§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates in prisons in England and Wales are currently HIV positive or have AIDS. [28006]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Neil Gerrard, dated 14 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of inmates in prisons in England and Wales who are currently HIV positive or have AIDS.At present, 51 male and 3 female inmates are reported by prison medical officers as being HIV positive. There is no one currently in the prison system in England and Wales who is reported to have AIDS.
§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been infected with HIV while in prison in England and Wales. [28004]
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§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Neil Gerrard, dated 14 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about AIDS/HIV in prison.There is only one documented case of a prisoner who clearly became infected with HIV while within the prison system in England and Wales. This infection occurred in 1993.