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347586

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve banking regulation in United Kingdom overseas territories in the light of allegations that companies in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos were used by FIFA officials and executives to facilitate corrupt payments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>International standards on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML and CTF), including regulation and supervision of financial institutions, are set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of which the UK is a member. The Caribbean Overseas Territories (OTs) are members of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and as such have signed up to implement the FATF standards. They are also subject to mutual evaluations of their AML/CTF regimes through this body. The UK Government continues to engage actively with the OTs to encourage them to make improvements to their AML and CTF regimes in line with the international standards and the UK’s approach. However, the OTs are separate jurisdictions with their own democratically elected governments and changes to their regimes will ultimately be a decision for the locally elected government of each Territory.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/06/2015 16:10:50 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

532374

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Fares
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Inter-Ministerial Group last met, and what conclusions were made about establishing the Tourism Industry Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, the membership of the Tourism Industry Council was refreshed and the meeting format revised, so that the Council's discussions inform those of the newly established inter-Ministerial group on Tourism. The last meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group took place in February.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/07/2016 15:05:27 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

532375

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Camden
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to ensure that the aim to distribute inbound tourism across the UK, as set out in the Five Point Plan, will be met.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Five Point Plan on Tourism encourages visitors to travel beyond the capital. In 2015, the South East, South West, West Midlands and the North East of England saw both international visits and spend growing at a faster rate than in London. The £40m Discover England Fund aims to further encourage international visitors to explore right across the country and the first tranche of successful bids will be announced shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/07/2016 15:17:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

532376

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the findings of the 2016 <i>UK Swimming Industry Report</i> that the number of swimming sites is in decline, what steps they intend to take to reduce that decline.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>In the last five years 277 new fit-for-purpose pools have been built in locations which best serve the needs of people in the local community. The number of swimming pools and amount of pool space has increased since 2007.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England is supporting over 80 local authorities to develop a strategic approach to facility provision, making sure that community facilities like swimming pools are in the right location and are sustainable</p><p> </p><p>As Sport England moves towards the implementation of its new strategy, 'Towards an Active Nation', it will be working with partners across the swimming industry to explore how to get more people swimming.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/07/2016 15:18:26 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

533027

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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	Falkland Islands: Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of broadcasters towards increasing the provision of access services to video-on-demand content for viewers with hearing loss, and what steps they plan to take to ensure an increase of such provision.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>In recent years the provision of access services on video on demand content has increased according to the attached 2015 Authority for Television on Demand report.</p><p>The evidence in this report is supported by dialogue with broadcasters, content providers and platform operators, who fed back to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in autumn 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, the regulator for video on demand services, is reviewing how to improve the provision of access services on video on demand services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/07/2016 15:21:53 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name AS_survey_report_2015.pdf title Provision of Video on Demand Access Services 2015
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

533450

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	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	Absent Voting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding (1) the National Youth Theatre, (2) the National Youth Orchestra, (3) the National Youth Dance Company, and (4) the Youth Music Theatre UK, receive from (a) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and (b) the Department for Education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL1031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Government funding between 2014/15 and 2015/16 to the National Youth Theatre Great Britain, the National Youth Orchestra, the National Youth Dance Company, and the Youth Music Theatre UK is set out in the table. Youth Music Theatre UK and the National Youth Orchestra receive funding as National Youth Music Organisations, which is jointly funded through the Department for Education and Arts Council England lottery money.</p><p> </p><p>These figures include total funding provided through Grant in Aid and Lottery funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DFE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DCMS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant in Aid 2014/15 – 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant in Aid 2014/15 – 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lottery Funding 2014/15 – 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Grants for the Arts</strong> <strong>2014/15 – 2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Youth Theatre of Great Britain</p></td><td><p>£611,538</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Youth Orchestra**</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£44,441</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd. (National Youth Dance Company specific)***</p></td><td><p>£650,000</p></td><td><p>£200,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Music Theatre UK**</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£37,250</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Grants for the arts is the Arts Council's Lottery-funded grant programme for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. Grants are available for activities carried out over a set period and which engage people in England in arts activities and help artists and arts organisations in England carry out their work</p><p>**National Youth Music Organisation funding</p><p>*** The funding is paid to Sadler’s Wells as the grant recipient for use specifically for National Youth Dance Company activities</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2016 15:09:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

533687

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2016
	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	Gambling: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 21 April (HL7422), how many of the 60 foreign unlicensed online gambling websites to which the Gambling Commission has written have (1) obtained a licence, (2) ceased offering facilities for gambling in Britain, and (3) been subject to payment blocking by payment providers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL1055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Of the 60 foreign unlicensed online gambling websites which the Gambling Commission wrote to, 3 obtained a licence; 41 ceased offering facilities for gambling; and 11 were subject to payment blocking by payment providers. The remainder are the subject of ongoing enforcement activity by the Gambling Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2016 15:11:13 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

533690

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2016
	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage young people to serve in their community through supporting full-time, long-term volunteering.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	uin	HL1058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring young people, from all backgrounds, have the opportunity to engage in meaningful social action, creating a lifelong habit and developing skills for work. We support Step Up to Serve’s #iwill campaign which is backed by a wide coalition of organisations offering a range of opportunities including full-time volunteering. We have also committed to expanding National Citizen Service (NCS) to reach 360,000 places per year by 2020. Since 2011, over 200,000 have participated in NCS and delivered an estimated eight million volunteer hours. The Government’s pledge to the #iwill campaign is to continue to invest in youth social action and share evidence and best practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 21/07/2016 14:53:11 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

535113

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	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	Sports Competitors: Transgender People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to allow transgender athletes to compete at the Olympic Games; what consultation they have had with the British Olympic Association about that issue; what rules apply in the UK regarding transgender athletes competing in sport; and whether they consider the IOC's ruling to be a disadvantage to non-transgender female athletes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL1109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions with the British Olympic Association. Sports competition regulations are a matter for the governing body.</p><p> </p><p>Home Nation Sports Councils published the attached guidance in 2013 for national governing bodies of sport entitled &quot;Transsexual people and competitive sport”.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 22/07/2016 13:16:38 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name TranssexualPeopleandCompetitiveSportGuidanceforNationalGoverningBodies.pdf title Transsexual People and Competitive Sport
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

535125

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2016
	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: Sportsgrounds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have yet received a report from the Premier League on progress towards the implementation of accessible stadia guidelines by August 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	uin	HL1121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>Ministers expect to receive the report from the Premier League on progress by their clubs to implement the Accessible Stadia guidelines shortly. Ministers meet the football authorities regularly to discuss a variety of matters, including accessibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 22/07/2016 13:17:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester