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1682992

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Commonwealth Games
	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 have made an assessment of the viability of the United Kingdom hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK is proud to have hosted the Commonwealth Games twice in the past decade. The record-breaking Birmingham Games in 2022 came in under budget and added at least £870 million of Gross Value Added to the UK economy, and hundreds of millions to the local economy in the West Midlands.</p><p>We are committed to working with the Commonwealth Games Federation and other Commonwealth countries to support a sustainable future for the Games. It is important that the Games remain a truly global event that gives athletes from around the world the chance to compete, and we continue to encourage the Commonwealth Games Federation to explore all hosting possibilities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/01/2024 09:21:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683653

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2024
	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	Girlguiding UK: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has provided to Girlguiding UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The table below sets out the breakdown of funding provided by my department for the last five years (2018 until present day). Please note that this table only includes direct government funding from DCMS and excludes funding from Other Government Departments, arms length bodies, local authorities and any other non-DCMS avenues of funding. Girlguiding may also indirectly benefit from other DCMS funding such as that delivered to other uniformed youth groups through the sharing of facilities with Scouts groups for instance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of DCMS fund:</p></td><td><p>Breakdown of date and total amount of funding provided in GBP from the past 5 years (broken down by financial years):</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth Fund 2018-19</p></td><td><p>£718,458 (2018/19)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tampon Tax Fund</p></td><td><p>£120,000 (2018/19) £30,000 (2019/20)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Big Night In Fund</p></td><td><p>£4,865.26 (2020/21)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Covid-19 Support Fund</p></td><td><p>£2,858,000 (2020/21)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adventures Away from Home Fund (Phase 1)</p></td><td><p>£20,560 (2022/23)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youth Investment Fund (YIF), Phase 1</p></td><td><p>£167,658.00 (2021/22)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth New Groups Fund</p></td><td><p>£201,108 (2022/23)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth Fund 2022-25</p></td><td><p>£1,907,170 (2022-25) <br></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2024 14:56:09 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683656

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2024
	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	Girlguiding UK: British Overseas Territories
	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 assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the decision by Girlguiding UK to cease operations in British Overseas Territories; and whether her Department is providing support to those territories as a result of that decision.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the United Kingdom’s core national interests, ensuring the prosperity of the British people across the Overseas Territories.</p><p>As an independent organisation it is for Girlguiding to set its own organisational direction. However, Government recognises the importance of Girlguiding to many girls in Overseas Territories. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, alongside colleagues in the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office and Ministry of Defence, are discussing this with Girlguiding.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2024 14:54:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684831

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Churches: Conservation
	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 conserve historic churches in (a) the UK and (b) Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports the preservation of historic churches through financial assistance provided by the Department's Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.</p><p>The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme provides grants to cover the VAT expenses associated with repair and conservation of listed places of worship. This includes conservation efforts for monuments situated in listed places of worship. These grants apply when the monument is an integral part of the building's structure.</p><p>Since August 2022, £39,054,024 has been funded to historic churches across the UK through the grant scheme. In the Romford constituency specifically, the total funding since August 2022 has been £60,619.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/02/2024 17:30:49 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684833

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Olympic Games
	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 her Irish counterpart on the potential merits of a joint bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has continued to build its reputation as a world-leading host of the biggest major sporting events since the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012.</p><p>Neither I nor the Secretary of State have had any discussions with Irish counterparts on the consideration of either a UK or joint bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 31/01/2024 11:45:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1684834

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	British Empire: Exhibitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has plans to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>DCMS has no plans to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2024 16:58:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1669278

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2023
	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	Cultural Heritage: Markets
	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 with Cabinet colleagues to help support culturally-significant markets in (a) Romford and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Heritage has a vital role to play in levelling up, and can act as a powerful catalyst for increasing opportunities and prosperity. Connecting people with their local heritage can help strengthen a sense of civic pride, identity, and ownership.</p><p>Romford Market Square, High Street and North Street is designated as a conservation area and included on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, meaning that Historic England offers public funding for the repair and conservation of the asset at risk. It focuses its grants on those sites which are most in need of repair and which, without additional investment, would be at risk of deterioration.</p><p>His Majesty’s Government is taking action in towns across England to protect culturally significant marketplaces. Historic England is delivering funding to markets across England through its £95 million High Street Heritage Action Zones programme. Towns such as Redruth, Skipton, Gosport and Newport are receiving funding to repair and restore their historic markets as part of a wider programme of regeneration of their high streets.</p><p>The National Lottery Heritage Fund also supports a number of heritage projects relating to markets and their history in England. Since 1994, millions of pounds of National Lottery Heritage Fund investment has been awarded to support projects to improve the condition of England’s historic markets and to share their history with local residents and visitors alike.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 20/11/2023 16:02:26 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689869

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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	Tennis: Romford
	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 support tennis (a) courts and (b) clubs in Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	14491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority and we recognise the importance that high quality facilities play in encouraging people to take part in sport and ensuring participation rates continue to grow. Our new strategy ‘Get Active’ sets out our unapologetic ambition to build a more active nation, with a target to get 3.5 million more people classed as ‘active’ by 2030 including 1 million more children.</p><p>We provide the majority of support for grassroots sport through our arm’s length body, Sport England - which receives £323 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding each year. Since 2020 Sport England has provided over £14.4 million of support to programmes which facilitate participation in grassroots tennis.</p><p>The UK Government is also investing £21.9 million of funding between 2022-2024 to renovate and improve thousands of<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/park-tennis-court-programme-completed-projects" target="_blank"> park tennis courts</a> across Great Britain. This includes £300,000 of investment across 25 tennis courts and five parks in the Romford Constituency.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/02/2024 09:16:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689870

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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	Horse Riding
	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 equestrian sports in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	14492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority and we are committed to ensuring that everyone is able to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits that sport and physical activity provides. Our new strategy ‘Get Active’ sets out our unapologetic ambition to build a more active nation, with a target to get 3.5 million more people classed as ‘active’ by 2030.</p><p>We provide the majority of support for grassroots sport through our arm’s length body, Sport England - which receives £323 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding each year.</p><p>Since 2020, Sport England has provided over £8.3 million of support to programmes which facilitate participation in grassroots equestrianism. This includes £5 million of support which has been provided to the British Equestrian Foundation to grow and develop the sport between 2022 and 2027. There have not been any recent awards to equestrian clubs in the Romford constituency.</p><p>Organisations in the Romford constituency should be aware that Sport England provides support for grassroots sport through a range of available funds, including the Small Grants Programme and the Active Together Fund. Further information on these funds and eligibility criteria can be found <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/funds-and-campaigns/our-funds#findtherightfund-17108" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/02/2024 09:19:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

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