§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will receive copies of all reports given by the independent data and safety monitoring committee to the chairmen of the632W MRC/INSERM co-ordinating committee of the trial on the benefits of zidovudine for healthy people who are HIV positive; and if he will make a statement;
(2) pursuant to his reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, on 7 February, Official Report, column 608, how many participants have been enrolled to date in the Medical Research Council trial on the benefits of zidovudine for healthy people who are HIV positive in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) France.
Mr. JacksonMy right hon. Friend does not expect to receive copies of such reports; the conduct of the trial is a matter for the Medical Research Council and INSERM. the number of participants enrolled on the trial up to 15 February 1989 was 218 in the United Kingdom and 84 in France.