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451661

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the implications for freedom of speech in universities of recent reports of violent protests at an Israeli Society event at King's College London.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	26522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government strongly opposes any kind of violence or intimidation that curtails free speech in universities and leads to the closure of peaceful meetings.</p><p>King’s College London has undertaken its own review of the protests at the Israeli Society event on 19<sup>th</sup> January and concluded that a number of individuals “intentionally disrupted the rights of others to exercise freedom of speech within the law”.</p><p>Whilst the violent protests were deplorable, KCL has acted to reiterate its commitment to free speech and take disciplinary measures against individuals concerned.</p><p>The Prevent duty introduced in September 2015 requires institutions to have robust policies and procedures in place to manage events such as this in order to protect students and staff and safeguard freedom of speech. As the designated monitoring body, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will be making an assessment of compliance with the requirements of the duty.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 26665 question first answered 17/02/2016 14:47:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

451660

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that freedom of speech in universities is safeguarded; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the reported forced closure of an Israel Society event at King's College London on his Department's policies.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	26665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government strongly opposes any kind of violence or intimidation that curtails free speech in universities and leads to the closure of peaceful meetings.</p><p>King’s College London has undertaken its own review of the protests at the Israeli Society event on 19<sup>th</sup> January and concluded that a number of individuals “intentionally disrupted the rights of others to exercise freedom of speech within the law”.</p><p>Whilst the violent protests were deplorable, KCL has acted to reiterate its commitment to free speech and take disciplinary measures against individuals concerned.</p><p>The Prevent duty introduced in September 2015 requires institutions to have robust policies and procedures in place to manage events such as this in order to protect students and staff and safeguard freedom of speech. As the designated monitoring body, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) will be making an assessment of compliance with the requirements of the duty.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 26522 question first answered 17/02/2016 14:47:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

451654

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Meningitis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2015 to Question 20280, how many cases of meningococcal disease there have been in each year since 2010; and what the (a) case fatality rate and (b) reduction rate is in the incidence of the disease due to vaccines.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	26523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) collects data on laboratory confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in England. Data on case fatality rates is not available in the format requested. National data on the number of cases of IMD in England are published by PHE based on the number of laboratory confirmed cases. These data are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470608/Table_1_Invasive_meningococcal_infections_lab_reports__England_by_capsular_group___epi_year.pdf</p><p> </p><p>There are three meningococcal immunisation programmes in England at present which offer MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines to different age groups. The MenB and MenACWY vaccination programmes were both introduced within the last six months and it is too early to confirm any impact on the incidence of the disease due to these vaccines. The MenC vaccination programme has been in place since November 1999. In 1998/99, the epidemiological year before MenC vaccine was introduced, there were 883 cases of confirmed Group C IMD in England whereas in the last five epidemiological years there have been an average 28 cases confirmed each year; a persisting reduction of 97%.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/02/2016 12:38:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

451663

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to give greater support to people with mental health vulnerabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	26524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Liaison and Diversion services place clinical staff at police stations and courts to assess and identify offenders for a range of health problems, including mental health, and then make referrals to treatment and support services. Information about their health needs can be shared so that court proceedings, decisions and sentences can be tailored to meet needs. Where appropriate offenders can be diverted towards appropriate interventions.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2014, services were launched in 10 trial areas, and extended in April 2015 to a further 15 areas. This brings current coverage to over half of England. We are also exploring how problem-solving courts can support people with complex needs. A working group has been established in partnership with the judiciary which will make recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/02/2016 10:48:31 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

451664

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Self-harm
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of self-harm and self-inflicted deaths among young people in custody.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	26525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we are clear that reducing the level of self-inflicted deaths is of utmost importance.</p><p> </p><p>We have improved the assessment of young people’s risks and needs when they enter custody. We have also improved the specifications for Secure Training Centre and Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) to place an increased emphasis on the management of self-harm and suicide including ensuring the appropriate skills and training of staff are in place to meet the needs of young people.</p><p> </p><p>In YOIs we have introduced new psychological services to better inform risk management and support those detained.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/02/2016 10:43:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy