§ Sir Norman FowlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total financial allocation in respect of HIV/AIDS(a) is in the current financial year and (b) was in each of the previous three years, broken down into the amounts devoted to (i) treatment and care, (ii) prevention, (iii) AIDs support grants, (iv) Section 64 grants, (v) public education and (vi) research. [127014]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 20 June 2000]: The information requested is given in the table.
£ million 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Treatment and care 199.6 228.1 233.1 1184.2 HIV prevention 51.9 53.4 53.4 54.7 AIDS Support Grant 13.7 13.7 15.5 16.0 Section 64 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 Public education 4.3 4.4 5.0 3.6 Research 15.4 16.2 320.4 2— 1We have introduced a new funding formula for the treatment and care budget in 2000–01. The HIV/AIDs allocation was brought in line with actual spending as part of the introduction of residence based funding. 2We have not yet committed all Department of Health/National Health Service research and development expenditure for 2000–01, so figures for 2000–01 are not yet available. 3Estimate