Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help increase the access to PrEP among (a) gay men, (b) bisexual men, (c) Black African communities, (d) women, (e) migrant communities and (f) other groups.

The HIV Action Plan commits to the development of a plan to improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for groups including gay men, bisexual men, black African communities, women and migrant communities. This plan will consider provision in settings beyond sexual and reproductive health services, such as in community pharmacy. Work on the plan will commence in the autumn and will be informed by evidence such as the research currently being undertaken by the English HIV and Sexual Health Commissioners’ Group on potential barriers to the uptake of PrEP in these groups.