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1688027

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in sexually transmitted infections among 15–24 year-olds since the end of the COVID-19 lockdown.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL2226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The number of new sexually transmitted infections diagnosed among 15 to 24 years olds has increased by 29.3% from 2021 to 2022, or from 135,045 to 174,592. In particular:</p><p>- chlamydia diagnoses have increased 26%, from 88,367 in 2021 to 111,380 in 2022;</p><p>- gonorrhoea diagnoses have increased 91.7%, from 16,919 in 2021 to 31,037 in 2022;</p><p>- first diagnoses of genital herpes have increased 14.4%, from 8,270 in 2021 to 9,461 in 2022;</p><p>- diagnoses of infectious syphilis, including primary, secondary, and early latent, have increased 11.1%, from 968 in 2021 to 1,075 in 2022; and</p><p>- first diagnoses of genital warts have decreased 23.3%, from 7,559 in 2021 to 5,801 in 2022.</p><p>The data represents the number of diagnoses reported and not the number of people diagnosed. Data reported in 2020 and 2021 is notably lower than previous years due to the disruption to sexual health services during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced access to face-to-face appointments. Access to services subsequently recovered with the use of remote consultations and online testing expanding rapidly across the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 20/02/2024 15:12:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

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

1678618

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	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, whether she has made a recent assessment of trends in the level of sexually transmitted diseases in (a) men and (b) women.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency publishes annual official statistics on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and in 2022 there were 392,453 new diagnoses of STIs in local government commissioned sexual health services England, an increase of 23.8% compared to 2021 with 317,022, but 16.2% lower compared to 2019 with 468,260. This increase can be partially explained by the recovery in provision of sexual health services in 2022 following the easing of restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. New STI diagnoses increased by 19% from 140,671 to 167,390 in women, and by 24% in men from 164,022 to 202,605 from 2021 to 2022.</p><p>STIs continue to show socioeconomic variation and disproportionately impact gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, young people aged between 15 and 24 years old and some black ethnic groups. Young people aged between 15 and 24 years old remain the group most likely to be diagnosed with common STIs, and this may be due to higher rates of partner change among people aged between 16 and 24 years old. Young women may be more likely to be diagnosed with an STI due to an increased likelihood of them having male partners who are older than them.</p><p>Official STI statistics for 2022 are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-annual-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/01/2024 16:08:34 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1645998

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	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, if he will make it his policy to introduce a sexual health strategy; and ensure adequate funding is in place to help reduce sexually transmitted infections.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	190439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to improving sexual heath in England and have published our HIV Action Plan in 2021 which sets out our ambitions and actions to achieve no new HIV transmission in England by 2030. Great progress has been made during the first year of its implementation, as set out by the annual report to Parliament published on 7 June, and we are considering the next steps needed to continue improving the sexual health of the whole population.</p><p>As part of this plan, we are investing more than £3.5 million from 2021 to 2024 to deliver the National HIV Prevention Programme for England, including National HIV Testing Week and other campaigns to improve information and testing for HIV and other STIs.</p><p>Sexual health services (SHSs) play a key public health role in diagnosis, early treatment and management of STIs and we are providing more than £3.5 billion to local authorities through the public health grant to fund public health services, including SHSs, in this financial year. Individual local authorities are responsible for and well placed to make funding and commissioning decisions about the SHSs that best meet the needs of their local populations.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/06/2023 12:21:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1643428

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2023
	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 assessment his Department has made of implications for his policies of rises in the number of diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	188699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to improving sexual heath in England, including tackling sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and are considering the next steps for delivering the best outcomes, but no specific assessment has been made of our policies and the increase in STIs.</p><p>Sexual health services (SHSs) play a key public health role in diagnosis, early treatment and management of STIs and we are providing more than £3.5 billion to local authorities through the public health grant to fund public health services, including SHSs, in this financial year. Individual local authorities are responsible for and well placed to make funding and commissioning decisions about the SHSs that best meet the needs of their local populations.</p><p>As part of the HIV Action Plan, we are investing over £3.5 million from 2021 to 2024 to deliver the National HIV Prevention Programme for England, including HIV Testing Week and other campaigns to improve information and testing for HIV and other STIs.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency published a Syphilis Action Plan to address the increase in syphilis diagnosis in England, focusing on key interventions such as targeted testing, partner notification and awareness raising.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/06/2023 16:06:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 81460 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1627926

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	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, if he will take steps to provide additional resources to local authorities and public health to help tackle the increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
	uin	185176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Dedicated sexual health services play a key public health role in diagnosis, early treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We are providing more than £3.5 billion this financial year to local authorities through the Public Health Grant to fund public health services, including sexual health services, increasing to £3.575 billion in 2024/25. This will provide every local authority real-terms funding protection over the next two years. Individual local authorities are responsible for and well placed to make funding and commissioning decisions about the sexual health services that best meet the needs of their local populations.</p><p>As part of the HIV Action Plan, we are investing over £3.5 million from 2021 to 2024 to deliver the National HIV Prevention Programme for England, including HIV Testing Week and other campaigns to improve information and testing for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other STIs.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) conducts comprehensive surveillance of STIs and HIV in England and uses this data to understand national and local level trends and monitor preventative interventions. UKHSA also undertakes work to inform STI prevention programmes such as the National Chlamydia Screening Programme delivered by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/05/2023 09:21:28 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1611637

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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 steps his Department is taking to help reduce the level of transmission of sexually transmitted infections.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	181181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to improving sexual health in England and have published an HIV Action Plan in 2021, which sets out the actions that we are taking from 2022 to 2025 to move towards ending human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissions and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)- and HIV-related deaths within England by 2030. As part of the plan, we are investing over £3.5 million from 2021 to 2024 to deliver the National HIV Prevention Programme for England, including HIV Testing Week and other campaigns to improve information and testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).</p><p> </p><p>Dedicated sexual health services play a key public health role in diagnosis, early treatment and management of STIs, and we are providing more than £3.5 billion to local authorities through the public health grant to fund public health services, including sexual health services, in this financial year. Individual local authorities are responsible for and well placed to make funding and commissioning decisions about the sexual health services that best meet the needs of their local populations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) conducts comprehensive surveillance of STIs and HIV in England and uses this data to understand national and local level trends and monitor preventative interventions. UKHSA also undertakes work to inform STI prevention programmes such as the National Chlamydia Screening Programme delivered by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 16:12:05 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1231221

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2020
	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 additional steps his Department is taking to tackle sexually transmitted diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	84719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities in England are mandated to provide comprehensive open access sexual health services including access to the full range of contraception and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment. The Government provides funding to local authorities for their public health responsibilities, including sexual health services, through the public health grant. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, including the need for sexual health services taking account of their statutory duties. The number of consultations at sexual health services increased by 7% between 2018 and 2019 (from 3,613,447 to 3,852,121).</p><p>Work on the development of a new national sexual and reproductive health strategy is underway with the Department working with Public Health England, NHS England and NHS Improvement, local government and other partners. Details of the strategy’s scope and objectives will be announced in due course.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/09/2020 11:37:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 45721 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1179893

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the reported increase in rates of sexually transmitted infections in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Several factors have contributed to the increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) seen in England over the last decade. These include better detection through policies that increase testing among those most at risk of STIs and behavioural changes that increase the risk of transmission of STIs.</p><p><em>Sexually transmitted infections and screening for chlamydia in England, 2018,</em> published in June 2019, accompanies the most recent annual official statistics release of data about sexually transmitted infections in England. The report states that the total number of sexual health screens (tests for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV) has increased over the last five years (22%; from 1,603,744 in 2014 to 1,955,108 in 2018). The report considers the role of sexual behaviours such as an increase in partner numbers and condomless intercourse in the increases seen. A copy of the report is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 09/03/2020 17:29:42 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Sexually transmitted infections and screening for chlamydia in England, 2018.pdf title Sexually transmitted infections and screening
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1171523

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat the growth of drug-resistant sexually transmitted infections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Of all bacterial sexually transmitted infections, antimicrobial resistance is primarily a concern for gonorrhoea and Mycoplasma genitalium.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) undertakes comprehensive surveillance through the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme. This surveillance programme enables early detection and management of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea. This intelligence is used to advise on national gonorrhoea treatment guidelines to ensure they remain effective.</p><p>PHE offers a service to detect antibiotic resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium which can help clinicians give the most appropriate treatment to patients. PHE is conducting a pilot of surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium in collaboration with several sexual health clinics across England.</p><p>PHE also investigates both outbreaks and individual cases of extensively drug resistant gonorrhoea and potential treatment failures for gonorrhoea to ensure effective management and control spread.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 29/01/2020 16:25:52 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood