Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the level of risk of (a) HPV infection and (b) HPV-caused diseases among boys aged 14-15 compared with boys aged 12-13.

Public Health England does not hold information on the level of risk of either human papillomavirus (HPV) infection or HPV-caused diseases among boys aged 14-15 compared with boys aged 12-13.

The latest data on HPV infection in young 16-18-year-old women has shown HPV 16 and 18 infections to be less than 2%. Infection rates in their male sexual partners are expected to be correspondingly low. Data to the end of 2018 can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hpv-prevalence-in-sexually-active-young-females-in-england