In a short debate in the Lords on September 5, Alistair Lexden backed the call made by his long-standing friend, Lord Black of Brentwood, who instigated the debate, for a Government strategy to eliminate HIV infection in the United Kingdom by 2030.
He said, “the disappearance of stories of heart-rending agony from the front pages of our newspapers does not mean that a great crisis has been almost entirely resolved… It must be right for us to press the Government to commit themselves firmly to the objective of eliminating this terrible scourge.”
Follow the link to read his speech in full: Hansard