§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male and female prisoners in England and Wales currently have the human immuno-deficiency virus; and in which prisons they are held.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn 12 January 1989 the prison population of England and Wales included 50 male and seven female prisoners reported as having been identified as HIV antibody positive. For reasons of medical confidentiality it is not the Department's policy to disclose the number of such prisoners located at individual establishments.
§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to designate any prisons or parts of prisons in England and Wales as national HIV and AIDS centres.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIn the context of its contingency planning the directorate of prison medical services is identifying prison service establishments, with medical facilities which would be capable, when needed, of giving short or longer-term care and suppport to prisoners, with AIDS, AIDS-related illness or other infectious illness, whose condition does not require admission to the specialised facilities of the National Health Service.
4WA purpose-designed unit is planned for Brixton prison. Accommodation at Risley remand centre near Warrington is to be the main resource in the north. Hospital accommodation with suitable facilities at other establishments in each of the four regions will also be used to fulfil a care and support function as and when necessary.