HC Deb 15 February 1990 vol 167 cc393-4W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from Northumberland social service regarding the implications of shortages of local authority social workers.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

We have received no such representations from Northumberland social services department.

and that we must continue to work to increase and maintain public awareness of this. On 14 February the HEA launched the latest phase of the AIDS campaign. This builds on the outcome of the symposium and consists of statements from experts in the HIV and AIDS field about the transmission routes for HIV infection and the action people should take to protect themselves and those they love.

The Government are also encouraging health and local authorities and the voluntary sector to develop co-ordinated local AIDS educational work.

Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average life expectancy for people diagnosed with AIDS, defined as the length of time from their diagnosis with AIDS to their deaths, in(a) London, (b) Cardiff, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Manchester and (e) Birmingham.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 14 February 1990]: The current average survival time from diagnosis of AIDS to death is approximately 18 months. Numbers of cases outside London are still too small to permit significant comparisons of life expectancy to be made.