Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2022 to Question 13074, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the local government public health grant to cover the costs of implementation of the upcoming sexual and reproductive health strategy.

We aim to publish an action plan to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes later this year, to complement the HIV Action Plan. We will consider actions to improve SRH health outcomes and strengthen collaboration to deliver services which meet the needs of the population. We are also considering the availability of existing funding and how this can be utilised to deliver on priority actions, including funding made available through the Public Health Grant. The 2021 Spending Review confirmed that the Public Health Grant will increase in each of the next three years.