§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for(a) the Mersey region and (b) the Wirral health authority the sums for each of the last three years given to groups giving practical and emotional support to people suffering from AIDS.
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§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 6 June 1990]: The amounts allocated to Mersey regional health authority for the last three years as a contribution towards the costs incurred in helping prevent the spread of HIV infection and providing treatment, counselling and support for those affected by HIV are as follows. Allocations to the Wirral health authority are a matter for Mersey regional health authority to determine.
Mersey Regional Health Authority Year Allocation (£'000) 1988–89 534 1989–90 3,430 1990–91 3,602 In addition, £588,000 AIDS support grant has been allocated to local authorities in the Mersey area in the last two years towards the cost of care and support for people suffering from AIDS.
The amount within these allocations which has so far been passed to groups giving practical and emotional support to AIDS sufferers is not identified separately. However, reports providing details of expenditure for each health and local authority for 1989–90 will be available by August.