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1141475

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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	Charities: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to appoint a Principal Regulator for Exempt Charities using the community benefit society legal form; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	280909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>An appropriate body could not be found that was willing and able to take on the role of Principal Regulator for charitable community benefit societies. Therefore, there are currently no plans to appoint a Principal Regulator for these charities. However we will keep this position under review. The Charities Act 2006 does not require the appointment of a principal regulator and exempt charities are still bound by the general principles of charity law.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 08/10/2019 07:59:26 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1236648

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) allocating capital grants to assist with the cost of (i) commercial rent, (ii) lease payments, (iii) insurance costs, (iv) business rates and (v) tax breaks, (b) longer mortgage holidays, (c) extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (d) extending the Self-employed Income Support Scheme for the creative industries supply chain; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	93506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with their Ministerial colleagues to discuss a variety of issues.</p><p>On 5 July, the government announced a major £1.57 billion support package for cultural organisations to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. Alongside recovery grants, and a repayable finance option for the largest organisations, the package includes £120m of capital investment to restart construction on cultural infrastructure and for heritage construction projects in England which was paused due to Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), business rates relief, a reduction in VAT to 5% for tourism and hospitality firms for six months, and the Bounce Back Loan schemes in particular are providing support to organisations across the arts and creative industries sector.</p><p>Our world-beating creative industries are nothing without the people who work in them, and we are working hard to help provide financial support to freelancers in those sectors.</p><p>Arts Council England has made £95m available for individuals - which includes £75m in project grants to maximise employment opportunities, £18m in “Developing your Creative Practice” program, for individuals looking to develop new creative skills and £2m in benevolent funds to support the likes of stage managers and technicians.</p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/09/2020 15:07:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

816797

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	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 much Government funding has been allocated to the National Citizen Service in each of the last seven years; how that money was allocated; and what the objectives were for that spending.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	121224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Information about Government funding for NCS is available in the published accounts for Cabinet Office (2010/11 - 2015/16) and DCMS (2016/17), copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. Government allocates NCS Trust an annual budget, based on projected participation rates, within the Spending Review financial settlement for that year. Each year NCS Trust is funded to deliver an agreed number of NCS participants, to deliver positive impacts for participants and to improve the overall value for money of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 10:42:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

816789

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Scout Association: 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 much funding the Scout Association received from the Government in each of the last seven years; and the purposes for which that funding was provided.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	121216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Scout Association received £1,288,573 in FY 13/14 as part of the Department for Communities and Local Government-funded Youth United Foundation Social Inclusion Programme. This Programme was designed to increase young people’s access to voluntary youth activities in a number of targeted areas of deprivation across England.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, the Cabinet Office launched the £10 million Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund designed to create new uniformed youth group units. The grant was distributed by Youth United Foundation and included two funding rounds in FY 14/15 and FY 15/16. The Scout Association received the following funding during the lifetime of the fund:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Phase</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund Round 1</p></td><td><p>£1,379,637</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>Creation of places for harder to reach young people.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund Round 2</p></td><td><p>£445,420</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>Piloting innovative approaches to engage young people with physical or learning disabilities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Scout Association also received £159,005 in FY 15/16 and £123,245 in FY 16/17 as part of the Department for Education’s Character Grant scheme. This funding was for a project entitled Character by Doing, a 12 month pilot project led by the Scout Association in partnership with the independent think-tank Demos and six schools to trial a schools-based model of Scouting in areas of deprivation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 16:29:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1147607

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Jainism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	292811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Britain’s Jain community makes a positive contribution to life in this country. This Government values its contribution immensely.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is always keen to work with the Jain community on matters that are important to them, and we will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/10/2019 16:38:31 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1136021

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Credit Unions
	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 offers employees a payroll deduction service to enable staff to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	271326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not offer a payroll deduction facility to be used for joining a credit union service. There are currently no plans to introduce one.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/07/2019 14:39:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131382

	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Empty Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the names and locations of the land and buildings owned by his Department that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	263031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 the Office of Government Property published the Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land, providing detailed guidance on how to plan for and execute land disposals.</p><p> </p><p>This guide mandates that departmental land holdings must be registered on the e-PIMs central record system. Land holdings deemed surplus are recorded on the Register of Surplus Land for at least 40 days for other government departments to express an interest.</p><p> </p><p>Homes England and Department for Education/LocatEd are given a higher allowance of 50 days to express an interest if the site could be developed for housing or a free school.</p><p> </p><p>After the 50-day period surplus land holdings are recorded on the publicly accessible Government Property Finder on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/06/2019 15:35:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1059080

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which EU agencies his Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	219255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>During the Implementation Period, the terms of the UK’s participation in EU agencies and bodies will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/02/2019 16:16:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050288

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Trade Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	213176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and to obtain it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2019 14:13:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1140572

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 271326, for what reasons his Department does not offer a payroll deduction service to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	279362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm the department currently does not have the facility to allow staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions. Staff can still make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 09:31:40 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas