Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the work undertaken by herDepartment to prevent the spread of AIDS and HIV in the developing world. [62756]Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what initiatives her Department has taken to combat thespread of HIV and AIDS in developing countries. [62761]Clare Short: We are supporting national programmes in 39 developing countries. We are also working in collaboration with UNAIDS andother UN agencies in co-ordinated efforts. And we are funding research into development of new methods of protection against HIV,providing subsidised contraceptives and programmes to encourage safe sex, and supporting the development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine bycontributing to the International Aids Vaccine Initiative.