Health: HIV

Baroness Bousted Excerpts

Thursday 12th November 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Hyde of Bemerton (Lab)]

As I am sure the noble Lord is aware, we have provisional figures for 2025 that we expect to be confirmed by the end of this year, probably within the next month. Each year, we will be looking and monitoring, making sure that we track progress, because we cannot expect just to rock up in 2030 with all our work done.

[Baroness Bousted (Lab)]

Does the Minister agree with me that, as research studies show, school-based sex education is strongly associated with reduced risky sexual behaviour? Will she join me in thanking teachers for looking after young people every day of their working lives and educating them about their sexual health?

[Baroness Hyde of Bemerton (Lab)]

Absolutely—as my noble friend says, schools are a key place for education and the Government are fully committed to the consistent, nationwide provision of healthy relationship and sex education. We are also working to bring forward a sexual and reproductive health framework; there will be guidance on that for schools, pulling together a range of existing initiatives, so that we can be reassured that the best quality information is available to all children and young people, in every school of the country.