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169424

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	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 his Department is taking to improve (a) female and (b) BME participation in football at (i) player and (ii) management level.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	218036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>As part of its Whole Sport Plan funding, Sport England is investing £2.4 million into a joint initiative with the Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League Trust. This initiative encourages more women and girls to play football, and a further £3 million to the ‘Women and Girls' Talent Pathway programme to develop the next generation of talented female football players.</p><p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Government will also be investing £10m in facilities and coaching that will boost grassroots participation across the country. Part of this funding will go to a bursary scheme to help open up the higher tiers of coaching to more people, with a particular emphasis on female coaches, and those from BME backgrounds.</p><p>I will also be bringing together key figures from across football for a meeting in the New Year to explore what more can be done to improve the numbers of ethnic minorities in leadership positions in the top tiers of English football.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 17/12/2014 10:25:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

168219

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	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 Answers of 27 October 2014 to Questions 211478, 211477, 211479 and 211480, if he will publish the terms of reference of the expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs as soon as they are finalised; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	217329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with stakeholders across football on a regular basis. The Expert Working Group on Supporter Ownership and Engagement was developed in partnership with the football authorities and supporter representation groups and has their full support. The Group held its first meeting on the 25<sup>th </sup>November, and has issued a Call for Evidence and agreed Terms of Reference for the Group: these have been published on the DCMS website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>I expect initial recommendations from the Expert Group this parliament, and a full report later in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217326 217327 217328 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:04:06 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

168221

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times since 1 October 2011 Ministers or officials in his Department met (a) the FA, (b) the Premier League, (c) the Football League, (d) Supporters Direct and (e) the Football Supporters Federation to discuss setting up the expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	217326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with stakeholders across football on a regular basis. The Expert Working Group on Supporter Ownership and Engagement was developed in partnership with the football authorities and supporter representation groups and has their full support. The Group held its first meeting on the 25<sup>th </sup>November, and has issued a Call for Evidence and agreed Terms of Reference for the Group: these have been published on the DCMS website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>I expect initial recommendations from the Expert Group this parliament, and a full report later in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217327 217328 217329 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:04:05 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

168222

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	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's expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs has (a) finalised its terms of reference and (b) set a date by which it will conclude its work; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	217328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with stakeholders across football on a regular basis. The Expert Working Group on Supporter Ownership and Engagement was developed in partnership with the football authorities and supporter representation groups and has their full support. The Group held its first meeting on the 25<sup>th </sup>November, and has issued a Call for Evidence and agreed Terms of Reference for the Group: these have been published on the DCMS website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>I expect initial recommendations from the Expert Group this parliament, and a full report later in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217326 217327 217329 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:04:06 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

168223

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to invite representatives of the Football Supporters Federation and Supporters Direct to attend every meeting of his Department's expert working group on forging stronger links between football supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	217327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet with stakeholders across football on a regular basis. The Expert Working Group on Supporter Ownership and Engagement was developed in partnership with the football authorities and supporter representation groups and has their full support. The Group held its first meeting on the 25<sup>th </sup>November, and has issued a Call for Evidence and agreed Terms of Reference for the Group: these have been published on the DCMS website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/football-supporter-ownership-and-engagement-expert-working-group-issues-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>I expect initial recommendations from the Expert Group this parliament, and a full report later in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 217326 217328 217329 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:04:05 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

155779

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department gives to grassroots football; and how much government investment there has been in football in Harlow constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	214727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting football at a grassroots level. I am pleased that Sport England is investing over £160 million to get more people playing grassroots football across England. This includes a £120m investment into facilities, £6m into FA skills and £4.5m into the Premier League Kicks programme. Sport England is also investing £28.4 million in the Football Association’s Whole Sport Plan, which goes directly into participation projects and facilities in all parts of England. Sport England does not break down Whole Sport Plan funding by constituency.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/11/2014 15:26:31 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

147459

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	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 his Department has taken to implement the conclusions and recommendations of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2010-12, HC 792-I, on football governance; and what further such steps it plans to take.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
	uin	214065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>This Government is dedicated to continuing the implementation of this report.</p><p>I continue to press the football authorities for improvements in their governance of the sport, however significant improvements have been made. For example, the FA Board now meets Sport England governance requirements. Both the Premier League and The FA are providing funding to the supporter groups, including the Football Supporters Federation and Supporters Direct. All Premier League and Football League clubs are now required to have a designated Supporter Liaison Officer and Financial Fair Play rules. These requirements aim to improve financial stability and management across the Leagues. The Expert Group on barriers to supporter ownership and engagement, were proposed by Supporters Direct, and recently launched on 21 October.</p><p>Following the 2012 Downing Street summit on racism in football, The FA are also now delivering against a whole sport Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Plan called “Football’s for Everyone”. This plan seeks to build equality and inclusion in football.</p><p>Lastly, I am also pleased to note that the FA Inclusion Advisory Board reports quarterly to DCMS on their progress.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/11/2014 14:32:37 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant previous answer version 28346 answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

100336

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who he consulted on the inclusion of consumer issues in the terms of reference of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211477 211479 211480 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100337

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who he consulted about the membership of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211478 211479 211480 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100338

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs will meet for the first time; how frequently that group will meet; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211477 211478 211480 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford