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1716384

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	Football: Voluntary Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of volunteers there were in amateur football in (a) 2010, (b) 2019 and (c) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	25254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government tracks activity levels through Sport England’s Active Lives surveys. Two surveys run annually: Active Lives Adult, and Active Lives Children and Young People. These surveys measure the activity levels of people across England and allows the Government to collect accurate data on what and how much sport and physical activity different groups are participating in. You can find out more about the surveys on <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research-and-data/data/active-lives" target="_blank">Sport England's website</a>.</p><ul><li><p>2009/10</p></li><ul><li><p>Active People survey - 15.2 million people took part in sport and wider physical activity for an average of at least 30 minutes a week.</p></li><li><p>Children and young people - Sport England only started collecting data in 2017.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2018/19</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 28.6 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young People survey - 3.3 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2022/23</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 29.5 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young people survey - 3.5 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><p>It’s important to note that comparing data on a consistent basis across this time is not possible as the methodologies and metrics employed changed to reflect changes in the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) guidance.</p><p>Since 2010, the CMO guidelines on physical activity changed from five separate sessions of 30 minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity in a week to at least 150 minutes of moderate equivalent intensity physical activity a week. In addition to this, Sport England’s remit has extended to include recreational activities and active travel.</p><p>Sport England does not record the number of volunteers in amateur football.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 25255 question first answered 15/05/2024 10:01:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1716385

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that played grassroots sport in England in (a) 2010, (b) 2019 and (c) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	25255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government tracks activity levels through Sport England’s Active Lives surveys. Two surveys run annually: Active Lives Adult, and Active Lives Children and Young People. These surveys measure the activity levels of people across England and allows the Government to collect accurate data on what and how much sport and physical activity different groups are participating in. You can find out more about the surveys on <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research-and-data/data/active-lives" target="_blank">Sport England's website</a>.</p><ul><li><p>2009/10</p></li><ul><li><p>Active People survey - 15.2 million people took part in sport and wider physical activity for an average of at least 30 minutes a week.</p></li><li><p>Children and young people - Sport England only started collecting data in 2017.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2018/19</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 28.6 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young People survey - 3.3 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2022/23</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 29.5 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young people survey - 3.5 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><p>It’s important to note that comparing data on a consistent basis across this time is not possible as the methodologies and metrics employed changed to reflect changes in the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) guidance.</p><p>Since 2010, the CMO guidelines on physical activity changed from five separate sessions of 30 minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity in a week to at least 150 minutes of moderate equivalent intensity physical activity a week. In addition to this, Sport England’s remit has extended to include recreational activities and active travel.</p><p>Sport England does not record the number of volunteers in amateur football.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 25254 question first answered 15/05/2024 10:01:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1716163

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Water Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many water sports (a) training sessions, (b) activities and (c) events have been reported to her Department due to unsafe water quality in each year since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	24987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Event organisers, including National Governing Bodies (NGBs), are responsible for ensuring appropriate measures are in place to protect participants.</p><p>We recognise the need for water sport participants to have access to consistent and up-to-date data about bathing water quality. DCMS is working with relevant water based National Governing Bodies and the Outdoors For All Coalition to understand the barriers to accessing and participating in green and blue spaces.</p><p>Designated bathing waters and water quality monitoring in England is the responsibility of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment Agency (EA). DEFRA is a permanent member of the National Physical Activity Taskforce, which ensures that we deliver coordinated policy that will help encourage people to get active.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/05/2024 10:26:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1714890

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Football Index
	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 recent discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential lessons it has learnt from the collapse of Football Index.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The collapse of BetIndex Ltd, the operators of the novel gambling product Football Index, had a significant impact on former customers, and we recognise the frustration and anger that this has caused. As a result, the Government announced an Independent Review, conducted by Malcom Sheehan KC, which looked at how the company had been regulated and identified lessons learned for various agencies including the Financial Conduct Authority. These recommendations have since been implemented.</p><p>Following the collapse of Football Index, the then-Minister held several meetings with the Gambling Commission, and officials have worked closely with their counterparts at His Majesty’s Treasury on the role of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in this case.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/05/2024 13:26:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1714681

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2024
	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	Remembrance Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who was appointed to represent the Muslim community at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	24109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the representative of the Muslim community who attended National Services of Remembrance each year for the last ten years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Position</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Imam Asim Hafiz</p></td><td><p>Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Imam Asim Hafiz</p></td><td><p>Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Imam Monawar Hussain</p></td><td><p>Muslim Chaplain to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Imam Asim Hafiz</p></td><td><p>Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>Imam Asim Hafiz</p></td><td><p>Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Imam Qari Asim</p></td><td><p>Senior Imam, Leeds Makkah Masjid &amp; Chair, Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Imam Asim Hafiz</p></td><td><p>Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Imam Qari Asim</p></td><td><p>Senior Imam, Leeds Makkah Masjid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Imam Asim Hafiz</p></td><td><p>Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Dr Shuja Shafi</p></td><td><p>Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Great Britain</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/05/2024 13:07:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1714146

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total cost to her Department was of (a) events, (b) activities, (c) merchandise and (d) all other associated costs relating to Pride Month 2023.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	23830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>No costs were incurred by the Equality Hub connected to any events, activities, merchandise or other associated costs in relation to Pride Month 2023.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/05/2024 15:51:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713456

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Charity Commission: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Charity Commission has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	23372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>In the last five years the Charity Commission has spent £466,494 on external consultancies. The Charity Commission has a strong framework in place for its use of consultants in delivering value for money. The Charity Commission’s Annual Report and Accounts are published online each financial year; these reports included spending figures for consultancy services. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64a7cc42c531eb001364fffe/Charity_Commission_Annual_Report_and_Accounts.pdf" target="_blank">The most recently published Report</a> is from 2022-23. The full Report and Accounts for 2023-24 financial year are due to be published in the Summer of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/05/2024 13:19:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713599

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Youth Work: Employment Schemes
	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 support people who have trained as youth workers to enter the youth workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	23564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>DCMS funds a number of programmes that are stimulating demand for youth workers, including through our National Youth Guarantee, which is backed by over £500 million of investment into youth services.</p><p>In addition, the updated statutory guidance for local authorities’ youth provision puts an emphasis on the importance of youth work practice and on employing or encouraging the employment of individuals with youth work skills and qualifications.</p><p>To support the youth workforce, DCMS funds the National Youth Agency to set professional standards, qualifications and a curriculum for youth work, including a youth work apprenticeship and free-to-access training. DCMS also funds youth worker bursaries which allows youth workers and volunteers to gain qualifications in youth work. To date, DCMS has funded over 2,000 bursaries and we are providing £1,075,000 for over 700 adults who would otherwise be unable to undertake youth work qualifications due to cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/05/2024 13:17:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1713032

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Young People: Public Participation
	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 ensure young people continue to have opportunities for democratic participation at the local authority level following the closure of the British Youth Council.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	23266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council and want to express gratitude for its work over the years. Whilst the British Youth Council has closed, we will continue to support the UK Youth Parliament as the national programme for democratic participation at the Local Authority Level. In addition, Local Authorities have a Statutory Duty to consult with young people in the planning and delivery of local youth services.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 23267 question first answered 01/05/2024 14:15:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1713033

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Young People: Public Participation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the British Youth Council on youth representation at the local authority level.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	23267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council and want to express gratitude for its work over the years. Whilst the British Youth Council has closed, we will continue to support the UK Youth Parliament as the national programme for democratic participation at the Local Authority Level. In addition, Local Authorities have a Statutory Duty to consult with young people in the planning and delivery of local youth services.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 23266 question first answered 01/05/2024 14:15:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan