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1130412

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date	06/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in response to the recent Public Health England statistics that showed an increase in new sexually transmitted infections, if he will commit to a national sexual health strategy.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	261089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>It is concerning to see the increase in sexually transmitted infections, and we would encourage people to practice safe sex by using condoms and to access their free, local sexual health services if they consider themselves to be at risk of infection. Local authorities have been mandated to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services and are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities.</p><p>The development of a national sexual health strategy is a key recommendation in the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on sexual health, which was published on 2 June 2019. The Government is currently considering the report’s recommendations and will publish a formal response shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:35:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1130413

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department does not allocate funding for testing for (a) mycoplasma genitalium and (b) trichomoniasis vaginitis sexually transmitted infections.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	261090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has mandated local authorities to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment. It is for local authorities to decide the services they commission within this mandate. Clinical guidance from the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV does not recommend routine testing for mycoplasma genitalium and trichomoniasis vaginitis in asymptomatic individuals.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:37:25 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1130414

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Gonorrhoea: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of sexual health clinics are not able to fully test for (a) gonorrhoea and (b) drug-resistant strains of gonorrhoea.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	261091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England does not hold this information in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:40:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1130415

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's policy is to ensure that HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis is available to all people who could benefit from it.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	261092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is currently available through the three year, NHS England funded, PrEP impact trial, which is providing HIV prevention drugs to people at high risk of HIV infection. Expansion of the trial is underway across the country following the my Rt. hon. Friend Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s announcement in January that the trial would be expanded to 26,000 people. Participation in the trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for local authorities to decide whether they wish to take part. Work is now starting to consider future commissioning for PrEP after the trial has ended.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:44:16 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1130416

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Preventive Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider including sexual health and HIV in his Department's forthcoming prevention green paper.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	261093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>We are considering a number of policy options for the Prevention Green Paper and will be mindful of opportunities relating to sexual health and HIV.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:12:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1130417

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of compulsory relationships and sex education on rates of sexually transmitted infections in young people.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	261094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>There is clear evidence that good quality relationships and sex education has a protective function in a number of important areas. Studies show that gaining information mainly from school was associated with lower reporting of a range of negative sexual health outcomes, including unsafe sex and previous experience of sexually transmitted infections. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/3/e007837" target="_blank">https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/3/e007837</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:39:57 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw