Written questions

HIV/AIDS

Lords · Question HL1608 · Tabled 2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Smith of Finsbury

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 June (HL761), what assessment they have made of the reasons why some HIV-positive patients have been told that they are ineligible for participation in cancer clinical

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 13 Jul 2026

The Department invests £1.8 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).Whilst no assessment has been made of the reasons why HIV-patients have been told they are ineligible f...