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990279

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts on the effectiveness of (a) large and (b) small charities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	181222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>We believe charities and social enterprises should be fully confident in their right to speak in public debates, and to have a strong campaigning and advocacy role.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not made an assessment on the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts on charities.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/10/2018 13:17:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

989631

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taken to ensure the implementation of the commitment made in the Civil Society Strategy, published by his Department in August 2018, that being in receipt of taxpayers’ money should not inhibit charities from making their voices heard; and whether he has plans to end the use of anti-advocacy clauses.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	180745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined that charities and social enterprises should be fully confident in their right to speak in public debates, and to have a strong campaigning and advocacy role.</p><p> </p><p>Where suppliers encounter unreasonable contract terms in Government contracts they can make use of the Mystery Shopper service. Introduced in 2011, it allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1,500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. The Mystery Shopper Service can be contacted via <a href="mailto:MysteryShopper@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">MysteryShopper@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in Government contracts on charities that have an income of less than £1 million pounds.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 180746 question first answered 22/10/2018 19:26:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

989634

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in Government contracts on charities that have an income of less than £1 million pounds.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	180746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is determined that charities and social enterprises should be fully confident in their right to speak in public debates, and to have a strong campaigning and advocacy role.</p><p> </p><p>Where suppliers encounter unreasonable contract terms in Government contracts they can make use of the Mystery Shopper service. Introduced in 2011, it allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1,500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. The Mystery Shopper Service can be contacted via <a href="mailto:MysteryShopper@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">MysteryShopper@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in Government contracts on charities that have an income of less than £1 million pounds.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 180745 question first answered 22/10/2018 19:26:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

985713

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average waiting time was for applications for charitable status to the Charity Commission to be processed in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	178256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. Please see the attached letter from Helen Stephenson, CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Commission for England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2018 17:08:23 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch attachment 1 file name 20181012 Letter to Mr Tom Watson MP regarding Written PQ 178256 (Applica....pdf title Helen Stephenson letter to Tom Watson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

882270

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with references to Technical Issues in Charity Law, published by the Law Commission in September 2017, whether he plans to take steps in response to the recommendations in that report.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	135395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Law Commission’s report, Technical Issues in Charity Law makes a number of recommendations for simplifying charity law. We are giving the report’s recommendations full consideration and will respond in due course. Primary Legislation would be required to implement many of the report’s recommendations, and the Charity Commission would need additional resources to update its systems and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/04/2018 12:44:22 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

795484

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what account she plans to take of the importance of youth full-time social action in her Civil Society Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	115905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy will reaffirm the value that government places on civil society and explore what more government can do to support its work. It will provide an opportunity to explore ways to build new partnerships within and between sectors and communities in order to better mobilise resources and expertise and find practical new solutions to the problems we face.</p><p> </p><p>A listening exercise will be launched in the new year and findings reported later in the 2018. We will engage young people and youth organisations in the development of the Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Full Time Social Action Review is independent of government and will publish its findings in December 2017, in time to take account of their recommendations in the Civil Society Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 05/12/2017 13:08:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

786342

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to respond to the House of Lords Select Committee on Charities report of 2016-17 on Stronger charities for a stronger society, HL Paper 133.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	112108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>We expect to respond to the House of Lords Select Committee on Charities report “Stronger charities for a stronger society” shortly.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/11/2017 15:13:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748659

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Office for Civil Society has conducted an analysis of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on charities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is continuing to assess the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on charities and other civil society organisations. We are gathering information on the challenges and opportunities exiting the EU presents and are listening to the concerns and priorities of civil society organisations.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2017 13:02:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed