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1698562

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	HIV Infection: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has provided for research and development into a (a) cure and (b) vaccine for HIV in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	20480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department supports research on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The remit of the NIHR is translational, clinical, and applied healthcare research. Basic research towards the development of a novel cure or vaccine for HIV is supported by other research funders such as the Medical Research Council. The NIHR has awarded over £10 million of funding since 2019 for research to evaluate new HIV treatments. The below table shoes the specific NIHR spend on HIV treatments, for each financial year since 2019:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NIHR spend</p></td><td><p>£3,260,413</p></td><td><p>£1,884,962</p></td><td><p>£1,299,676</p></td><td><p>£2,377,284</p></td><td><p>£1,209,822</p></td><td><p>£10,032,156</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/04/2024 10:41:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1698563

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	HIV Infection: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department plans to provide for research and development into HIV in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	20481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department supports research and development on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). For the financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26, the Government has committed to a new £20 million research project to evaluate an expansion of HIV opt-out testing, in 47 emergency departments in England where HIV prevalence is high.</p><p>However, NIHR funding awarded for HIV projects varies depending on the volume and quality of applications received and approved via open competition, which means overall NIHR funding for HIV research in the financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26 is not yet known. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including HIV.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/04/2024 10:44:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1695929

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help encourage the repeal of HIV specific laws in the 20 jurisdictions in the Commonwealth that still have them.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	18623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Addressing stigma, discrimination and criminalisation is critical to ensuring equality of access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services and to achieving progress in the global HIV response.</p><p>The UK is a champion of human rights around the world and we are committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The UK's network of over 280 Diplomatic Missions monitor human rights in host countries.</p><p>At the UN High Level Meeting on HIV in June 2021, the UK worked hard to secure the highest level of commitment from our global partners and garner support for the ambitious, rights-based Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026, so the world has the best chance of meeting the 2030 goal to end AIDS. We also endorse the Global Fund's 2023-2028 Strategy, with a focus on addressing inequities and structural drivers of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths including barriers to services due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation.</p><p>Our funding to the Robert Carr Fund and to UNAIDS helps to support legal and policy reform to combat stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, and to improve access to HIV services for those most at risk, as well as supporting civil society and grassroots organisations to challenge harmful policies and attitudes that exclude minorities and put them at greater risk of HIV infection and increase access to services for these groups.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 18624 question first answered 21/03/2024 11:28:09 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1695930

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	International Law: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is providing support to (a) the HIV Justice Network and (b) other organisations working to repeal HIV-specific laws globally.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	18624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Addressing stigma, discrimination and criminalisation is critical to ensuring equality of access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services and to achieving progress in the global HIV response.</p><p>The UK is a champion of human rights around the world and we are committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The UK's network of over 280 Diplomatic Missions monitor human rights in host countries.</p><p>At the UN High Level Meeting on HIV in June 2021, the UK worked hard to secure the highest level of commitment from our global partners and garner support for the ambitious, rights-based Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026, so the world has the best chance of meeting the 2030 goal to end AIDS. We also endorse the Global Fund's 2023-2028 Strategy, with a focus on addressing inequities and structural drivers of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths including barriers to services due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation.</p><p>Our funding to the Robert Carr Fund and to UNAIDS helps to support legal and policy reform to combat stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, and to improve access to HIV services for those most at risk, as well as supporting civil society and grassroots organisations to challenge harmful policies and attitudes that exclude minorities and put them at greater risk of HIV infection and increase access to services for these groups.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 18623 question first answered 21/03/2024 11:28:09 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1694934

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Defamation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	17912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code which states: “The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority”.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 14/03/2024 15:59:22 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1687557

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on how much local authorities spent on sexual health services in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019, (d) 2020, (e) 2021, (f) 2022 and (g) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	13156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows how much local authorities have reported spending on sexual health services, including testing and treatment, contraception and sexual health advice, and prevention and promotion, each financial year from 2017 to 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£572,054,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£555,906,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£539,484,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£507,167,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£530,595,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>£546,928,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Data has come from annual published local authority revenue expenditure which is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p><br> Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive open access to most sexual health services. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, and to commission and evaluate the service lines that best suit their population, including online and in-person provision.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/02/2024 17:09:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1687558

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff worked in sexual health services in (a) 2017 and (b) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	13157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information about the total number of staff delivering sexual health services in the National Health Service. However, the table below shows the number of full-time equivalent consultants working in sexual health specialties in NHS trusts and other core organisations in England, as of October 2017 and October 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Specialty</p></td><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>October 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultants Working in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultants Working in Genito-Urinary Medicine</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Data is drawn from the monthly NHS workforce statistics published by NHS England.</p><p>Notes: Data excludes staff directly employed by general practitioner surgeries, local authorities, and other providers such as community interest companies and private providers. This is relevant as local authorities are responsible for commissioning most sexual health services and some will be commissioned from bodies outside of NHS trusts, of which the Department holds no staffing information.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 13158 question first answered 09/02/2024 10:55:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1687559

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS sexual health consultants were there in England in (a) 2017 and (b) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	13158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information about the total number of staff delivering sexual health services in the National Health Service. However, the table below shows the number of full-time equivalent consultants working in sexual health specialties in NHS trusts and other core organisations in England, as of October 2017 and October 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Specialty</p></td><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>October 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultants Working in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultants Working in Genito-Urinary Medicine</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Data is drawn from the monthly NHS workforce statistics published by NHS England.</p><p>Notes: Data excludes staff directly employed by general practitioner surgeries, local authorities, and other providers such as community interest companies and private providers. This is relevant as local authorities are responsible for commissioning most sexual health services and some will be commissioned from bodies outside of NHS trusts, of which the Department holds no staffing information.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 13157 question first answered 09/02/2024 10:55:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1687560

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Sexually Transmitted Infections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what change there has been in the rate of sexually transmitted infections since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	13159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The total rate of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) decreased from 844.8 per 100,000 in 2013 to 764.4 per 100,000 in 2017. The rate increased in 2018 and 2019, to 801.7 per 100,000 and 831.9 per 100,000 respectively, before falling in 2020 to 550.8 per 100,000. The rate has been increasing since 2021 and 2022, to 560.7 per 100,000 and 694.2 per 100,000 respectively. A table showing the STI diagnosis numbers and rates in England, each year from 2013 to 2022, is attached.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/02/2024 17:14:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom attachment 1 file name Table of New STI diagnosis numbers and rates in England (1).docx title Table of New STI diagnosis numbers and rates
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1682125

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Low Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of workers that earn less than the Lower Earnings Limit.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	9709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department’s latest estimate is that in Quarter 1 of the financial year 2022/23 there were around 1.5 million employees, 5% of th, in the UK who earned below the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL). This figure does not include workers who are self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>This is an update to the position from the DWP’s 2019 ‘Health is Everyone’s Business’ consultation using data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). In the 2022/23 financial year, the LEL was set at £123 per week.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/01/2024 18:00:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi