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1584366

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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: Coastal Areas and Urban Areas
	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 make an assessment of the potential impact of the land-based gambling sector on (a) coastal towns and (b) other high streets.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	140293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the contribution made by the land-based gambling sector both in terms of jobs and gross value added (GVA) to the economies of coastal towns and other high streets. The government is considering a range of issues relating to the land-based sector as part of the wide-ranging scope of our Gambling Act Review, and will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 14:21:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1584836

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Theatres: Energy
	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 30 January 2023 to Question 132310 on Theatres: Energy, whether she plans to provide funding to theatres to improve energy efficiencies via the Theatre Green Book.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	141369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We welcome the innovative and leading approach taken by the Theatres Trust and its partners to produce the Theatre Green Book, which provides guidance to all theatres and performing arts venues across the country, sharing advice and resources to improve sustainability.</p><p>The Theatres Trust is an arm’s-length body of Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Through it and another of our arm’s-length bodies, Arts Council England, the Department continues to provide support to theatres to identify ways to improve energy efficiencies through the use of the Theatre Green Book and the Arts Green Book, which build on these principles. Arts Council England also provides funding to Julie’s Bicycle to deliver an environmental programme providing cultural professionals with support and resources to address climate change and reduce environmental impacts.</p><p>On 21 February, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched the Government’s Energy Efficiency Taskforce with the appointment of Dame Alison Rose, who will co-chair it. The Taskforce will devise a work plan to help reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030 across domestic and commercial buildings and industrial processes. This can include theatres and other cultural organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 16:57:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1586288

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	Bowling: 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 financial support is available to bowls clubs in England.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Simon Jupp
	uin	147157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key Government priority and we recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on health and wellbeing, as well as the benefits that sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £8.6 million into bowls, including over £19,000 in the East Devon constituency.</p><p>Bowls clubs looking for funding up to £15,000 can apply for the Sport England small grants programme. Further information on this can be found at - <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds/small-grants-programme" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds/small-grants-programme</a></p><p>We appreciate that some bowls clubs may be struggling with rising energy costs. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, bowls clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/02/2023 12:20:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4862 label Biography information for Simon Jupp

1586482

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	Football: Facilities
	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 help build new grassroots football facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	147037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The government has committed to delivering the facilities that every community needs and is investing over £300m across the UK between 2022 and 2025 as a step towards that ambition - a £230m uplift, on top of an existing £18m annual commitment in England.</p><p>In 2021/22, £43m has already improved grass and artificial pitches, changing rooms and floodlights at over 170 facilities - to make a real difference to communities in all four home nations. This includes the creation or resurfacing of over 80 artificial grass pitches, over 20 grass pitch improvements, 40 changing room/pavilions and over 30 smaller capital projects such as floodlights and equipment. Recipients of funding in 2022/23 will be announced soon. Our delivery partners - the Football Association in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland or the Football Foundation in England - deliver this funding on behalf of the Government, and engage directly with prospective projects.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/02/2023 12:18:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1586654

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	Swimming Pools
	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 help swimming pools stay open after the end of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	uin	147366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of ensuring public access to swimming pools, as swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the Government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support swimming facilities.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes, including on operators of swimming pools. That’s why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, swimming pools will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p><p>Officials in my department are in regular contact with representatives from the sector to assess the impact of rising energy costs, including monitoring how operators and local authorities are responding to them. I was pleased to host a roundtable earlier last month to hear directly from the sector on how they are adapting to the challenges faced. I also held a separate meeting on the specific challenges facing Cornwall.</p><p>Sport England has invested £13,315,795 in swimming and diving projects since April 2019, which includes £9,370,071 to Swim England. This is in addition to the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund, which supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country after the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/02/2023 12:22:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1586798

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the gambling white paper; and which Minister in her Department will be responsible for that white paper.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	146971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is wide-ranging and aims to ensure gambling regulation is fit for the digital age. We will publish a White Paper setting out our vision and next steps in the coming weeks. The minister responsible for gambling will be announced soon.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/02/2023 10:33:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1587389

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a statutory youth service; and if she will take steps to establish that service.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	148705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <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”. Local authorities are required by section 507B(12) to have regard to the statutory guidance when exercising the functions in relation to the statutory duty.</p><p>DCMS is committed to completing the review of the guidance underpinning the Local Authority Statutory Duty for Youth Services, previously paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/02/2023 14:21:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1587504

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	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	Flags: Pitcairn Islands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of flying the Pitcairn Island flag in Parliament Square on Bounty Day.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	148579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to fly the Pitcairn Islands flag in Parliament Square on Bounty Day.</p><p>We fly the flags of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories including the Pitcairn Islands Flag on Parliament Square for Royal events and occasions such as Trooping of the Colour and for State Visits to London.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/02/2023 14:14:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1587677

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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 Commission: National Institute of Economic and Social Research
	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 made an assessment of the reasons for which the the Gambling Commission contracted with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research to research the costs and benefits of gambling, with a focus on gambling-related harm; and what the cost of that contract was to the Gambling Commission.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	149454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to this question.</p><p>The Gambling Commission did not sign a contract with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NiESR). In this case, NiESR was a recipient of £140,050 in regulatory settlement funding.</p><p>Regulatory settlements are a possible outcome of Gambling Commission enforcement action and may include a financial amount paid by the operator for socially responsible purposes which address gambling-related harms. The Commission does not take possession of regulatory settlement funds at any time and the money is paid directly from the operator(s) to the organisation delivering the approved project.</p><p>More information on this process and the destinations of regulatory settlement funding is available at the Commission’s <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/page/destinations-of-regulatory-settlements-to-be-applied-for-socially" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/06/2023 15:51:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1587803

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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	Manchester United: Qatar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any officials, advisers or ministers from her Department have held discussions with representatives of (a) the Qatari government, (b) the consortium led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani or (c) Manchester United Football Club on that consortium's proposed takeover of that club.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	149432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Officials, advisers and ministers from my department have had no such discussions.</p><p>Any purchase of a football club is a matter for the owners and potential purchasers to resolve, including meeting any relevant requirement of the league in which they compete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/02/2023 09:01:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry