Sexually Transmitted Infections
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of (a) early interventions to help tackle sexually transmitted diseases and (b) other sexual health services.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
The Government is committed to improving the sexual health of the nation, including access to, and quality of, sexual health services for the whole population. Public health services commissioned by local authorities in England continue to be funded through a ring-fenced Public Health Grant. In 2024/25, the total Public Health Grant to local authorities has been confirmed at £3.603 billion, through which sexual health services are funded. Local authorities are best placed to commission sexual health services to meet the needs of their local population.
We will work with local government and other key partners to prevent ill health, improve the wider determinants of health, reduce the inequalities that drive poor health, and agree on the most effective interventions to achieve our shared ambitions.
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