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1313163

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce the risk of suicide for autistic people, as set out in the fourth progress report of the cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>In March, we published ‘Preventing suicide in England: fifth progress report of the cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives’<em>. </em>It includes an update on work across the Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement to reduce suicide rates amongst groups with specific needs and characteristics that may expose them to more risk factors for suicide, including autism.</p><p> </p><p>This work includes NHS England and NHS Improvement’s refreshed approach to the Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme, ‘Learning from lives and deaths - people with a learning disability and autistic people’. The LeDeR aims to improve care, reduce heath inequalities and prevent premature mortality of people with a learning disability and autistic people by reviewing information about the health and social care support that people received.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We also published the Mental Health and Wellbeing Recovery Plan, setting out our response to the mental health impacts of the pandemic. Many of the actions in the Plan will support people at risk of self-harm or suicide, including autistic people. The Plan is backed by an additional £500 million, including £5 million to support suicide prevention organisations in 2021/22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/05/2021 18:49:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 392 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1259406

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to help reduce the rate of suicide among people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	126968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The fourth progress report of the cross-Government suicide prevention strategy recognises addressing highest risk groups, including autistic people, as a priority area.</p><p> </p><p>From 2019/20, we are investing £57 million in suicide prevention through the NHS Long Term Plan. This will see investment in all areas of the country by 2023/24 to support local suicide prevention plans and establish suicide bereavement support services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 16/12/2020 10:04:06 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1218702

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2019 to Question 285039, what steps his Department is taking to reduce instances of suicide amongst people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	66147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The fourth progress report of the cross-Government suicide prevention strategy recognises autistic people as a high-risk group, and the NHS Long Term Plan reaffirms the National Health Service’s commitment to make suicide prevention a priority over the next decade. This Plan will see investment in all areas of the country by 2023/24 to support local suicide prevention plans and establish suicide bereavement support services.</p><p> </p><p>We are also revisiting the work to refresh the autism strategy, working closely with the Department for Education and other Government departments. As part of this work and as a key priority, we will consider what further action can be taken to support autistic children and young people to maintain good mental health and to prevent instances of suicide.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/07/2020 10:16:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 34403 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1143784

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in suicide rates among people diagnosed with autism; what steps his Department is taking to reduce those suicide rates; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	285039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>An assessment has not been made as information on trends in suicide rates among people diagnosed with autism is not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/09/2019 17:52:29 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1107837

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with autism have died by suicide in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	238634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/04/2019 14:17:06 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ238634 (1) (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

967930

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people with autism have died by suicide since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	170305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/09/2018 15:46:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ170305 -LucianaBergerMP.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

754125

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with autism in England took their own lives in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	6046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6045 6268 6269 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard