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1131243

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	American Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of UK American Football teams are based outside of Greater London.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	263075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>According to numbers provided by the British American Football Association (BAFA), there are currently 258 clubs currently active with the BAFA, 177 in national leagues and 81 in university football. Of those clubs, 22 are within Greater London (within M25), 13 in national leagues and 9 in university football.</p><p>Therefore, 236 of the 258 clubs (91.5%) active with the BAFA are based outside of Greater London.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/06/2019 15:38:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1131244

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	Sports: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support smaller American football teams in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	263076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Over the 2017-2021 period, Sport England is investing over £1 billion to support people to get physically active in whatever way best suits them. Since 2004 Sport England has invested over £10 million into projects where American football has been a beneficiary, on its own or as part of a multi-sport project.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/06/2019 15:41:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1127757

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Football: Sportsgrounds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in which year the responsible local authority last carried out emergency evacuation tests at each (a) Premier League and (b) Championship football stadium.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	256938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>My Department does not hold such information. While the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for the sports grounds safety legislation, responsibility for the safety of spectators lies at all times with the ground management of individual sports grounds. Certifying and regulating those sports grounds is primarily a matter for individual local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with recommendations in the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds, published by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority, ground management should prepare contingency plans for the evacuation of all people in the event of an emergency from all areas of the ground to a place of safety.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/06/2019 13:42:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1127099

	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	Council of Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding the Government provides to representatives from the British Youth Council who sit on the Youth Department of the Council of Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	255254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>As a ‘major contributor’ to the Council of Europe, the UK pays over €32 million annually, which includes a contribution to the European Youth Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2019 15:04:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122833

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Charities: Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to (a) restrict or (b) remove the charitable status of Churches and other faith-based organisations who express and practise historic orthodox beliefs on the doctrine of marriage.
	tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
	tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
	uin	246991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>To be a charity, institutions, including Churches and other faith-based organisations in England and Wales, must meet the legal test for charitable status set out in the Charities Act 2011. This requires the institution to have a wholly charitable purpose for the benefit of the public. The advancement of religion has long been recognised as a charitable purpose. There is no presumption that a particular charitable purpose is for the public benefit.</p><p>The Charity Commission, as the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, is responsible for assessing if an institution meets the legal test for charitable status.</p><p>There are no plans to change the legal test for charitable status which applies to Churches and other faith-based organisations who express and practise historic orthodox beliefs on the doctrine of marriage.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2019 14:08:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1127467

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to remove the construction and maintenance of bridges from the list of allowed charitable purposes for registered charities.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	256318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the legal test for charitable status as set out in the Charities Act 2011.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:43:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127470

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Civil Society: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of organisations set up by the Government to provide capital to (a) social entrepreneurs, (b) community businesses and (c) voluntary organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	256320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Government has not set up any such organisation. Government does provide funding to a range of independent organisations that provide capital to social entrepreneurs, community businesses and voluntary organisations, including the Social Investment Business, Bridges, Key Fund, and the Social Tech Trust.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to monitor the performance of all of this funding on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:46:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127471

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	National Lottery Community Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the geographical equity of funding provided by the National Lottery Community Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	256321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The National Lottery Community Fund distributes funds to a wide geographical spread of projects, primarily delivered by the voluntary and community sector and social enterprises. Funds are distributed on the basis of need, taking into account relative population sizes and levels of economic and social deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:45:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1129589

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	Civil Society: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) other resources provided by (i) Government, (ii) local authorities and (iii) other sources to locally-based charities and voluntary organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	260010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Locally based charities provide vital support and services for those in need in our communities. Government launched Local Charities Day in 2016 to recognise this contribution and grow support.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that some have seen significant change in their funding environment in recent years. This is why government has supported the sector to become stronger and more sustainable. Most recently our Civil Society Strategy has reiterated our commitment to maintaining a thriving charity sector.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/06/2019 15:14:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1125624

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Special Olympics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the Special Olympics and (b) ensure that Special Olympics GB receives adequate funding over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	252604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of sport and physical activity for disabled people who take part at both the grassroots and the elite level, as set out in the government’s sport and physical activity strategy 'Sporting Future'.</p><p> </p><p>Special Olympics GB (SOGB) received a three year grant from Sport England, the government arm’s length body for grassroots sport in England, totalling £204,363 for its core activities from October 2017 to September 2020. This grant is part of Sport England’s £1.6m grant funding to National Disability Sports Organisations.</p><p> </p><p>SOGB was also granted £43,344 of Commercial Consultancy Support (2018/19) by Sport England. Through this support they are working with Sport Collective, a sports rights and marketing agency, to identify their brand assets and value, identify and target potential partners and develop their sponsorship material.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Sport England also gave SOGB a further £152,000 of Exchequer investment in December 2018/January 2019. This was to help SOGB engage more volunteers and sponsors, to increase the numbers in their volunteer recruitment programme, and to deliver partnership competitions.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England will be meeting SOGB and other National Disability Sport Organisations later this year to discuss the potential and process for further investment post-October 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/05/2019 15:10:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan