AIDS

HC Deb 29 July 1988 vol 138 cc786-90W

Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what additional funds he has made available to both statutory and non-statutory bodies in England and Wales, for each of the past three years, in relation to HIV and AIDS; what is the provisional allocation of funds for each year until 1989; and what are these figures for each statutory and non-statutory body.

Mrs. Currie

[holding answer 1 December 1987]: The information requested for England is shown in the table. The provision of funds to statutory and non-statutory bodies in Wales is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Wales.

Statutory and Non-Statutory Bodies	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88 (Estimated Outturn)	1988–89 (Provisional)
Regional Health Authorities	All figures are in £000s and rounded to the nearest £1,000
Northern	15	45	206	1,008
Yorkshire	—	—	83	705
Trent	15	45	146	1,258
East Anglian	—	—	48	567
N W Thames	275	1,093	14,019	30,035
N E Thames	290	1,130	6,163	10,888
S E Thames	145	565	3,553	5,185
S W Thames	—	—	96	1,326
Wessex	—	—	80	1,117
South Western	—	—	73	275
W Midlands	—	35	176	610
Mersey	—	—	89	365
North Western	15	72	218	1,238
Oxford	15	45	115	1,002
London Specialist
Postgraduate Hospitals Special Health Authorities	—	—	—	500
English National
Board for Nursing	—	15	35	—
Public Health
Laboratory Service	740	740	4,365	6,429
National Biological
Standards Board	60	60	300	430
Health Education
Council/Health Education Authority	68	72	4,470	10,000
Medical Research
Council	—	112	232	950
Other research projects
1. Middlesex Hospital Medical School	40	30	15	—

Statutory and Non-Statutory Bodies	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88 (Estimated Outturn)	1988–89 (Provisional)
2. PHLS, Manchester	7	—	—	—
3. PHLS, London	83	10	26	77
4. University College Hospital	—	16	27	26
5. University College, Cardiff	—	26	35	78
6. Health Care Planning Service	—	2	2	10
7. Manchester Blood Transfusion Centre	—	27	—	—
8. Goldsmith's College, London	—	—	65	99
9. Hull University	—	—	7	71
10. University of Warwick	—	—	—	30
11. University of Kent and Canterbury	—	—	9	17
12. Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care	—	—	—	30
13. University of Newcastle	—	—	26	51
14. St. George's Hospital Medical School	—	—	1	—
15. English National Board for Nursing	—	—	11	—
16. Institute of Psychiatry	—	—	1	—
17. Royal Sussex County Hospital	—	—	14	14
18. National Heart and Chest Hospital	—	—	—	29
19. Birkbeck College, London	—	—	—	23
Not yet allocated to approved projects	—	—	—	400
Other allocations:
Special hospitals	—	—	200	—
Youth treatment centres	—	—	10	—
Section 64 grants:
1. College of Health	40	—	—	—
2. Terrence Higgins Trust	35	117	300	—
3. Standing Conference on Drug Abuse	3	10	27	—
4. Family Planning Association	—	11	8	—
5. Brook Advisory Centres	—	4	—	—
6. London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard	—	10	3	—
7. Mutual AIDS Centre	—	86	—	—
8. Immunity	—	—	3	—
9. London Lighthouse	—	—	1,350	—
10. Mildmay Mission Hospital	—	—	200	—
11. National AIDS Trust	—	—	540	—

Statutory and Non-Statutory Bodies	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88 (Estimated Outturn)	1988–89 (Provisional)
12. National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux	—	—	17	—
Not yet allocated to approved projects	—	—	—	1,800

In relation to local authority services, £5 million was included in the Rate Support Grant Settlement for 1987–88 to provide for additional personal social services expenditure in relation to AIDS and drug abuse. £2 million joint finance is to be provided in 1988–89 to support expenditure on services for persons with AIDS in particular local authorities Provision for future years is under consideration.

Mr. Baldry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Government will reaffirm their support for the principles and aims of the London declaration on AIDS prevention.

Mrs. Currie

The Government fully support the aims, objectives and principles set out in the London declaration, which was adopted by representatives of 148 states at the world summit of Health Ministers held in London in January 1988. The declaration emphasises information and education, aimed both at the general public and specific groups, as the most important component of national prevention strategies, and stresses the need to avoid discrimination against HIV-infected people and people with AIDS. These principles underlie the strategy that we have developed for fighting the spread of AIDS within the United Kingdom. The Government also have a firm commitment to playing a full part in the worldwide effort against AIDS and support the central role of the World Health Organisation in directing and co-ordinating that effort. The full text of the London declaration is as follows:

1. World Summit of Ministers of Health
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1. London Declaration on AIDS Prevention 28 January 1988 1,156 words