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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

1127957

	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	Fair4All 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 plans he has in place to ensure that the Fair4All Finance scheme is able to operate effectively with existing credit unions.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	257029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Fair4All Finance launched earlier this year with the ambition to increase access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services for vulnerable customers, with a particular focus on access to affordable credit.</p><p> </p><p>Fair4All Finance is an independent organisation. It has in place a highly experienced Chair, and will appoint a similarly high calibre board. This group, along with the organisation’s executive, will determine the organisation’s strategy, including which partnerships will help it to be most effective in supporting the financial inclusion of low income consumers.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/06/2019 09:51:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128112

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Lotteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to increase the annual turnover limit for society lotteries to £100 million per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	911079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The annual sales limit was one of the limits on which the government consulted and that we are considering in our response.</p><p>I am still committed to ensuring that the regulatory framework for lotteries is appropriate and that both society lotteries and the National Lottery are able to thrive.</p><p>My aim is to allow the society lottery sector to continue to grow, while maintaining the balance between society lotteries and the National Lottery.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2019 11:45:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1128113

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Youth Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the value of youth organisations to local areas.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	911080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the transformational impact that youth services can have, especially for young people facing multiple barriers or disadvantage.</p><p>We are working across Government and with young people to develop a new Youth Charter setting out Government’s clear vision and offer for young people.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2019 11:46:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1128380

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	Sports
	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 encourage the hosting of major sporting tournaments in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	257494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the wide-ranging benefits that hosting major sports events can bring.</p><p>My Department works closely with UK Sport and the national governing bodies of sport, as well as local, regional and devolved partners, to ensure that the UK successfully bids for and stages a wide range of the world’s biggest sporting events.<strong><br></strong></p><p> </p><p>The 'Gold Framework' publication sets out the processes as to how the Government and UK Sport work together with our sports bodies in bidding and staging major sports events. Our approach has been successful, with over 100 major international sporting events secured for the UK since the London 2012 Games.</p><p> </p><p>We have a strong programme of events to look forward to, including the Cricket World Cup, Netball World Cup and Cycling Road World Championships this year, the EURO 2020 men's Championships next year, and the EURO women's Championships and Rugby League World Cup in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are also looking forward to hosting the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, welcoming thousands of athletes and officials from around the world and showcasing the best that the UK has to offer to a global audience of 1.5 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/06/2019 09:26:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1128528

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: 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, how the Government plans to allocate the £2 billion of dormant assets identified by the Dormant Assets Commission in March 2019 throughout the charity and voluntary sector; and if the Government will allocate those assets to the establishment of a community wealth fund.
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	uin	257745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Following the independent Dormant Assets Commission’s report and findings, an industry blueprint for expanding the scheme was published in April 2019, setting out a long-term plan for how additional dormant assets could be included.</p><p> </p><p>We are working proactively with industry partners to enable this expansion that could see hundreds of millions of additional funds being released to good causes. Under the current legislation, this money can only be used to fund initiatives relating to youth, financial inclusion or via a social investment wholesaler. We are proud of our impact to date in these areas, which has created more than 26,000 jobs and training opportunities and helped more than 2,000 vulnerable individuals into suitable housing.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/06/2019 16:14:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris