Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made towards the routine commissioning of PrEP.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is currently provided in England through the three year PrEP Impact Trial. Participation in the trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for clinics and local authorities to decide the number of allocated places they can accept.

The Department is continuing to work closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and local authorities to plan for a seamless transition from the PrEP Impact Trial to routine commissioning from April 2020.