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UIN 25073

Syphilis

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 May 2024

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15 May 2024 · Answer

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15 May 2024

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the current levels of syphilis recorded; and what steps she is taking to tackle it.

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  1. 7 May 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the current levels of syphilis recorded; and what steps she is taking to tackle it.

    Source: Commons

  2. 15 May 2024

    Answer

    Both gonorrhoea and syphilis have returned to, and exceeded, the high levels reported in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2021 and 2022, gonorrhoea increased in all age-groups, with the largest rise among young people aged 15 to 24 years old....

    Source: Written answer

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