Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support sexual health clinics as a result of the Mpox outbreak.

We continue to work closely with the UK Health Security Agency, local authorities and NHS England to monitor the impact of monkeypox (mpox) on sexual health services and support system-wide action to maintain access to routine sexual and reproductive health services.

In 2022/23, we have allocated more than £3.4 billion to local authorities in England to fund public health services, including sexual health services, through the public health grant and provided additional funding for the mpox response, including the supply of medicines and vaccinations.

We will announce the 2023/24 public health grant allocations to local authorities in due course.