§ Mr. Rathboneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in his Department's educational material for schools about drug misuse, what mention there is of the danger of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
§ Mr. DunnThe Department recently issued guidance on AIDS in draft form to the local education authorities, and it is intended that, following consultation, this should be formally published in the near future.
The Education Departments' booklet "Drug Misuse and the Young" does not mention AIDS specifically, but in the section dealing with the physical dangers of drug taking it draws attention to the risk of unsterile injecting practices in general.