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Sexually Transmitted Infections

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 85844

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the levels of (a) gonorrhea, (b) chlamydia, and (c) syphillis in people.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

Official statistics published by the UK Health Security Agency highlight trends in sexually transmitted infection diagnoses in England. Information is available from the GUMCAD STI Surveillance System and the CTAD Chlamydia Surveillance System at the following links respectively:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/gumcad-sti-surveillance-system

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ctad-chlamydia-surveillance-system

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