§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which voluntary organisations have received grants as part of the Government's AIDS prevention and education campaign; and how much each organisation has received.
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§ Mr. NewtonThe following voluntary organisations have received grants since the start of the Government's AIDS public education campaign. The figures include planned spending in the current financial year. Grants paid to some organisations such as the Terence Higgins Trust cover both support for those infected with HIV or suffering AIDS and for preventative and educational work.
£ AIDS Ahead (organisation representing the hearing impaired) 75,000 The Royal National Institute for the Blind 13,000 The Terrence Higgins Trust 453,000 Healthline 298,023 Standing Committee on Drug Abuse 43,000 London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard 13,735 Family Planning Association 20,860 The Brook Advisory Service 33,800 British Association for Counselling 5,600 Accept services United Kingdom 102,690 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux 17,000 London Lighthouse 600,000 St. Catherine's Hospice 60,000 Mildmay Mission 200,000 £1,339,829 has been paid to three organisations, Broadcasting Support Services, Network (Scotland) Ltd and AIDS Helpline (Northern Ireland), which jointly provide free 24-hour telephone advice and information services as part of the national AIDS helpline.
The Scottish Home and Health Department has provided a grant of £46,400 in 1987/88 to the Scottish AIDS Monitor, a voluntary body which provides information, counselling and support for AIDS sufferers in Scotland, people infected with the AIDS virus, those who fear they are at risk of infection and to families and friends of AIDS patients.
The National AIDS Trust has been set up with Government support totalling £800,000 to provide funding to voluntary bodies and co-ordinate their activities.
§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will indicate, for England and Wales, for the most recent month for which figures are available, and in addition on a cumulative basis (a) the number of persons who have died from AIDS-related causes, (b) the number of persons diagnosed as suffering from AIDS and (c) the number of persons estimated to be HIV-positive.
§ Mr. NewtonFigures for the reported cases of AIDS are published monthly. Figures for the number of people reported to be HIV antibody positive are published quartely. Copies of the figures are available in the Library.
There are a number of unknowns involved in the estimation of the number of people who are HIV antibody positive. These include the number who may be susceptible to infection, the proportion of those infected who go on to develop AIDS, the varying incubation period and the proportion of those infected who present themselves for testing. At the moment, therefore, it is not possible to make an accurate estimate of the number of people who are HIV antibody positive.