Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) equitable progress is made for all people at risk of poor sexual health and (b) the needs of all people are met in its upcoming sexual and reproductive health strategy.

On 1 December 2021, we published the HIV Action Plan to achieve zero new HIV infections by 2030. This includes ensuring that black African and other underserved populations benefit equally from improvements in HIV outcomes.

The forthcoming sexual and reproductive health strategy will set out plans to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes and wellbeing for the whole population, including addressing disparities in sexual and reproductive health. The strategy will be published later this year.