HIV Infection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people infected with HIV there were in (a) England and (b) Sefton in each year since 1996. (259562)

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table:

*Number of diagnosed, HIV-infected individuals accessing NHS care by area of residence*
	Area of residence
	England	Sefton primary care trust
1997	14,532	20
1998	16,157	26
1999	18,183	23
2000	20,572	28
2001	23,894	33
2002	28,816	38
2003	33,724	58
2004	38,277	53
2005	43,353	75
2006	48,062	75
2007	52,138	85
Notes: 1. Data are available from 1997 to 2007. Primary care trusts (PCT) did not exist until 2002 but data have been mapped retrospectively. 2. Data do not include HIV-infected individuals who have not yet been diagnosed. 3. Estimates of undiagnosed HIV infection, and therefore the total number of HIV-infected individuals, are not available by PCT. Source: Health Protection Agency.

Volume 488: debated on Tuesday 3 March 2009