§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how long a person claiming payments, as a haemophiliac infected with HIV through NHS treatment, must wait before receiving full payment of the moneys awarded;
(2) if he will take steps to ensure that haemophiliac payment claims relating to HIV contamination are dealt with quickly and in full; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe detailed provisions of the proposed settlement are under discussion with lawyers representing the plaintiffs. Payments will be made as quickly as possible once a settlement has been reached and agreed by the courts.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has received concerning mosquitoes and other biting insects as vectors for HIV and other blood-transmitted conditions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThere is no evidence that mosquitoes and other biting insects act as biological vectors of HIV or blood-borne hepatitis viruses.