§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1)how many babies were born to mothers who were HIV positive in the last 10 years; how many of these became HIV positive; and what are the projected figures for the next 10 years;
(2)how many children at each age from birth to 18 years have (a) become HIV positive or (b) died from AIDS in the last 10 years; and what are the projected figures for the next 10 years.
§ Mr. SackvilleFor HIV reports and AIDS cases, children are defined as those under the age of 15 at diagnosis.
By 31 October 1992, 448 children had been born to women known to be HIV infected in the United Kingdom. Of these, 151 have been confirmed as infected wil h HIV and 133 are not infected. The infection status of the remaining 164 has yet to be determined. The rate of transmission cannot be calculated from these figures because it is likely that not all HIV infected childbearing women will have been identified.
Also by 31 October 1992, there had been an overall total of 422 reports of confirmed HIV infection in children of whom 108 had been diagnosed with AIDS. Fifty-six children with HIV infections were known to have died.
The most recently published projections for AIDS and HIV infection in England and Wales did not give projections for children.