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1721826

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	Culture: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to meet with representatives of the Scottish arts and culture sector.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
	tabling member printed	Martin McCluskey
	uin	541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>I am looking forward to meeting with local stakeholders, including representatives of the Scottish arts and culture sector when I attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 26/07/2024 08:58:39 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	5129

1721932

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2024
	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	Public Libraries: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Birmingham City Council's consultation entitled Libraries Consultation 2024, published on 4 April 2024, what role officials in her Department had in the development of the options presented in that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
	tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
	uin	757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>DCMS officials have met with Birmingham City Council officers to ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities to provide a ‘comprehensive and efficient’ library service across the area as required by the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964, and to advise on superintendence processes.</p><p>However, the development of options for future library service provision in Birmingham is the responsibility of the Council.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 24/07/2024 10:52:44 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	5234

1722635

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	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	Holiday Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to introduce a national register of short-term rented properties to help ensure that those properties are compliant with relevant safety legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
	uin	1082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Short-term lets are an important part of the UK’s visitor accommodation offer and the government recognises the benefits to the visitor economy.</p><p>Parliament legislated for a registration scheme for short-term lets in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. This government is exploring the introduction of such a scheme, as a statutory requirement. This will promote a level playing field in the guest accommodation sector across England, particularly in the application of existing health &amp; safety regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 29/07/2024 15:48:32 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	5359

1723029

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	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	Public Libraries: Aylesbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect library services in Aylesbury constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
	tabling member printed	Laura Kyrke-Smith
	uin	1413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources.</p><p>DCMS is aware of the current consultation on proposed changes to opening hours at a number of libraries in Buckinghamshire, including Aylesbury. DCMS officials have met with Buckinghamshire County Council officers to ensure that they are aware of the Council's statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service, and to advise officers on the Secretary of State's duty of superintendence, which includes the consideration of formal complaints that a library authority is not carrying out their duties under the 1964 Act.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 26/07/2024 08:55:48 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	5341

1723293

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2024
	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	Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
	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 press (a) agencies and (b) publishers on the potential merits of launching the second part of the Leveson inquiry into press standards.
	tabling member constituency	Caerfyrddin
	tabling member printed	Ann Davies
	uin	1613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials working in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly engage with press stakeholders on a range of issues.</p><p>The Government clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s Speech.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock grouped question UIN 1459 question first answered 29/07/2024 12:16:35 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	5177

1724552

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	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	Football: Clubs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) football clubs remain community assets and (b) fans get a greater say in how they are run.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
	uin	2609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government wants to make this country the best place in the world to be a football fan. That is why the King’s Speech set out our plans for legislation to establish an independent football regulator.</p><p>The new regulator will protect and promote the sustainability of English football. The Bill will provide greater protections to club heritage and give fans more of a voice in how their club is run. It will ensure responsible owners for these community assets, by creating a new owners’ and directors’ test. It will also ensure that clubs can’t be syphoned off from the English football pyramid to set up closed-shop and breakaway leagues.</p><p>We will introduce this legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock grouped question UIN 2610 question first answered 06/09/2024 09:18:32 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	5115

1724553

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	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	Football: Clubs
	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 plans to take steps to help ensure the financial suitability of potential buyers of football clubs.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
	uin	2610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government wants to make this country the best place in the world to be a football fan. That is why the King’s Speech set out our plans for legislation to establish an independent football regulator.</p><p>The new regulator will protect and promote the sustainability of English football. The Bill will provide greater protections to club heritage and give fans more of a voice in how their club is run. It will ensure responsible owners for these community assets, by creating a new owners’ and directors’ test. It will also ensure that clubs can’t be syphoned off from the English football pyramid to set up closed-shop and breakaway leagues.</p><p>We will introduce this legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock grouped question UIN 2609 question first answered 06/09/2024 09:18:32 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	5115

1724563

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	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: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the quality of sporting facilities in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	uin	2617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government recognises that sport facilities are at the beating heart of communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help clubs to get more people active and by backing these clubs, the Government will support more people participating wherever they live.</p><p>We will continue to support grassroots sport including through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme that will invest £123 million across the UK this year.</p><p>The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through our Arms Length Body, Sport England - which invests an average of £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding each year.</p><p>Over the last five years Bedfordshire has received over £8.8 million and Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency has received over £192,000 from Sport England to support projects which facilitate participation in grassroots sport.</p><p>Additionally, Bedfordshire received £5,305,046.28 in funding across 51 facilities through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, Park Tennis Court Programme and the Swimming Pool Support Fund. Of this amount, £1,798,441 was awarded across six facilities in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, including £1,032,533 for a new artificial grass pitch and changing pavilion at Tithe Farm Road Recreation Ground. Full breakdowns of the facilities funded through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-sport-grassroots-facilities-programme-projects-2021-to-2025" target="_blank">Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme</a> and through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/park-tennis-court-programme-completed-projects" target="_blank">Park Tennis Court Programme</a> are available on gov.uk, and a breakdown of facilities funded through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-than-300-swimming-pools-to-benefit-from-60-million-to-support-long-term-future" target="_blank">Swimming Pool Support Fund</a> is available on the Sport England website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 06/09/2024 09:30:47 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	5141

1724564

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	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	Olympic Games: Paris
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department will take to help build on the legacy of the Paris Olympics.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	uin	2618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>As I set out during the Westminster Hall debate on the Paris 2024 Olympics Team GB Legacy, which took place on 3 September, the Government is fully committed to multi-year funding for our elite sport system and enabling our athletes to excel on the world stage. This means supporting them financially to match and build on their success in Paris, helping them to deliver at LA 2028. We will set out further details at the Spending Review.</p><p>The Government also recognises that high-quality, inclusive facilities help ensure everyone has access to sport. We will continue to support grassroots sport including through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme that will invest £123 million across the UK this year.</p><p>We provide the majority of support for grassroots sport through our arm’s-length body, Sport England – which annually invests over £250 million of National Lottery and Government money. Sport England’s newly established Movement Fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 06/09/2024 11:26:15 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	5141

1724569

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	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	VisitEngland: Devon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department plans to allocate to the Devon Local Visitor Economy Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Steve Darling
	uin	2589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not allocate funds to Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) directly, but has allocated £7.15 million in core funding to its arm’s-length body VisitEngland, plus £1.35 million for destination management organisations; and VisitEngland has accredited Devon and partners which can apply for VisitBritain/VisitEngland grant funding programmes.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 04/09/2024 10:44:21 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	5066