# End new HIV cases in England by 2030

> “I’m determined that this generation will be the one that ends new cases of HIV within England by 2030.”
>
> — Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, Labour Party; Press release (Prime Minister's Office), 29 November 2024

- **Status:** In plan
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Health](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/health)
- **Speaker:** [Sir Keir Starmer](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/keir-starmer), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 29 November 2024
- **Where:** Press release (Prime Minister's Office)
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2030
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** People in England at risk of HIV or living with it
- **When:** By 2030
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/i-am-determined-this-generation-will-be-the-one-that-ends-new-cases-of-hiv-within-england-by-2030-prime-minister-said-ahead-of-world-aids-day (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 21 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-hiv-new-cases-2030

## Where it stands

The government published the HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030, on 1 December 2025, backed by £170 million, to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030; on the same day the Prime Minister said he had promised it. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) gives the aim as no more than 532 new diagnoses in 2030, a 90% fall from 2010. Its provisional figures from clinics that reported throughout show new diagnoses falling from 2,922 in 2024 to 2,542 in 2025. The deadline is taken as the end of 2030; the card moves to Delivering when an official source shows the plan's new programmes running.

## Timeline

- 29 November 2024, Promised: The Prime Minister pledges to end new HIV cases in England by 2030, ahead of World AIDS Day
- 1 December 2025, In plan: The government publishes the HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030, backed by £170 million ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv-treatment))
- 31 December 2030, Deadline (to come): New HIV cases in England due to end (editorial date, end of 2030)

## About the cost

No total was given with the promise; the release confirmed £27 million for opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments. The HIV Action Plan of 1 December 2025 is backed by £170 million (Department of Health and Social Care), with no yearly split given.

Costing sources:
- [Department of Health and Social Care: Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment (1 Dec 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv-treatment)

## Sources

- [Prime Minister's Office: “I am determined this generation will be the one that ends new cases of HIV within England by 2030” (29 Nov 2024)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/i-am-determined-this-generation-will-be-the-one-that-ends-new-cases-of-hiv-within-england-by-2030-prime-minister-said-ahead-of-world-aids-day)
- [Department of Health and Social Care: Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment (1 Dec 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv-treatment)
- [Department of Health and Social Care: HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030 (1 Dec 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-action-plan-for-england-2025-to-2030)
- [UKHSA: New HIV report shows progress but inequalities persist in access to testing, PrEP and early diagnosis (14 May 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-hiv-report-shows-progress-but-inequalities-persist-in-access-to-testing-prep-and-early-diagnosis)
- [UKHSA: Report on new HIV diagnoses in England, provisional data, 2025 (21 May 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-hiv-diagnoses-in-england-provisional-data/report-on-new-hiv-diagnoses-in-england-provisional-data-2025)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 21 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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