§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what considerations led his Department to decide not to provide any funding for the Europe against AIDS summer campaign 1995; and if he will make available funding for the 1996 and 1997 summer campaigns. [33099]
§ Mr. SackvilleMinisters were originally approached to support the Europe against AIDS summer campaign in 1994. At that time, some Governments, including ours, decided that they did not wish their health promotion agencies to be involved in the work. The reasons included a view that the campaign image itself was inappropriate and that a range of domestically funded campaigns such as the travelsafe initiative and the Health Education Authority's summer travel campaigns were already in existence. The reasons underlying the decision remain the same.