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Written question asked by David Mundell (Conservative) on Monday, 30 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2023. It was answered by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 February 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

HIV/AIDS: Health Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for public health campaigns on HIV for heterosexual (a) women and (b) men in each year since 2018.

Answer

HIV Prevention England (HPE) is the national HIV prevention programme for England and is funded by the Department. The programme aims to support communities who are disproportionately affected by HIV, including gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men and Black African heterosexual men and women. The Department has appointed Terrence Higgins Trust, a national charity who provide services related to sexual heath and HIV, to deliver the programme from 2021/2024. HPE delivers a nationally co-ordinated programme of HIV prevention work, including public campaigns such as National HIV Testing Week, that is designed to complement locally commissioned prevention activities in areas of high HIV prevalence.

The table below shows the funding that has been provided specifically for HIV public health campaigns within the HPE contract:

2018-19

£484,800

2019-20

£442,000

2020-21

£524,000

2021-22

£500,000

2022-23

£500,000

The Department does not provide funding for separate national HIV public health campaigns specifically targeted at women or the black community or heterosexual women and men.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
135150
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance HIV/AIDS Health education Heterosexuality
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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