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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers (COSWP) 2024
Document: COSWP 2024 Edition (PDF)

Found: The main BBVs of concern are: ●hepatitis B (HBV) ●hepatitis C (HCV) ●human immunodeficiency virus (HIV


Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Supplementary evidence from Waverley Care and Terrence Higgins Trust, 28 March 2024
HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030

Correspondence Mar. 28 2024

Committee: Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Found: HIV anti-stigma campaign/Achieving Zero New Transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030 Supplementary evidence


Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Wed 27 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) The NAT has been involved in cases of people living with HIV whose HIV status was shared without their - Speech Link
2: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) He has linked it to those who have been unfortunate enough to be AIDS sufferers, and I am sure that there - Speech Link
3: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Trust concerning the level of protection for people’s HIV status. - Speech Link
4: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) I am not at all surprised that the National AIDS Trust is worried about this. - Speech Link
5: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) National AIDS Trust ongoing. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Fifth Report - The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in young people and other high risk groups

Report Mar. 26 2024

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: Fifth Report - The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in young people and other high risk


Scottish Government Publication (Strategy/plan)
Population Health Directorate

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan 2023-26
Document: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan 2023-26 (webpage)

Found: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan 2023-26


Scottish Government Publication (Strategy/plan)
Population Health Directorate

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan 2023-26
Document: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan (PDF)

Found: Ending HIV Transmission in Scotland by 2030: HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan 2023-26


Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) living with HIV and can increase their risk of harassment or even violence. - Speech Link
2: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I understand that this amendment relates to representations made by the National AIDS Trust concerning - Speech Link


Written Question
International Law: HIV Infection
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is providing support to (a) the HIV Justice Network and (b) other organisations working to repeal HIV-specific laws globally.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Addressing stigma, discrimination and criminalisation is critical to ensuring equality of access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services and to achieving progress in the global HIV response.

The UK is a champion of human rights around the world and we are committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The UK's network of over 280 Diplomatic Missions monitor human rights in host countries.

At the UN High Level Meeting on HIV in June 2021, the UK worked hard to secure the highest level of commitment from our global partners and garner support for the ambitious, rights-based Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026, so the world has the best chance of meeting the 2030 goal to end AIDS. We also endorse the Global Fund's 2023-2028 Strategy, with a focus on addressing inequities and structural drivers of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths including barriers to services due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation.

Our funding to the Robert Carr Fund and to UNAIDS helps to support legal and policy reform to combat stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, and to improve access to HIV services for those most at risk, as well as supporting civil society and grassroots organisations to challenge harmful policies and attitudes that exclude minorities and put them at greater risk of HIV infection and increase access to services for these groups.


Written Question
Commonwealth: HIV Infection
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help encourage the repeal of HIV specific laws in the 20 jurisdictions in the Commonwealth that still have them.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Addressing stigma, discrimination and criminalisation is critical to ensuring equality of access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services and to achieving progress in the global HIV response.

The UK is a champion of human rights around the world and we are committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The UK's network of over 280 Diplomatic Missions monitor human rights in host countries.

At the UN High Level Meeting on HIV in June 2021, the UK worked hard to secure the highest level of commitment from our global partners and garner support for the ambitious, rights-based Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026, so the world has the best chance of meeting the 2030 goal to end AIDS. We also endorse the Global Fund's 2023-2028 Strategy, with a focus on addressing inequities and structural drivers of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths including barriers to services due to stigma, discrimination and criminalisation.

Our funding to the Robert Carr Fund and to UNAIDS helps to support legal and policy reform to combat stigma, discrimination and criminalisation, and to improve access to HIV services for those most at risk, as well as supporting civil society and grassroots organisations to challenge harmful policies and attitudes that exclude minorities and put them at greater risk of HIV infection and increase access to services for these groups.


Written Question
LGBT+ People: Health
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: Neale Hanvey (Alba Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on Government support for the health of gay, lesbian and bisexual young people.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

This Government is committed to improving the health and well-being of young people. We recognise that gay, lesbian and bisexual young people often face specific challenges.

We have ended the ban on blood donations from sexually active gay men, and are eliminating barriers for same sex couples to access IVF.

Spend for children and young people’s mental health services has increased from £841 million in 2019/20 to just over £1 billion in 2022/23.

And in 2021, we published our HIV Action Plan which sets our commitment to ending all new HIV transmissions, AIDS and HIV-related deaths within England by 2030.