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HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesMy Lords, 80% of the population live within 20 minutes’ walking distance of a pharmacy. There are twice as many pharmacies in more deprived areas. Despite a reduction in the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesHealth Education England’s 2021 community pharmacy workforce survey identified an increase in the number of pharmacists from 23,284 in 2017 to 27,406. From 2026, all newly…20 Mar 2023HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesI thank my noble friend for that important question regarding pharmacies. Although we are yet to label our service offer as “pharmacy first”, we have already introduced and funded…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI thank the noble Baroness —and the noble Lord, Lord Fowler—for making the point about stigma. We all recall what the stigma was like in the 1980s and 1990s; hopefully, the…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI thank the noble Lord for that question. I was unaware that it was not universally available to all health authorities in the UK, but I shall certainly pass that question on.15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI thank my noble friend for that question. The Prime Minister is also concerned about reports that inappropriate materials are being used to teach sex and relationship education…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionThe noble Baroness raises a very important point. PrEP is now being commissioned as a routine service, and PrEP funding has been fully included within the public health grant,…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionThe noble Baroness makes a very good point. We are considering the full evidence from the first year of opt-out testing, alongside the data on progress towards our ambition of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI am most grateful to the noble Lord for his excellent question. I absolutely agree that it is very important that we keep data for those with HIV. As part of the Government’s HIV…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI am most grateful to the noble Lord for his excellent question. I agree with him; it is an excellent idea and I will take it back to the department.15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI am grateful to my noble friend for that question. I too would like to pay tribute to the late Baroness Masham, to the work she did with the APPG on HIV and AIDS, to her work as…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionMy Lords, the first HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework report shows that there is much to celebrate in the progress made since the publication of our HIV action…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI am grateful to my noble friend for that question. If he knows of any specific cases, I shall certainly look into that.15 Mar 2023HANSARDHIV TransmissionI thank my noble friend for that question. We know that the HIV prevention drug PrEP is extremely effective at preventing HIV transmission. We are developing a plan to improve…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorder Services: MenMy Lords, we are committed to ensuring that everyone with an eating disorder has access to timely treatment based on clinical need. Under the NHS long-term plan 2023-24, we will…01 Mar 2023HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 January be approved. Relevant document: 27th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorder Services: MenI am most grateful to the noble Baroness for that excellent question. I do not want to mislead the House that this is all about young people. She is right: disorders start in…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorder Services: MenI thank my noble friend for that excellent question. There are over 11,000 community pharmacies in England. All provide advice on healthy living; that is already part of their…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorder Services: MenThe noble Lord raises a very good point. When he and I were young boys, there was not the internet. He shows that this issue did occur before the internet. Under the NHS long-term…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEating Disorder Services: MenThe noble Lord raises a very good point. I apologise to the noble Baroness; I cannot give a specific answer as to why it is 2,000 calories rather than 2,500, but I will ask and…01 Mar 2023