Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent protests in Peru.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We are closely monitoring political developments and public protests in Peru, and the implications of these developments for our work in the region. We continue to work with the Peruvian Government across a broad range of shared priorities including infrastructure, trade, security, the environment and values. We have made clear the UK's support for the Peruvian Government, the constitutional process and Peruvian democracy.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the government of Peru on the use of force during recent protests in Peru.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign Secretary discussed developments in Peru during a call with Peru's Foreign Minister on 21 February. Minister Rutley spoke with the Peruvian Vice Foreign Minister on 22 February 2023. Our Embassy in Lima has regular discussions with the Peruvian Government about the situation, including reports of abuses and the deaths of protestors that have occurred since the change of government in December, highlighting the need to protect lives and for greater transparency in ensuring respect for fundamental rights.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on potential joint working to help reach zero HIV transmissions by 2030.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
Health is a devolved matter, though officials at the Department continue to meet with counterparts from Scotland and Wales to share information to help end new HIV transmissions by 2030.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on potential joint working to reach zero HIV transmissions by 2030.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
Health is a devolved matter, though officials at the Department continue to meet with counterparts from Scotland and Wales to share information to help end new HIV transmissions by 2030.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Welsh, (b) Scottish and (c) Northern Irish governments on taking steps to introduce a UK-wide HIV testing week.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
No discussions have taken placed around introducing a United Kingdom wide HIV testing week.
Health is a devolved matter and it is the responsibility of individual Governments to commission comprehensive healthcare based on population need.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing an HIV testing week.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The HIV Action Plan 2022/25 for England includes a commitment to deliver National HIV Testing Week in England, an annual campaign which increases awareness and acceptability of HIV testing and aims to reduce barriers to access.
HIV Prevention England operates the annual National HIV Testing week campaign, on behalf of the Department, which is taking place between 6 February and 12 February 2023.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
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.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
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.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for public health campaigns on HIV aimed at the black community in each year since 2018.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
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.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
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 women in each year since 2018.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
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.
Asked by: David Mundell (Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much from the public purse the Government spent on HIV research and development in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
Answered by Will Quince
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a partner organisation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, funds research relating to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) across all UKRI councils.
The latest spend figures available for research on HIV are as follows:
Financial expenditure | |||||
Funded by | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
NIHR | £8,087,542 | £5,786,318 | £6,153,681 | £7,341,078 | £8,310,996 |
UKRI* | £6,771,301 | £9,024,753 | £10,511,516 | £12,545,525 | £8,905,895 |
*collated data on expenditure for Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This includes payments due for 2022/23 financial year.