Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2011. It was answered by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 1 April 2011 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Brook Advisory Centres

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) Brook Advisory Centres and (ii) the Family Planning Association since May 2010; what issues were discussed; whether a note was made of each meeting; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: There have been no individual meetings between the Secretary of State for Education, or other DfE Ministers, and officials from either Brook or FPA.I have, however, met both Simon Blake (Chief Executive of Brook) and Julie Bentley (Chief Executive of FPA) on a number of occasions:"First, at meetings of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group (TPIAG)—which both were members of—in September and December 2010; and""Secondly, when they attended a briefing event I hosted in July 2010, with a number of other stakeholders that support young people on issues related to sexual health and substance misuse."There was no note of the July briefing event, but its purpose was to hear the views of key stakeholders on how best to help young people to avoid: unplanned pregnancies and STIs; and the harms resulting from drugs, smoking and alcohol.At the TPIAG meeting in September 2010, the main topic of discussion was how services could better support boys and young men with regard to sex, relationships and sexual health. At its December meeting, TPIAG presented its final report to me, a copy of which is available at:"http://education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/Past%20successes%20-%20future%20challenges.pdf"

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