§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and science what plans he has to educate children as to the possible health hazards of (a) promiscuity and (b) homosexuality, with specific reference to acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnThe Government have made it clear, in their recent draft circular on sex education at school and in the booklet "Children at School and problems related to AIDS", circulated under cover of "Administrative Memorandum 2/86", that schools should see it as part of their task to warn pupils of the health risks of promiscuous sexual behaviour, whether heterosexual or homosexual, and should provide factual information about the AIDS virus (HIV) and modes of transmission of infection.