§ 43. Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
§ Mr. NewtonI refer my hon. Friend to my right hon. Friend's speech to the House on 21 November at columns 801–10.
§ Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for purposes of planning the future allocation of resources within the National Health Service, what epidemiological assumptions he is using in respect of the increasing incidence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
§ Mr. NewtonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people have died of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and in which health districts.
§ Mr. NewtonBy mid-November 565 cases of AIDS in the United Kingdom had been reported to the communicable disease surveillance centre, of whom 284 had died. A breakdown of deaths on a regional basis is as follows:
Numbers Northern Region 12 Yorkshire 3 Trent 2 East Anglian 3 North West Thames 126 North East Thames 43 South East Thames 17 South West Thames 13 Wessex 9 Oxford 3 South Western 9 West Midlands 7 Mersey 7 North Western 12 Wales 7 Northern Ireland 2 Scotland 9