§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) on what date the London borough of Bromley applied for AIDS support grant for the current financial year; and what efforts have been made by her Department to urge Bromley to apply for it;
(2) what amount of AIDS support grant was allocated to each local authority in each year since 1990–91:
(3) what extra costs she estimates to have been incurred by neighbouring boroughs obliged to deal with HIV/AIDS 802W cases turned away by Bromley social services department; and what steps she proposes to take to recompense the neighbouring boroughs;
(4) by what date London boroughs should apply for the AIDS support grant for 1993–94; and what steps she will take to ensure that the London borough of Bromley applies for the grant on time;
(5) how many people in each London borough have died from AIDS:
(6) how many cases of HIV have been reported in the borough of Bromley in each year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. SackvilleIn December 1991 the Department issued a circular (LAC(91)22) inviting all social services departments in England to bid for extra resources for HIV and AIDS services in 1992–93 under the AIDS support grant scheme. Criteria for bids under this scheme are set out in the circular. Copies are available in the Library.
The closing date for bids was 7 February 1992. The London borough of Bromley submitted an application in November 1992 although not in the form and detail set out in departmental guidance. By that time AIDS support grant moneys had been fully committed. The Department was, therefore, unable to allow Bromley's bid to proceed.
Although not in receipt of AIDS support grant money in 1992–93, we understand that the London borough of Bromley plans to spend £15,000 on HIV and AIDS services in the current year. We have no information to suggest that the borough has been compelled to turn away people affected by HIV.
For 1992–93 local authority social services departments will again be invited to apply for an AIDS support grant allocation. The closing date for applications will be 8 February 1993. It will, of course, be open to the London borough of Bromley to bid for funds under this scheme.
Information on the number of HIV and AIDS cases reported in individual boroughs and of deaths is not held centrally.
The table shows the AIDS support grant allocations which have been awarded since 1990–91:
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Allocations for Individual Authorities Authority 1990–91 Allocation £ 1991–92 Allocation £ 1992–93 Allocation £ Former 'A's Camden 471,000 489,840 730,000 Hammersmith 1,003,359 1,042,000 1,300,000 Kensington 627,500 652,600 970,000 Lambeth 551,000 573,040 930,000 Westminster 625,000 650,000 940,000 Former 'B's Avon 127,500 132,600 200,000 Birmingham 194,700 202,488 300,000 Brent 290,000 290,000 400,000 Ealing 250,000 260,000 290,000 East Sussex 317,500 263,690 400,000 Greenwich 136,280 136,280 190,000 Hackney 322,500 335,400 460,000 Hampshire 106,250 110,500 140,000 Haringey 357,500 371,800 500,000 Hounslow 231,250 240,500 320,000 Islington 235,000 244,400 360,000 Leeds 234,801 244,193 271,000 Leicestershire 86,084 89,527 115,000 Lewisham 163,750 170,300 240,000 Liverpool 263,000 253,000 276,000 Manchester 486,250 510,000 709,000 Newcastle 130,000 150,000 223,000
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Authority 1990–91 Allocation £ 1991–92 Allocation £ 1992–93 Allocation £ Oxfordshire 156,250 162,500 240,000 Richmond 135,000 140,400 200,000 Southwark 215,000 215,000 300,000 Tower Hamlets 309,000 321,300 481,000 Wandsworth 165,122 120,152 188,000 Former 'C's Barking 14,000 17,173 32,236 Barnet — 26,000 40,000 Barnsley 25,000 11,362 23,150 Bedfordshire 25,000 25,000 30,000 Berkshire 25,000 26,000 50,000 Bexley 25,000 26,000 46,000 Bolton 3,500 — 21,105 Bradford 25,000 36,000 200,000 Bromley 8,500 9,520 — Buckinghamshire 5,950 17,640 16,870 Bury 25,000 26,000 63,000 Calderdale 25,000 26,000 32,915 Cambridgeshire 20,860 26,000 41,000 Cheshire 21,000 26,000 39,000 City of London 25,000 26,000 47,000 Cleveland 17,000 26,000 70,000 Cornwall 25,000 26,000 39,000 Coventry 25,000 26,000 68,000 Croydon 24,500 30,000 49,000 Cumbria 17,500 21,000 39,000 Derbyshire 25,000 26,000 39,000 Devon 12,250 25,000 50,000 Doncaster — 6,500 39,000 Dorset 13,897 17,252 26,009 Dudley 25,000 26,000 39,000 Durham 35,000 36,400 55,000 Enfield 14,938 16,702 50,000 Essex 25,000 35,000 60,000 Gateshead 16,002 16,640 38,500 Gloucestershire 25,000 26,000 43,000 Harrow 25,000 26,000 42,000 Havering — — — Hereford 25,000 26,000 43,000 Hertfordshire 25,000 26,000 36,400 Hillingdon 23,207 35,000 120,000 Humberside 40,600 42,224 78,000 Isle of Wight 25,000 26,000 28,170 Kent 25,000 30,000 93,000 Kingston 25,000 26,000 64,000 Kirklees 25,000 26,000 49,000 Knowsley 25,000 26,000 39,000 Lancashire 25,000 26,000 27,140 Lincolnshire 22,050 22,955 39,000 Merton 14,000 17,178 66,000 Newham 72,500 110,000 250,000 Norfolk 25,000 26,000 27,066 Northamptonshire 25,000 26,000 45,000 Northumberland 25,000 25,000 31,080 North Tyneside 55,623 52,732 67,000 North Yorkshire 25,000 26,000 39,000 Nottinghamshire 17,003 26,000 60,000 Oldham 25,000 26,000 39,000 Redbridge 18,602 19,675 15,374 Rochdale 25,000 26,000 30,436 Rotherham 24,000 26,000 39,000 Salford 25,000 26,000 32,492 Sandwell — 26,000 32,564 Sefton 25,000 26,000 39,000 Sheffield 25,000 26,000 107,000 Shropshire 25,000 26,000 130,000 Solihull 4,690 — — Somerset 25,000 26,000 30,800 South Tyneside 39,613 41,198 56,000 Staffordshire 24,860 26,000 39,000 St. Helens 18,750 20,365 29,675 Stockport 25,000 26,000 39,000 Suffolk — — — Sunderland 23,236 23,520 60,000 Surrey 25,000 25,000 39,000
Authority 1990–91 Allocation £ 1991–92 Allocation £ 1992–93 Allocation £ Sutton 22,260 30,000 57,000 Tameside 25,000 26,000 39,000 Trafford 17,737 26,000 39,000 Wakefield 25,000 26,000 50,000 Walsall 25,000 26,000 50,000 Waltham Forest 70,000 90,000 135,000 Warwickshire 24,570 25,520 33,860 West Sussex 17,500 18,200 23,370 Wigan 25,000 24,290 26,180 Wiltshire 24,000 26,000 39,000 Wirral — 22,500 39,000 Wolverhampton 14,700 13,050 15,727