§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How they are intending to resource the new National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV beyond the first two years of its 10-year lifetime to enable commissions to plan and develop long-term services around local needs and trends. [HL1459]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathWe have already committed £47.5 million to support initiatives in the strategy and future spending on specific activities will be set by the 2002 spending review. Securing investment at local level from main National Health Service allocations for sexual health and HIV services will be key to successful implementation of the strategy. Consultation responses are informing the development of an implementation action plan which, alongside the setting of new national targets, will facilitate this.