§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he intends to take in the light of the minute, "Diet and HIV infection", of 23 February 1988, sent by Dr. P. Dewis to all regional senior medical officers.
§ Mr. MellorClaims for help with the costs of special diets are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security.
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has any evidence that the routine needs of people with ARC are any greater on the first day of their diagnosis than six months into their infection.
§ Mr. MellorThere is no precise and generally agreed definition of the so-called AIDS-related complex (ARC). The natural history of HIV infection includes clinical signs and symptoms which tend to relapse and remit. The needs of people who have the virus will vary from individual to individual over time.