§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women in the United Kingdom are known to have tested seropositive for HIV subsequent to their being raped.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation on rape is not requested as part of the surveillance system for HIV antibody positive reporting. Information supplied spontaneously to the public health laboratory service communicable disease surveillance centre reported two women who were tested HIV antibody positive subsequent to reported rape in England and Wales. However, from the information supplied it cannot be determined whether HIV infection was acquired through rape. No such cases have been reported to the communicable disease (Scotland) unit.