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222593

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support for girls with autism.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	224806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on autism recommends a multi-disciplinary diagnostic pathway, involving different professionals according to the child’s presentation, and it highlights that girls are an at-risk group for under-diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Responsibility sits with clinical commissioning groups to ensure that diagnostic services are commissioned in their area in accordance with the NICE guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 25/02/2015 15:04:03 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

222595

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that sufficient numbers of clinicians capable of diagnosing and treating autism are being trained in (a) Hull and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	224803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local employers to ensure that they have the right numbers of staff, with the right skills available to provide a high quality service to their patients. Locally there should be specialist training for those in roles that have a direct impact on and make decisions about people with autism.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This will be re-enforced in new statutory guidance on autism for local authorities and the National Health Service which is to be issued shortly. In addition clinical staff such as psychiatrists and clinical psychologists should be undertaking their own clinical professional development. In support of this Health Education England will provide support in raising awareness of autism. In Hull, the clinical commissioning group is working with local providers, particularly Humber NHS Foundation Trust, to recruit additional staff for its Autism Diagnosis Team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 25/02/2015 14:40:50 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

222596

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce will examine the specific issue of challenges accessing a diagnostic assessment for children with suspected autism.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	224804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce has nearly completed its work - a Government report of the Taskforce’s work including key findings and proposals will be published in the spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remit of the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce is set out in its published Terms of Reference, available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-well-being-taskforce#terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-well-being-taskforce#terms-of-reference</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce to look at how to improve access to mental health services that are more responsive to children and young people’s needs, though was not intended to address specific health conditions. However, the Taskforce did have a particular focus on the needs of the most vulnerable children, including those with learning disabilities and those with autistic spectrum disorder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce also addressed what changes were needed in commissioning services for children and young people with mental health conditions though were not asked to address this in relation to specific health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 224805 question first answered 25/02/2015 14:35:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

222597

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce will examine local commissioning of autism services.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	224805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce has nearly completed its work - a Government report of the Taskforce’s work including key findings and proposals will be published in the spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remit of the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce is set out in its published Terms of Reference, available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-well-being-taskforce#terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-well-being-taskforce#terms-of-reference</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce to look at how to improve access to mental health services that are more responsive to children and young people’s needs, though was not intended to address specific health conditions. However, the Taskforce did have a particular focus on the needs of the most vulnerable children, including those with learning disabilities and those with autistic spectrum disorder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce also addressed what changes were needed in commissioning services for children and young people with mental health conditions though were not asked to address this in relation to specific health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 224804 question first answered 25/02/2015 14:35:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

175724

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended roundtable discussions with him regarding conversion therapy in early March or late April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	222055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department invited the following organisations to a round table event to discuss gay conversion therapy on 2 April 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Association of Christian Counsellors</p><p> </p><p>British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies</p><p> </p><p>British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy</p><p> </p><p>British Psychoanalytic Council</p><p> </p><p>British Psychological Society</p><p> </p><p>Department of Communities and Local Government</p><p> </p><p>General Medical Council</p><p> </p><p>Royal College of General Practitioners</p><p> </p><p>Health and Care Professions Council</p><p> </p><p>National Counselling Society</p><p> </p><p>NHS England</p><p> </p><p>PACE</p><p> </p><p>Pink Therapy</p><p> </p><p>Relate</p><p> </p><p>Royal College of Psychiatrists</p><p> </p><p>Stonewall</p><p> </p><p>UK Council for Psychotherapy</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following organisations were also invited but were unable to attend.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Inter Faith Network</p><p> </p><p>Professional Standards Authority</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 02/02/2015 15:48:39 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson