74
Highland 0 2 2
Lanarkshire 0 2 4
Lothian 25 97 99
Tayside 4 27 29
Scotland 46 226 233

Source:

The Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health

Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people were newly diagnosed HIV positive (i) by probable means of transmission and (ii) in total in(a) Scotland and (b) each health board region of Scotland, for each year from 1988 to 1997, and for 1998 at the latest available date; [56987]

(2) if he will list the cumulative number of people who had been diagnosed HIV positive (i) by probable means of transmission and (ii) in total in (a) Scotland and (b) each health board region of Scotland, for each year from 1988 to 1997, and for 1998 at the latest available date; [56988]

(3) if he will list the cumulative number of people who had been diagnosed HIV positive and not known to have died (i) by probable means of transmission and (ii) in total in (a) Scotland and (b) each health board region of Scotland, for each year from 1988 to 1997, and for 1998 at the latest available date. [56989]

Mr. Galbraith

As the information requested is lengthy, I have arranged to place the details in the Library of the House.