HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 c685W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (1) pursuant to her answer of 1 March,Official Report, columns 680–81, to what extent the AIDS (Control) Act 1987 reports for the past year revealed gaps in the area of HIV-AIDS-related services for those with a physical disability;

(2) what assessment her Department has made of the physical accessibility of those locations in which HIV-AIDS-related services for the physically disabled are based.

Mr. Sackville

The AIDS (Control) Act 1987 requires regional and district health authorities to report onthe known number of HIV seropositive people and people

  • with AIDS in the area of the authority;
  • a report of facilities and services;
  • the number of staff employed;
  • expenditure on HIV and AIDS-related services.

Gaps in the area of HIV-related services for those with a physical disability have not been specifically identified. We would, however, expect authorities to provide services which are sensitive to the needs of and accessible by people with a physical disability since many people with AIDS would fall within this category.