Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96463

HIV Infection: Screening

Tabled: 2 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the laboratory capacity required to meet anticipated levels of HIV screening during the HIV Action Plan for England 2025–2030 period.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

As part of the new HIV Action Plan, we will continue the success of the blood-borne virus emergency department opt-out testing programme, investing £156 million from April 2026 to March 2029 to deliver opt-out HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C testing in ...

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