§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the infectivity of HIV. [37190]
§ Mr. HoramMost Government-funded HIV research is commissioned by the Medical Research Council. The Department has not commissioned any recent research into HIV infectivity as the main transmission routes for HIV are well established. HIV is transmitted by unprotected intercourse, through infected blood—which in the United Kingdom is usually a result of injecting drug use—and from an infected mother to her child.