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1584365

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Gambling: Payment Methods
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 assessment of the potential merits of allowing trials of the use of cashless payments for the land-based gambling sector.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	140292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>Cashless payments via digital apps, ticket in ticket out systems and debit card payments at cash desks are currently permitted in the land-based gambling sector. It is also possible to pay for chips at a casino gaming table by turning away from the table and completing a debit card transaction with a staff member.</p><p>Secondary legislation (The Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007) currently prohibits the use of debit cards for payment at machine games. However, the government is considering issues around payment mechanisms as part of its wide-ranging Review of the Gambling Act. We will publish a White Paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 14:20:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1584366

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Gambling: Coastal Areas and Urban Areas
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 assessment of the potential impact of the land-based gambling sector on (a) coastal towns and (b) other high streets.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	140293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the contribution made by the land-based gambling sector both in terms of jobs and gross value added (GVA) to the economies of coastal towns and other high streets. The government is considering a range of issues relating to the land-based sector as part of the wide-ranging scope of our Gambling Act Review, and will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 14:21:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1584429

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Safety
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 plans to take steps to improve the safety of white collar boxing events.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140175 140176 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584430

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Safety
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 assessment of the implications for her policies of the proposal from the national governing bodies for boxing that all unlicensed white collar boxing events should (a) be fully affiliated and (b) comply with the bodies' minimum (i) criteria, (ii) standards and (iii) requirements for such events.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140174 140176 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584431

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Safety
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 plans to require that unlicensed white collar boxing events comply with the minimum (a) criteria, (b) standards and (c) requirements set by the national governing bodies for boxing.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140174 140175 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584432

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support is available to community boxing clubs in England.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140178 140179 140180 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584433

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of grassroots boxing clubs on local communities.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140177 140179 140180 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584434

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Community Development
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 plans to undertake qualitative research on the potential impact of community boxing clubs on (a) local communities and (b) wider society.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140177 140178 140180 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584435

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Operating Costs
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 take steps to support grass roots boxing clubs with increases in their running costs over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140177 140178 140179 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584436

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Boxing: Energy
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 plans to make available any additional support to grass roots boxing clubs in response to increases in energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	140181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140177 140178 140179 140180 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain