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1142070

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date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Engineering: Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Year of Engineering 2018 campaign.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	282285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The Year of Engineering 2018 campaign was a success thanks to the support and enthusiasm of more than 1500 partners right across the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The efforts of our partners – scores of passionate individuals from businesses, professional institutions, charities, schools and colleges - helped the campaign deliver more than five million direct experiences of engineering to 7-16 year olds across the UK, well exceeding our set one million target.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen first-hand that when young people get the chance to enjoy problem-solving activities or meet an engineer face-to-face, they are more likely to consider it as a job. It was fantastic to see that for those young people aware of the campaign, desirability of engineering careers increased substantially – by 35 percentage points for 7-11s and 14 percentage points for 11-16s</p><p> </p><p>We aim to create a lasting and meaningful legacy for the Year of Engineering by continuing to show young people from different backgrounds what they can achieve in engineering. We will work together across the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for Education and the Department for Transport and other departments to build on the success of the campaign through a long-term engineering legacy campaign and through continued collaboration across industry.</p><p> </p><p>We need more engineers to help us meet our Grand Challenges to ensure the UK leads the way on the AI and data revolution and the global shift to clean growth, harness the power of innovation to meet the needs of an ageing society and become a world leader in the future of mobility - the way people, goods and services move.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/09/2019 08:08:15 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1142071

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more working class young people to take up STEM subjects at university.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	282286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>To maintain a dynamic and growing economy, the government is committed to tackling science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills shortages. The department is encouraging more students into STEM education and training, at all stages, from primary school to higher education (HE).</p><p>To support more students to take STEM subjects at university, the government has increased investment in maths and digital subjects within schools, including a new post-16 maths premium and a new £84 million programme to improve the teaching of computing. Both of these initiatives aim to increase the number of young people taking these subjects, from all backgrounds.</p><p>This school-level investment programme is complemented by increasing efforts from the university sector to encourage more disadvantaged students to enter HE. The Office for Students (as the regulator for HE in England) has a duty to promote equality of opportunity in relation to access and participation in HE. In 2018, 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds were proportionally 52% more likely to enter full-time HE than in 2009.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/09/2019 07:09:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1142072

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many women have started courses in STEM subjects at university in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	282287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled in higher education in the UK. Statistics broken down by subject area and sex are available in Figure 14 of the Statistical Bulletin published in January 2019, which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-01-2019/sb252-higher-education-student-statistics/subjects" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-01-2019/sb252-higher-education-student-statistics/subjects</a>.</p><p>Over the academic years 2013-14 to 2017-18, the number of female entrants to science subjects in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) has increased by 10% from 218,375 to 240,285. The number of male entrants to science subjects in UK HEIs has increased by 4% from 196,960 to 204,065.</p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ul><li>Counts are on the basis of full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course.</li><li>Science subjects are defined by HESA as subject groups A to K under the JACS3 classification: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed</a>.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</li></ul> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/09/2019 07:05:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

809771

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electronic Equipment: Counterfeit Manufacturing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to stop the sale of fake branded electronics which may cause fires.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	120391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government works in partnership with industry and law enforcement to reduce the supply to consumers of all forms of counterfeit goods.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Office’s intelligence hub supports intellectual property (IP) enforcement activity undertaken by regional Trading Standards teams, the Police IP Crime Unit and Border Force. Recent work has focussed on tackling the supply of illicit streaming devices, which are known to present a substantial fire and electrical shock risk.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/12/2017 10:45:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795437

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that universities protect pro-Israeli student societies from intimidation on campuses.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>This government takes anti-Semitism extremely seriously. There is no place in our society, including within higher education, for hatred or any form of harassment, discrimination or racism, including anti-Semitism.</p><p> </p><p>Higher education providers (HEPs) have a clear responsibility to provide a safe and inclusive environment, and no staff or student should ever feel threatened or intimidated. It is essential that HEPs have clear policies and procedures which set out how they meet their responsibilities to ensure that all students and staff can live and work without discrimination, intimidation or harassment.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2015 the government asked Universities UK (UUK) to set up a Harassment Taskforce to consider what more can be done to address harassment and hate crime on campus, including anti-Semitism. The taskforce’s report, ‘Changing the Culture’, published in October 2016, recommended a zero-tolerance approach to harassment and hate crime.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 July 2017 UUK published a directory of case studies detailing the innovative projects universities addressing the taskforce’s recommendations. These included Goldsmith’s hate crime reporting centre (case study 11) which is a joint initiative with the local authority in Lewisham and Metropolitan Police to provide students and staff with a safe space to report incidents. These are published on UUK’s website: <a href="http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/changing-the-culture-case-studies.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/changing-the-culture-case-studies.aspx</a>. In addition, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has provided £1.8 million for projects to improve responses to hate crime and online harassment on campus.</p><p> </p><p>HEFCE is currently working with UUK to test the sector’s response to the Taskforce’s recommendations and the results of this will be published early in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/12/2017 16:07:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795441

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Spaceflight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans further to develop commercial space exploration in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has an exciting ambition to take the UK into the commercial space age. We are actively supporting the development of a commercial market for small satellite launch and sub-orbital flight in the UK, by helping industry to develop new technologies, infrastructure and services. This will establish the UK as a world leading destination for space launch.</p><p> </p><p>We are putting in place new regulation, working internationally to secure agreements and evaluating proposals for grants that would help get the first missions from the UK off the ground.</p><p> </p><p>We are also an active player in international exploration programmes which help to support the development of commercial capabilities in the UK, such as the Goonhilly ground station.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/12/2017 10:32:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

781396

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Office for Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the remit of the Office for Students will include anti-discrimination on campus.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	110676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The government has published a consultation on behalf of the new Office for Students (OfS) regarding the regulation of the higher education sector. It proposes that, in its regulatory approach, the OfS will look to ensure that all students, from all backgrounds can access, succeed in, and progress from higher education</p><p>Higher Education (HE) providers are autonomous organisations, independent from Government, and they already have responsibilities to ensure that they provide a safe, inclusive environment, including legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) to ensure that students do not face discrimination.</p><p>The OfS, like some HE providers, will also have obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty in part 11 of the Act. This includes a requirement that the OfS, when exercising its functions, has due regard to the need to: eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other unlawful conduct in the Act, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations in relation to protected characteristics.</p><p><br>In addition, in September 2015 the government asked Universities UK (UUK) to set up a Harassment Taskforce, composed of university leaders, student representatives and academic experts, to consider what more can be done to address harassment and hate crime on campus. The taskforce published its report, ‘Changing the Culture’, in October 2016, which sets out that universities should embed a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and hate crime. This includes hate crime or harassment on the basis of religion or belief, such as antisemitism and Islamophobia. The Higher Education Funding Council for England is currently working with UUK to test the sector’s response to the Taskforce’s recommendations and the results of this will be published early in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/11/2017 17:41:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520629

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Universities: Antisemitism
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 he has taken to tackle anti-Semitism in English universities.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	37996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>There is no place in our society, including higher education, for anti-Semitism or any other form of bigotry, hatred and racism. We expect universities to act swiftly to investigate and address any anti-Semitic incidents reported to them. Responsibilities for ensuring students do not face harassment, abuse or violence rests with individual institutions, as a clear part of their duties under the 2010 Equality Act.</p><p>At the request of the Government, Universities UK have set up a taskforce to consider what more can be done to address harassment on campus, including on the basis of religion and belief. The taskforce has had meetings with or received evidence from a wide range of organisations which include the Union of Jewish Students, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Community Security Trust.</p><p>The taskforce is expected to report its findings in the autumn but has already identified the need for an improved data collection of incidents by institutions, to ensure universities are recording incidents effectively; the importance of complaints procedures that protect the identity of students who may be fearful of coming forward; and the need for better training for staff to respond to instances of harassment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/05/2016 10:28:57 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

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