§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution her Department is making towards the international effort to test existing AIDS vaccines. [27247]
§ Mr. FoulkesOur collaboration with UK groups such as the Medical Research Council, with researchers in developing countries and with multilateral agencies (such as UNAIDS, the World Health Organisation and the EC) involves the generation, disseminating and sharing of new knowledge important in the development of a vaccine against HIV strains prevalent in poorer countries. Such work does not yet extend to vaccine testing.