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 provide funding to public health teams in London boroughs to raise awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with (a) targeted and (b) culturally appropriate messages for Black communities.

In March 2020, we announced that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will be routinely available across England in 2020/21 as part of the Government’s aim to end HIV transmission by 2030. This year we provided £11 million to local authorities for routine commissioning of PrEP and this is already in place in the majority of areas.

The Department and Public Health England continue to work closely with local authorities across England, including in London, as well as with other stakeholders to support the roll-out of routine commissioning of PrEP. This includes a package of information and resources shared with local authorities in July. Funding for health promotion activities in specific areas, including for PrEP is the responsibility of local authorities in those areas.