2. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:26 pm on 21 March 2017.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:26, 21 March 2017

The leader of the house will know that Public Health Wales this morning has confirmed that multiple sources of evidence show that pre-exposure prophylaxis is highly effective at preventing HIV infection. PrEP is already prescribed in the US, Canada, France, Norway and Israel. So, can I ask the Cabinet Secretary for health to bring forward a statement, confirming the earliest point at which he expects to be in a position to make a decision on access to PrEP in Wales, and confirming that, in light of the clinical evidence, he will now look to approve access to the drug to the highest-risk groups to support HIV prevention in Wales?