Education: Extremist Groups

Question

Asked by

Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are employed by each institution of higher education overseen by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for the purposes of countering extremism, violent extremism and terrorism. [HL642]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green)
Universities are autonomous institutions and make their own decisions about the allocation of resources, therefore, this information is not held centrally by the department.

Asked by

Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the threat posed by extremists, violent extremists and terrorists on student campuses in the United Kingdom. [HL643]

Lord Young of Norwood Green
The assessment is that there is a risk of extremist and violent extremist activity on some university campuses. Where it occurs the issue is serious and measures are in place to help universities manage this risk. The issue is not widespread.

For operational security reasons, we cannot release any further detailed information on the level of threat by institution.

Asked by

Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government on which student campuses they assess that Hizb-ut-Tahrir is active in the United Kingdom. [HL688]

Lord Young of Norwood Green
For operational and security reasons, we cannot release information on individual campuses.

Asked by

Baroness Neville-Jones
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have means of measuring the level of far-right extremism on student campuses in the United Kingdom. [HL689]

Lord Young of Norwood Green
Each higher education institution in England has a named police point of contact with whom the university management will discuss issues or concerns arising from any extremist groups on campus. This information is recorded locally by police forces.