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1137098

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Betting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 2 July (HL Deb, col 1346), on what evidence they based their claim that the Bet Regret campaign is showing promising results.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL16962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>We published the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May last year. A safer gambling advertising campaign was one of a range of measures to strengthen protections around gambling advertising and more widely, to ensure that the sector is socially responsible and doing all it can to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign was launched in February and the initial message, ‘Bet Regret’, is aimed at reducing risky or impulsive betting on sports, particularly by young men. Campaign activity has been closely monitored and a tracking study conducted at the end of the first burst of TV advertising suggests that the campaign is well-targeted and is effectively reaching the intended audience. The attached summary is published on GambleAware’s website here: <a href="https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1966/safer-gambling-campaign-update-june-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1966/safer-gambling-campaign-update-june-2019.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 16/07/2019 11:18:35 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name safer-gambling-campaign-update-june-2019.pdf title Safer Gambling Update
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1127239

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the growth of (1) the creative industries, and (2) the design sector, relative to the UK economy as a whole across the last decade.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blackstone
	uin	HL15792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>DCMS have published figures setting out the growth of the creative industries in relation to the rest of the economy for the period 2010 - 2017. These are available on the government website (2017 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2017-gva" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2017-gva</a>).</p><p>In 2017 the gross value added (GVA) of the creative industries was £101.5 billion, up from £66.3 billion in 2010. This represents a 53.1% increase, compared to the 29.7% increase in the rest of the economy over the same period. When viewed as a percentage of the UK’s entire GVA, the creative industries now make up 5.5% of the UK’s total GVA, a 53.1% increase since 2010.</p><p>DCMS measure the design sector under the broader category of &quot;design and designer fashion&quot;. In 2017 these sectors contributed £3.95 billion to the economy, up from £1.97 billion in 2010. This represents a 100.6% increase and in 2017 these sectors contributed 0.2% of the UK’s GVA.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2019 14:50:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name DCMS_Sectors_Economic_Estimates_2017__provisional__GVA.pdf title DCMS Sectors 2017
	tabling member	3561 label Biography information for Baroness Blackstone

1020301

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Sport Trust: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding from lottery and central government sources has been given to the Youth Sports Trust in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL12085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Youth Sport Trust has received both exchequer and lottery funding from Sport England over the past ten years. A breakdown is listed below, and the full awards list can be found on Sport England's website here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13641/all-awards-april-2009-sept-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13641/all-awards-april-2009-sept-2018.xlsx</a></p><p>Every investment Sport England makes is put through a rigorous assessment and approval process. Where investments are repeated Sport England endeavour to market test these offers every 3-4 years. Sport England investments in the Youth Sport Trust have been awarded either through open competition or were commissioned via a rigorous assessment and approval process including testing value for money.</p><p>The Youth Sport Trust has also received grants or other funding from a number of different government departments during this period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Sport England funding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>3,560,668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>4,275,668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11,784,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>9,890,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>8,895,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>9,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5,070,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>6,044,057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>5,505,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (to date)</p></td><td><p>2,165,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>66,341,581</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 20/12/2018 12:25:21 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1024248

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Finance
	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 finding in the report by YMCA Cut Loose, published on 6 December, that local authorities have cut more than £781 million from youth services since 2010; and what steps they are taking to address this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL12245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. We believe they are best placed to know what is required in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises the transformational impact that youth services can have for young people. Since 2014/15 the Office for Civil Society, which is now in DCMS, has spent more than £667 million on youth programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Government has also committed to review the guidance which sets out the statutory duty placed on local authorities to provide appropriate local youth services to improve young people’s wellbeing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 21/12/2018 14:05:39 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1110147

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Closures
	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 impact (1) of the closure of youth service provision across the country, and (2) of the closure of youth services on the rise of knife and violent crimes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL15115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises that the causes of youth crime are complex and are often tied to local factors. Local authorities allocate funding and deliver youth services in line with local need. The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is committed to making sure young people have opportunities to develop their skills and benefit from youth services, which are an important partner in the strategy to tackle the root causes of serious violence.</p><p>My department will continue to work closely with the Home Office on the implementation of the Serious Violence Strategy. <strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/04/2019 16:22:25 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1105368

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Organisations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving, and to whom, to strengthen youth organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are primarily responsible for allocating public funding to youth organisations in their area.</p><p>Government is committed to strengthening and supporting youth organisations including, but not limited to:</p><ul><li>The Office for Civil Society has allocated over £863m between 2014/15 and 2018/19 to youth programmes - with £195m of that allocated for 2018/19;</li><li>A new £200m Youth Endowment Fund to be delivered over 10 years to support interventions with children and young people at risk of involvement in crime and violence; and</li><li>Supporting the creation of the Youth Futures Foundation - a new, independent organisation created with initial funding of £90m from dormant bank accounts,which will support young people furthest away from the labour market using data from the Race Disparity Audit.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 08/04/2019 14:12:39 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1091628

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Centres: Rural Areas
	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 report State of Rural Services 2018, published by Rural England in February, and in particular of the impact of the closure of youth centres on young people; and what impact access to services has on young people’s engagement in risky behaviour compared to those living in urban areas.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL14672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises the value of spaces for young people in both rural and urban areas: a place of trust and safety, that provides high quality information, advice and guidance alongside positive activities that can help young people to develop skills, improve wellbeing and participate in their communities.</p><p>Local authorities are primarily responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. We believe they are best placed to determine local priorities. The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review period.</p><p>The Government does not hold data on the impact of access to youth services on young people in rural compared to urban areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/03/2019 12:05:17 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1109571

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Young People: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 29 March (HL14672) and to the report by Rural England State of Rural Services 2018, published in February, whether they have made any assessment of why young people living in rural areas are more likely to engage in risky behaviours than those living in urban areas.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL15040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Primary responsibility for safeguarding young people sits with the local authority, the relevant clinical commissioning group and the police.</p><p>Government believes these locally based partnership arrangements are the best way to protect the welfare of all young people, taking account of local circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 11/04/2019 13:09:41 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1134698

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Young People: Crime Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support youth services working to deter young people from crime, and violent crime in particular.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL16665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Youth services and their strategic partners provide crucial preventative and targeted interventions and are an important partner in the strategy to tackle serious violence.</p><p> </p><p>My Department allocated over £863m between 2014/15 and 2018/19 to youth programmes providing positive activities for young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s £200m Youth Endowment Fund will deliver a ten-year programme of grants enabling interventions targeted at those who are most at risk of involvement in crime and violence in England and Wales. This follows an investment of £22m by the Home Office between 2018/19 and 2019/20 through the Early Intervention Youth Fund to support community services which deter young people from violent crime.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government will continue to work together closely to implement the Home Office’s Serious Violence Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 04/07/2019 13:25:49 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1138546

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Yoga
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent meetings they have had with yoga practitioners, or representatives of yoga practitioners; and what action they are taking as a result of those meetings.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL17104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Government wants to encourage everyone to get physically active in a way that they enjoy, something we set out in our Sporting Future sport and physical activity strategy. As part of their roles the Secretary of State and Minister for Sport meet with the national governing bodies for sport and physical activity on a periodic and ongoing basis. Ministers continue to work with them to ensure that the government's Sporting Future strategy is implemented effectively and that grassroots participation is supported.</p><p> </p><p>National governing bodies are also in regular contact with Sport England, the government arm’s length body responsible for investing in and supporting grassroots sport and physical activity. Yoga clubs and associations are eligible to apply to Sport England for funding and are encouraged to consider this as an option to help increase participation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/07/2019 11:26:10 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe