§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the United Kingdom have developed AIDS.
§ Mr. SackvilleUp to 31 March 1993, 7,341 AIDS cases had been reported.
§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total Government expenditure on HIV/AIDS medical research; and if she will provide an estimate of total expenditure from all sources on HIV/AIDS medical research.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe cumulative total of Government funding for AIDS research for the financial years 1986–87 to 1992–93 is £105,239,000. Information about expenditure from non-governmental sources is not available centrally.
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§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total expenditure from her Department in support of HIV and AIDS counselling, awareness and education programmes.
§ Mr. SackvilleBetween 1985–86 and 1993–94 the Government have allocated £85 million to the development of the national AIDS public education campaign, including the running costs of the national AIDS helpline and related telephone services. The sum of 11.5 million is being made available in 1993–94.
The table shows the Department of Health and health education authority spend for the development of the national HIV and AIDS public education work including the running costs of the national AIDS helpline and related telephone information services. Not shown in the table are the sums spent by other Government Departments on HIV prevention work within their own spheres of interest.
HIV and AIDS public education Department of Health (£ million) HEA (£ million) 1984–85 Nil — 1985–86 0.52 — 1986–87 7.60 — 1987–88 6.74 4–47 1988–89 — 10.00 1989–90 — 12.00 1990–91 — 10.00 1991–92 — 11.00 1992–93 — 11.225 Since 1989–90 contributions have also been made towards the costs incurred by regional and district health authorities in the development of local HIV prevention activities. Regional AIDS (Control) Act 1987 reports since 1989–90 record expenditure on local HIV prevention initiatives as follows:
£ million 1989–90 13.4 1990–91 23.4 1991–92 27.95 Figures for 1992–93 are not yet available though they are expected to reflect a steady increase in the development of district based HIV prevention work.
Figures recording the total spent on all aspects of health promotion are not collected centrally. However, the Government continue to spend more on HIV and AIDS education than on any other single health promotion programme.
§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many United Kingdom citizens are HIV positive.
§ Mr. SackvilleUp to 31 March 1993, 19,524 reports of persons testing positive for HIV had been received. The true number of infected people will undoubtedly be higher as some will not have been tested.