HL Deb 08 March 1999 vol 598 cc4-5WA
The Earl of Haddington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many cases of (a) HIV; (b) AIDS; and (c) each type of hepatitis have been detected in how many inmates in each prison in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. [HL1273]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Information is not readily available in the form requested. The information given in the tables has been collected from a number of databases held centrally based on returns from prison establishments. The tables show new cases reported for each year. Figures are not available for Scotland as these are not held centrally.