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1624276

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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	Motor Sports: Alternative Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the availability of synthetic and sustainable fuels for use in motorsport.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	uin	904670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the moves of the motorsport sector, including Formula 1, to develop, and make widely available, more advanced sustainable fuels. Formula 1 and the British motorsport industry has a great history of technological innovations which can have an enormous impact beyond the racetrack. Motorsport’s work to develop 100% sustainable fuels stands to benefit the global transport sector, and help our drive towards net zero.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/04/2023 14:59:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1644926

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Youth Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to support the provision of youth services.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	uin	905435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>This Government knows the importance of youth services.</p><p>We have guaranteed that by 2025, every young person in England will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and volunteering opportunities.</p><p>This is supported by over £500 million of investment in youth services.</p><p>The National Youth Guarantee has already supported over 100,000 young people to develop skills for life and work and support their mental and physical wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/06/2023 10:56:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1644925

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Lotteries: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What representations she has received on increasing fundraising limits for charity lotteries.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	905434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>I have received representations about society lottery limits from a range of stakeholders, including society lottery operators, charities and national lottery stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/06/2023 10:56:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1644924

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on the potential impact on prize draws and competitions of the provisions in the gambling white paper.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	905433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State announced in the white paper that the government would explore the potential for regulating the largest prize draws and competitions that sit outside of gambling regulation.</p><p>The Gambling Commission monitors products such as those which sit outside the boundary of regulated gambling.</p><p>We are working closely with Gambling Commission on implementing the white paper, including gathering evidence and considering options on prize draws.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/06/2023 10:55:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1650486

	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support her Department has provided to businesses to support the rollout of improved broadband services in (a) urban, (b) rural and (c) semi-urban areas.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	192666
	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 192665 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

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

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

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

1623666

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	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	Youth Services: Stockport
	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 her Department plans to increase funding for (a) youth clubs and (b) other youth services in Stockport (i) constituency and (ii) borough.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	182728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.The Government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up. Young people in Stockport will benefit from elements of the National Youth Guarantee, for example, a year-round National Citizen Service programme; increased access to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award; and volunteering opportunities through #iwill fund.</p><p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ‘secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people’. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, the majority of which is un-ringfenced, allowing local authorities to spend on services according to local priorities, including on youth services. The settlement is anticipated to be almost £60 billion this year (FY 23/24) for councils in England - a 9% increase on the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/05/2023 15:58:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra