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1609831

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Football: Pay
	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 hold discussions with football governing bodies on the potential merits of reducing the gender pay gap between male and female footballers.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	179964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have been clear that we are right behind growing women and girls sports in every aspect - from grassroots all the way up to the elite level. Over the last few years, the game has grown significantly and at a rapid pace and the success of the Lionesses has highlighted that. However, we need processes and structures in place that protect the interests of the game and the people working in it.</p><p>The independent Review of Women’s Football which launched in September will support the continued growth and development of the women’s game to ensure it has a strong and sustainable future. I look forward to seeing the Review’s final report in Summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/04/2023 11:21:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1656788

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government (a) funding and (b) guidance is available to voluntary and community sector organisations working to reduce youth offending.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and the voluntary and community sector has in reducing youth offending and the Beating Crime Plan 2021 highlighted the importance of early intervention for all young people; targeted support for those at risk of involvement in criminality; and targeted interventions for those who have started to offend.</p><p>The Youth Justice Sport Fund (YJSF) is a recently completed early intervention grant programme led by the Ministry of Justice, delivered across England and Wales between November 2022 and March 2023. This forms part of the £300m package of early intervention funding that was announced in May 2022. The £5m programme supported 220 voluntary and community sector organisations to work with 10–17-year-olds considered vulnerable to involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour, using sport as a vehicle to address problem behaviour.</p><p>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. The Youth Investment Fund, an integral part of the National Youth Guarantee, will invest over £300 million in creating and refurbishing up to 300 youth facilities in levelling up priority areas - the majority of which contain at least one anti-social behaviour hotspot. Additionally, through the Million Hours Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide over a million hours of youth opportunities in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour. Phase 1 of the fund has already delivered over £3m of funding to over 400 organisations to provide positive activities over the summer holidays.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 16:23:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656789

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Home Office: 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, whether her Department has taken recent steps to work with (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award, (b) other youth award schemes and (c) volunteer programmes to help promote (i) social cohesion and (ii) community safety.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities like the Duke of Edinburgh Award play in enhancing young people’s wellbeing, as well as significant benefits to social cohesion and community safety.</p><p>Recognising this, 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 imbalances in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Young people will also benefit from other elements of the National Youth Guarantee, and a broader package of award schemes and volunteer programmes, including offering the Duke of Edinburgh Award to every state secondary school, expanding uniformed youth groups and the #iwill youth volunteering fund, as well as providing further funding for the National Citizen Service (NCS), to bring young people from different backgrounds together. Additionally, through the Million Hours Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide over a million hours of youth opportunities in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 14:10:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1606304

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	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	Swimming Pools: Finance
	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 paragraph 4.18 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether the funds allocated to support swimming pools will be available for (a) new and (b) replacement facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	171401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>At the Budget, we announced a dedicated £63 million support package for swimming pools which is targeted at addressing cost pressures facing public swimming pool providers. It will also help provide investment in energy efficiency measures to reduce future operating costs and make existing facilities sustainable in the long-term.</p><p>This fund will not be available for new and replacement facilities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/03/2023 14:56:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1649967

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2023
	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	Gambling Commission
	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 ensure the Gambling Commission has sufficient resources to implement the proposals in the Gambling White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	192308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 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. The Gambling White Paper outlines a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm.</p><p>The Government is working closely with the Gambling Commission to ensure it has the necessary resources to regulate the industry effectively, as set out in our review of the Gambling Act. Further detailed consultations on a number of the measures set out in the Review will ensure we have a clear understanding of any new requirements that will be placed on the Commission and we will work with it to understand what changes may be needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/07/2023 14:38:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1603428

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	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	Games and Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has a process for designating an activity as either a sport or a game.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	163887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s arm’s length body (ALB) for grassroots sport, Sport England, has a process for recognising activities. The objective of the recognition process is to identify sports that Sport England may wish to work with and the national bodies that govern them. The process is run jointly with the other three Home Country Sports Councils and UK Sport.</p><p>When deciding if an activity can be recognised, the Sports Councils refer to the definition of sport contained within the Council of Europe’s European Sports Charter. This states that:</p><p>“Sport means all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation aim at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels.”</p><p>As an example of this process, the English Chess Federation made an application for recognition in 2008, but this was turned down as the Sports Councils did not consider chess to be a physical activity. Therefore, it did not meet the Council of Europe’s definition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/03/2023 17:08:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1644097

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	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	Football: World Cup
	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 steps her Department has taken with media stakeholders to help ensure that the FIFA Women's World Cup will be show on television.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	189198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>Last summer we witnessed a major success in women’s sport as our very own Lionesses beat Germany at Wembley to lift the UEFA European Championship trophy. The Women’s World Cup this summer will again shine a light on women’s football and we want to make the most of this opportunity.</p><p>The Secretary of State made clear the need for a solution to FIFA and a statement was also published in May signed by the Governments of the UK, Germany, Spain, France and Italy urging both parties to reach an agreement. I welcome the announcement made on 14 June that all 64 matches in this summer's women's World Cup will be broadcast live on the BBC and ITV so our nation can cheer on their heroes as they take on the world at the Women's World Cup this summer and continue to inspire future generations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/06/2023 09:15:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1644106

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	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	Athletics: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether oversight structures are in place to regulate the standard of running tracks (a) operated and (b) owned by local authorities in England.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	189204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities are responsible for maintaining the facilities in their own area including running tracks. The Government's Arm’s Length Body for grassroots sport, Sport England, provides extensive guidance to support the maintenance of sports facilities, which can be found <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/guidance-and-support/facilities-and-planning/design-and-cost-guidance" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/06/2023 09:58:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1684207

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Aviation
	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 the transparency data entitled DCMS: Ministerial travel, 1 July to 30 September 2023, published on 15 December 2023, how much and what proportion of the £8,046 cost of the trip to Sydney by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society between 24 July and 2 August 2023 was spent on air travel.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	10971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I flew to Sydney to support the England team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.</p><p>As well as attending the England vs. Denmark match, I promoted the Government’s ongoing commitment to women and girls sport and physical activity. I championed the UK’s leading reputation in equality and human rights by attending a Gender Equality Symposium, and met with LGBT+ organisations, such as Pride in Sport.</p><p>I also promoted the UK's expertise in hosting major sporting events ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics by meeting with representatives from Brisbane 2032, alongside members of Brisbane’s City Council.</p><p>The cost of my return flight from Manchester to Sydney was £6,777.97. As part of my ministerial duties during my trip, I also travelled to Brisbane from Sydney. The cost of the return internal flight from Sydney to Brisbane was £336.80.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/01/2024 16:53:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

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