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1651538

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Anxiety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on anxiety in sport.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	193106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has not had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on this specific issue however both departments work closely on tackling anxiety and wider mental health issues in sport.</p><p>To date DCMS’s arm’s length body, Sport England, have invested over £8 million in projects related to tackling mental health in sport. They work closely with mental health organisations such as Mind and Rethink to encourage people to get active to improve their mental health.</p><p>Sport England also works with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to deliver the Moving Healthcare Professionals programme which supports healthcare professionals to promote physical activity to patients.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/07/2023 09:46:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1651659

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the LGBT Action Plan published in July 2018 is Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	193230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2018, the then government published the LGBT Action Plan which contained a broad range of commitments designed to improve the lives of people at home and abroad, and the way that public services work for them. Significant progress was made in delivering those commitments including taking action to tackle bullying in schools, and taking steps to ensure the safety of LGBT people at home and abroad.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government is determined to continue to take meaningful steps to advance opportunity for all LGBT people in the UK and beyond, including banning conversion practices. More details on this Government’s priorities will be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019, the Government at the time appointed a 12 person LGBT Advisory Panel for a period of two years to advise on LGBT policies. In April 2021, that two year period came to an end and the Panel ceased to operate.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 193274 question first answered 18/07/2023 15:33:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1651728

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Disability: Housing Improvement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2023 to Question 191621 on Disability: Housing Improvement, what steps the Government is taking to implement the requirement that landlords make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of leasehold and commonhold homes.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	193255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Following the Government’s 2022 consultation, the Cabinet Office’s Equality Hub is working towards implementation with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/07/2023 15:25:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1651761

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	LGBT Advisory Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reasons the Government disbanded the LGBT Advisory Panel.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	193274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2018, the then government published the LGBT Action Plan which contained a broad range of commitments designed to improve the lives of people at home and abroad, and the way that public services work for them. Significant progress was made in delivering those commitments including taking action to tackle bullying in schools, and taking steps to ensure the safety of LGBT people at home and abroad.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government is determined to continue to take meaningful steps to advance opportunity for all LGBT people in the UK and beyond, including banning conversion practices. More details on this Government’s priorities will be shared in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019, the Government at the time appointed a 12 person LGBT Advisory Panel for a period of two years to advise on LGBT policies. In April 2021, that two year period came to an end and the Panel ceased to operate.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 193230 question first answered 18/07/2023 15:33:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1650834

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July to Question 191413 on Sports: Electronic Cigarettes, if her Department will collect information on the level of advertising by vaping companies.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	192893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The department does not currently plan to assess the levels of sponsorships by vaping companies in sport, or the level of vaping advertising more broadly. Sports are responsible for their own commercial deals.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192894 question first answered 12/07/2023 15:35:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1650835

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July to Question 191414 on Sports: Electronic Cigarettes, if her Department will collect information on the level of sponsorship of sports teams by vaping companies.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	192894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The department does not currently plan to assess the levels of sponsorships by vaping companies in sport, or the level of vaping advertising more broadly. Sports are responsible for their own commercial deals.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192893 question first answered 12/07/2023 15:35:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1652199

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to strengthen LGBT+ rights.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	905956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of LGBT rights with a comprehensive and robust framework of legislative protection.</p><p>We have already taken great strides, including:</p><ul><ul><li><p>reducing the cost of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate and moving the application process online</p></li><li><p>extending same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland</p></li><li><p>setting out our plan to end new HIV cases by 2030, and ending the ban on HIV+ people joining the UK armed services; and</p></li><li><p>setting out tailored action to address LGBT homelessness in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, such as improving how data on LGBT homelessness is collected and extending investment into coordinated local rough sleeping services.</p></li></ul></ul><p>I am also pleased to add that I recently held a roundtable with a range of stakeholders on the issue of LGBT homelessness which explored prevalence and what we can do to address it in the coming months. We will continue to make progress on LGBT rights and will set out further details soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 13:56:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1652203

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Women: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling problem gambling among women.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	905962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>We carried out a wide-ranging Review of the Gambling Act 2005 and recently published a white paper.</p><p>Our proposals will benefit anyone who is experiencing or at risk of harm, very much including women.</p><p>We are working hard with the Gambling Commission and others to implement them as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 14:02:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1650483

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the rollout of broadband services in semi-rural areas in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	192664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Currently, 97.6% premises across the UK have access to a superfast connection (&gt;=30 Mbps) and 76.4% have gigabit-capable coverage. In Scotland, these figures are 95.7% and 70.2% for superfast and gigabit-capable respectively. Through Project Gigabit the Government aims to reach at least 85% gigabit-capable coverage across the UK by 2025 and then to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible.</p><p>For urban areas, a key part of the Government’s approach is to promote increased competition in broadband delivery. We have made it as easy and attractive as possible for firms to build their networks in the UK, and we now have a thriving market of over 80 providers investing nearly £35bn rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK.</p><p>To support coverage in rural areas, 31 local and regional procurements have now been launched within England, with 12 of these now in the contract delivery stage.</p><p>Within Scotland, the Scottish Government undertook a Public Review during March and April 2023 to seek responses from broadband suppliers and other interested parties on current and planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband. The Scottish Government has also undertaken initial market engagement with suppliers on their potential interest in Project Gigabit contracts in Scotland, prior to procurements commencing later this year.</p><p>The Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) project is also providing gigabit broadband coverage to 115,000 premises that do not have access to superfast broadband, with £49.5 million funding from the UK government. This project has covered over 24,000 premises to date.</p><p>Premises in Scotland can also benefit from support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides up to £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable infrastructure for homes and businesses, while remaining sub-superfast premises are also eligible for support from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192665 192666 question first answered 12/07/2023 07:47:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1650484

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) local government on improving broadband speeds in semi-rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	192665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Currently, 97.6% premises across the UK have access to a superfast connection (&gt;=30 Mbps) and 76.4% have gigabit-capable coverage. In Scotland, these figures are 95.7% and 70.2% for superfast and gigabit-capable respectively. Through Project Gigabit the Government aims to reach at least 85% gigabit-capable coverage across the UK by 2025 and then to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible.</p><p>For urban areas, a key part of the Government’s approach is to promote increased competition in broadband delivery. We have made it as easy and attractive as possible for firms to build their networks in the UK, and we now have a thriving market of over 80 providers investing nearly £35bn rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK.</p><p>To support coverage in rural areas, 31 local and regional procurements have now been launched within England, with 12 of these now in the contract delivery stage.</p><p>Within Scotland, the Scottish Government undertook a Public Review during March and April 2023 to seek responses from broadband suppliers and other interested parties on current and planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband. The Scottish Government has also undertaken initial market engagement with suppliers on their potential interest in Project Gigabit contracts in Scotland, prior to procurements commencing later this year.</p><p>The Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) project is also providing gigabit broadband coverage to 115,000 premises that do not have access to superfast broadband, with £49.5 million funding from the UK government. This project has covered over 24,000 premises to date.</p><p>Premises in Scotland can also benefit from support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides up to £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable infrastructure for homes and businesses, while remaining sub-superfast premises are also eligible for support from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192664 192666 question first answered 12/07/2023 07:47:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith