§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people have died in (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland in each of the last ten years for which figures are available from AIDS related illnesses.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)The number of deaths in reported AIDS cases by the end of September 1996 are shown in the table. These data are affected by reporting delays and under reporting. [The figures given exclude deaths reported in HIV infected individuals who either died without reaching the AIDS case definition or whose AIDS status at the time of death has yet to be confirmed].
Year of death England and Wales Scotland 1986 261 10 1987 335 12 1988 395 17 1989 628 29 1990 736 41 1991 892 94 1992 1,013 68 1993 1,192 86 1994 1,236 100 1995 1,130 101 Total 7,818 558