The new Minister for Public Health and Mental Health has made their first speech since being appointed earlier this month. This is the text of her speech, given at the at the HIV Prevention England Conference 2022.
Good morning everyone. It’s an honour to join you for my first speech as a Government minister. And what an incredible place to do it.
I’m so grateful to Terrence Higgins Trust for bringing us all together, and of course, to the formidable Ian Green in what is his last conference as Chief Executive. Ian has been an incredible force for good, not just these past seven years at Terrence Higgins Trust, but as an inspiration to everyone living with HIV over three decades.