To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money he has allocated in the last year for which figures are available for research into the HIV virus in Great Britain. [78124]

Departmental expenditure on HIV/AIDS research in 1997–98 was £117,000 for wholly funded work and around £1.275 million on partly funded research. The National Health Service research and development levy is also used to support research and development in health care settings. Project details are not held centrally and some further HIV/AIDS work may be supported by this route.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have the HIV virus in Great Britain. [78128]

It is currently estimated that there were around 25,000 HIV infected adults (age 15 years and over) alive at the end of 1997. This figure includes diagnosed and undiagnosed infections.