Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of people currently living with HIV nationally are receiving treatment and care.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
In 2022, there were an estimated 99,000 people living with HIV in England, and 108,500 in the United Kingdom, both diagnosed and undiagnosed. Of those, 94% were receiving treatment.
This data is from 2022, and was published by the UK Health Security Agency on the GOV.UK website, in an online only format. Estimates for 2023 will be released on 28 November 2024.
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people currently living with HIV nationally.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
In 2022, there were an estimated 99,000 people living with HIV in England, and 108,500 in the United Kingdom. Of those, 5% were unaware of their HIV status.
This data is from 2022, and was published by the UK Health Security Agency on the GOV.UK website, in an online only format. Estimates for 2023 will be released on 28 November 2024.
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the new HIV Action Plan for England.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
HIV remains a key priority for the Government, which has committed to ending new HIV transmissions within England by 2030. As such, the Government has committed to commissioning a new HIV Action Plan for 2025-30 which we aim to publish by summer 2025.
The Department, the UK Health Security Agency, NHS England and a broad range of system partners are working together to develop the new HIV Action Plan. The Department are also working with a range of external stakeholders including the voluntary and community sector, and hosting engagement sessions which aim to inform the development of the new Action Plan.
The five objectives of the plan will be to:
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they still aim to end HIV transmission by 2030.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
HIV remains a key priority for the Government, which has committed to ending new HIV transmissions within England by 2030. As such, the Government has committed to commissioning a new HIV Action Plan for 2025-30 which we aim to publish by summer 2025.
The Department, the UK Health Security Agency, NHS England and a broad range of system partners are working together to develop the new HIV Action Plan. The Department are also working with a range of external stakeholders including the voluntary and community sector, and hosting engagement sessions which aim to inform the development of the new Action Plan.
The five objectives of the plan will be to: