HC Deb 02 February 1989 vol 146 c389W
Mr. Tom Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's policy for the reception of an inmate into prison who is known or thought to be suffering from AIDS; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

All prisoners are questioned about their medical history and are medically examined on reception. Where AIDS is diagnosed the prison medical officer will devise a clinical management plan appropriate to the individual case. Facilities for the care and support of prisoners with AIDS, AIDS-related illness and other infectious conditions are being developed on a contingency basis.

Mr. Tom Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women known to be suffering from AIDS were in prisons in England and Wales on 1 January.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

There was no reported case of AIDS. Fifty male prisoners and seven females were known to be HIV antibody-positive.