HC Deb 25 May 1999 vol 332 cc63-4W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times ministers in his Department held meetings with members and officials in the US Administration between 1 May 1997 and 1 June 1998,

Newly diagnosed HIV positive cases by probable means of transmission1
Year Sex between men Sex between men and Women Injecting drug use Injecting drug use and sex between men Blood factor Blood/tissue transfer Mother to infant Not known Total
1981 1 1 1 2
1982
1983 1 1 1
1984 3 30 30 33
1985 8 1 19 19 28
1986 21 3 1 1 2 2 28
1987 21 6 1 1 29
1988 20 10 1 1 2 34
1989 18 9 2 1 —` 2 32
1990 17 10 1 4 32
1991 17 11 4 1 34
1992 35 12 1 49
1993 19 11 2 1 1 35
1994 23 14 4 1 42
1995 29 9 3 1 2 44
1996 20 9 1 4 35
1997 20 14 3 37
1998 14 12 3 29
19992 1 2 3
1Cases reported by region/Heath Authority of reporting officer. Therefore data do not necessarily equate to area of residence and may exclude Welsh residents diagnosed outside Wales but resident in Wales.
2To 31 March.

Source:

Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre

Newly diagnosed HIV positive cases by Health Authority of diagnosis1
Year North Wales Dyfed Powys Morgannwg Bro Taf Gwent Total
1981 2 2
1982
1983 1 1
1984 2 31 33
1985 6 5 17 28
1986 3 1 2 18 4 28
1987 4 2 6 15 2 29
1988 5 1 5 17 6 34
1989 10 3 4 15 32
1990 3 5 6 17 1 32
1991 4 2 27 1 34
1992 9 4 10 21 5 49
1993 10 2 10 11 2 35
1994 9 3 1 23 6 42
1995 10 4 14 12 4 44

dicating the dates and locations of each meeting, the ministers involved and the name of the US departments involved in each meeting. [84316]

Mr. Michael

The previous Secretary of State received a courtesy call from the American Ambassador on 8 October 1997 in Cathays Park, Cardiff.

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