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1583671

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2023
	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	Public Libraries: Finance
	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 is taking steps to ensure that (a) Newtownards Library and (b) other public libraries have sufficient funding to encourage more people to visit them.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	139176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>Public libraries policy in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. The funding of the public library service in Northern Ireland, including Newtownards library, is a matter for the Department for Communities, with provision and promotion of the service secured through Libraries Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2023 22:26:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1605414

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	Charities: Cost of Living
	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 provide financial support for charities, in the context of the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	169290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>As announced in the recent Spring Budget, the Government will provide over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England. This will be targeted towards those organisations most at risk, due to increased demand from vulnerable groups and higher delivery costs, as well as providing investment in energy efficiency.</p><p>Charities will also continue to receive support for their energy bills until March 2024 under the government’s current Energy Bill Relief Scheme and the future Energy Bills Discount Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/03/2023 11:09:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1605416

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	Eurovision Song Contest
	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 is taking steps to ensure that the televised coverage of the Eurovision song contest to be held in Liverpool reflects the success of the Ukrainian entry in the previous year's contest.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	169292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>It is deeply regrettable that Russia’s illegal invasion has prevented Ukraine hosting the contest in 2023 after its superb victory in last year’s event.</p><p>The BBC, Liverpool and the Government are fully committed to ensuring the best of Ukrainian culture is showcased in this year's contest and that their win and our friendship with Ukraine will be celebrated appropriately.</p><p>All editorial decisions on the content of the show are for the BBC to make, and we recognise that the BBC is working alongside the Ukrainian national broadcaster to ensure close creative alignment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/03/2023 11:10:11 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1612211

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	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	Gambling
	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 has taken to support people with gambling addictions; and whether the review of the Gambling Act 2007 has taken place.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	181503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that while millions of people gamble without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences.</p><p>We recently published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-stakes-gambling-reform-for-the-digital-age" target="_blank">a white paper following our Review of the Gambling Act 2005</a>. The paper introduces a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. These include new player protection checks, a stake limit for online slots games, improvements to consumer redress and a statutory levy on operators to fund research, education and treatment.</p><p>We will work with the Gambling Commission and other stakeholders to bring these measures into force at the earliest possible opportunity, and where further consultations are necessary, our aim is to publish them as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/06/2023 14:42:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1626142

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	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	Charitable Donations
	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 implications for her Department's policies of trends in the level of donations to charities over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	184089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>Public donations are an important source of income for charities. The data regarding trends in donations is complex and can vary depending on the measurements used. Headline figures can also mask changes in patterns of donations, such as who donates and how much they give.</p><p>Government encourages charitable donations via Gift Aid, through which charities can claim an additional 25 pence on every £1 donated. For the tax year ending April 2022, this amounted to £1.3 billion which went directly to charities. Additionally, my department collaborated with charity sector stakeholders last year to encourage the public to consider donating to small charities during Small Charity Week.</p><p>The Charities Aid Foundation’s UK Giving Report 2023 states the public donated an estimated £12.7 billion to charities in 2022, up from £10.7 billion in 2021. Their data indicates donors are giving greater amounts, rather than there being an increase in the number of donors. The Community Life Survey 2021/22 shows 66 percent of respondents donated to a charitable cause in the past four weeks. This proportion is higher than 2020/21, but lower than previous years.</p><p>The Government is aware that for some charities, high inflation is eroding the value of donations, at a time when many charities are experiencing rising costs. The Government is committed to supporting the charitable sector, which is why, in the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced a £100 million funding package for charities and community organisations in England.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/05/2023 11:12:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1647640

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	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: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the gambling industry on young people under 18 using fake ID to take part in online gambling.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	191058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that it is particularly important to take steps to protect young people at risk of harms associated with online gambling.</p><p>The Gambling Act review considered the efficacy of protections for children and young adults, including on age controls for online gambling. Evidence submitted as part of the review, and Gambling Commission surveys show low rates of illegal underage gambling with online operators. When this does occur, it is generally through misuse of an adult’s account or details rather than a failure of the verification process.</p><p>While the current rules require online operators to verify a customer’s age before they are allowed to deposit money or gamble, they do not specify how this has to be done. Most operators use background checks to verify age and identity, rather than relying on the provision of identity documentation. There is little evidence to suggest widespread use of fake documentation by underage adults to access online gambling.</p><p>We recently published a white paper following our Review of the Gambling Act 2005. The paper introduces a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products that can drive harm, particularly among young people.</p><p>Over recent years, the Government has worked with the Gambling Commission and others on a range of measures to protect young people from harms associated with online gambling. This includes tightening the age verification requirements for both land-based and online operators in 2019, and raising the minimum age to play the National Lottery to 18 and over in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/07/2023 09:00:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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

1659542

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	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: Concussion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with sports governing bodies on (a) promoting awareness of the potential link between concussion in contact sport and dementia and (b) the development of appropriate safety regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	198710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing, and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is paramount. National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from harm, including concussion.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has worked with sporting bodies and others to develop a single set of shared concussion guidelines for grassroots sport across the UK, which were published on 28 April 2023. We continue to encourage sports governing bodies to adapt the guidelines to their own sport where appropriate.</p><p>Further research on the links between health, dementia and contact sport is needed to better understand the issue. DCMS has established a new Sports Concussion Research Forum to identify key research questions that need answering in this important area.</p><p>The government remains committed to working with sports to build on the positive work that is already taking place to mitigate the causes and effects of concussion in sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/09/2023 10:01:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662744

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
	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 took to help ensure that streets were (a) safe and (b) not overcrowded during the coronation.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	200598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was a hugely important state occasion, which brought millions of people around the country together in celebration, and showcased the best of the United Kingdom to the world. The Government is delighted to have supported the Coronation to ensure that the events were safe and well-planned.</p><p>Robust measures were put in place to ensure the ceremonial route was safe and not overcrowded during the Coronation. These measures included detailed planning alongside a range of partners and crowd management experts, incorporating best practice and lessons from previous events. All space was managed to ensure that there were no concerns relating to crowd safety.</p><p>The public viewing areas to watch the Coronation procession were open to the general public from 6am on Saturday 6th May. The <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-coronation-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla/how-to-watch-the-coronation-and-processions-saturday-6-may#watch-procession" target="_blank">government guidance</a> </strong>published ahead of the Coronation made clear that capacity at the viewing areas was limited and that they would be closed when they were full. Due to the large numbers of members of the public viewing the event, it was indeed necessary to close the viewing areas once they reached capacity.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2023 11:45:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1665721

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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: Advertising
	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 regulate the advertising of gambling (a) to young and (b) other people.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	203297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government recognises that, while millions of people gamble online without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences. It is particularly important to take steps to protect young people from risks associated with problem online gambling.</p><p>There are robust rules in place to ensure that gambling advertising is socially responsible and cannot be targeted at or strongly appeal to children. Gambling advertising is covered by the UK Advertising Codes which are regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority, and there are also specific Gambling Commission licence conditions which regulate how gambling operators advertise. The UK Advertising Codes were further strengthened last year with new protections for children and vulnerable adults.</p><p>Earlier this year, we published the white paper on gambling which outlined a comprehensive package of reforms to make gambling safer. This included measures to tackle the most aggressive and harmful advertising practices by preventing bonuses being constructed and targeted in harmful ways, giving customers more control over the marketing they receive, and introducing messaging on the risks associated with gambling. The Commission has already consulted on improving marketing consents, and we are working closely with them and others to bring the changes into force as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/10/2023 09:02:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon