§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the special trust fund for HIV positive carriers to be run by the Haemophilia Society has yet been established; and when he expects the first applications for financial assistance to be invited.
§ Mr. NewtonFollowing close collaboration officials and officers of the Haemophilia Society, measures necessary to establish the special trust fund are nearing completion. The Haemophilia Society is already giving financial help on an interim basis to urgent cases to need. Applications for financial help from other haemophiliacs infected with HIV and their dependants are being accepted so that payments can be made as quickly as possible.