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date	29/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces on 14 March 2022 (136647), whether their commitment to lift barriers to people living with HIV joining and serving in the military has been fully implemented, including for pilots and air traffic controllers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL8900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Policy changes were introduced on 21 June 2022 allowing those living with HIV to join and serve in the Armed Forces. Candidates or serving personnel must be stable on their treatment and have detectable viral loads within the specified parameters.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has undertaken a detailed examination of the latest scientific evidence covering the HIV illness and medication effects within the context of the standards of aviation medical safety. This included input from a wide range of experts in military aviation medicine, HIV and occupational medicine specialists.</p><p> </p><p>The HIV policy for currently serving Aircrew and Controller roles has been approved and individuals who are HIV+ or taking PrEP will be assessed for medical fitness to fly in accordance with safety policy.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates who are HIV+ are currently considered unfit for service in Aircrew and Controller roles, aligned with current medical policy where medical conditions preclude entry.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2023 16:18:32 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1649006

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date	29/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO Countries: Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which NATO countries that are also members of the G7 contribute less than 2 per cent of their GDP on defence spending; and what that spending is as a percentage of their GDP.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL8915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK has consistently met or exceeded NATO’s Defence Investment Pledge to spend 2% on defence.</p><p> </p><p>NATO publishes on their website (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nato.int%2Fcps%2Fen%2Fnatohq%2Ftopics_49198.htm&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLeila.Laing%40fcdo.gov.uk%7C0e27eeb18a9e4fec18c908db79543882%7Cd3a2d0d37cc84f52bbf985bd43d94279%7C0%7C0%7C638237174851423002%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aJKvwGSwoqLJc8WYnohGUPHTkBrCEjNOjCmqSsKxs%2F8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm</a>) an annual compendium of defence spending data for all Allies, based on a common definition of defence expenditure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2023 15:28:28 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn