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1642259

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Charities: Hampshire
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 is taking steps to financially support charities in Hampshire who have increased service demand.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	188116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to support charities across the country, including in Hampshire, with rising energy prices.<strong></strong></p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provided charities and voluntary organisations with support for their energy bills up to 31 March 2023, and they continue to receive support under the Energy Bill Discount Scheme.</p><p>As announced in the Spring Budget, the government will also provide over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England. This will be targeted towards those organisations most at risk from cost of living pressures, due to increased demand and higher delivery costs, as well as providing investment in energy efficiency. Work is underway to finalise the delivery time frames and eligibility criteria. Further details will be announced as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 188117 question first answered 14/06/2023 11:06:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1642260

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Charities: Hampshire
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 is taking steps to provide financial support to charities in Hampshire in the context of the rise in energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	188117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to support charities across the country, including in Hampshire, with rising energy prices.<strong></strong></p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provided charities and voluntary organisations with support for their energy bills up to 31 March 2023, and they continue to receive support under the Energy Bill Discount Scheme.</p><p>As announced in the Spring Budget, the government will also provide over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England. This will be targeted towards those organisations most at risk from cost of living pressures, due to increased demand and higher delivery costs, as well as providing investment in energy efficiency. Work is underway to finalise the delivery time frames and eligibility criteria. Further details will be announced as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 188116 question first answered 14/06/2023 11:06:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1641133

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Sports: British Overseas Territories
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 is providing support for sporting initiatives in the British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	187071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government funds the majority of support for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England.</p><p>Sport England does not provide any funding or support to British Overseas Territories.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 187072 question first answered 08/06/2023 14:41:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1641134

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Sports: British Overseas Territories
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 funding her Department has provided for sporting programmes in British Overseas Territories in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	187072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government funds the majority of support for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England.</p><p>Sport England does not provide any funding or support to British Overseas Territories.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 187071 question first answered 08/06/2023 14:41:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1641317

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Guide Dogs: Business Premises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that guide dog users are protected from access refusals.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	187338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>No one should be refused access to businesses or services because they use a guide or other assistance dog.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), businesses and public bodies that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against disabled people, including those with assistance dogs. The Act places a duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access to premises, buildings and services. This could include allowing the use of assistance dogs so that disabled customers have the same access to goods and services and are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled customers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Parliament intended the Act to guide the policies of service providers, including those exercising public functions, as well as providing legal protection. Failure by a service provider to comply with the Act by making a reasonable adjustment will mean that they have unlawfully discriminated on grounds of disability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>People who feel that they have been discriminated against can use other provisions within the Act to seek redress against a non-compliant service provider, including going to Court if necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is the case for all the other protected characteristics in the Act and the Government has no plans to amend this process, which is based on the long-established civil law principle that it is for an aggrieved person to enforce the law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 187339 question first answered 12/06/2023 14:15:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1641318

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Guide Dogs: Business Premises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to introduce enforceable penalties for businesses who refuse access to guide dog users.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	187339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>No one should be refused access to businesses or services because they use a guide or other assistance dog.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), businesses and public bodies that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against disabled people, including those with assistance dogs. The Act places a duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access to premises, buildings and services. This could include allowing the use of assistance dogs so that disabled customers have the same access to goods and services and are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled customers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Parliament intended the Act to guide the policies of service providers, including those exercising public functions, as well as providing legal protection. Failure by a service provider to comply with the Act by making a reasonable adjustment will mean that they have unlawfully discriminated on grounds of disability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>People who feel that they have been discriminated against can use other provisions within the Act to seek redress against a non-compliant service provider, including going to Court if necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is the case for all the other protected characteristics in the Act and the Government has no plans to amend this process, which is based on the long-established civil law principle that it is for an aggrieved person to enforce the law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 187338 question first answered 12/06/2023 14:15:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1640437

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	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, with reference to the findings of the report Time Well Spent 2023 published by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations on 2 May 2023, whether she is taking steps to help improve satisfaction levels among volunteers.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	186835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Volunteering is vital for society and the Government recognises this. It benefits volunteers and the organisations involving them and has transformational impacts on beneficiaries and their communities. Government aims to remove barriers to getting people involved.</p><p>Government sees the experience and satisfaction of volunteers as a key part of unlocking the benefits of volunteering. We are supporting the volunteering sector’s Vision for Volunteering initiative, which focuses on improving the volunteer experience, including an investment of £609,000.</p><p>We will consider the full findings of the Time Well Spent survey when the report is published in June 2023 by NCVO.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/06/2023 14:05:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1640438

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: 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, whether her Department has taken steps to retain the volunteers engaged in the Big Help Out during the 2023 Coronation.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	186836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Volunteering is vital for society and the Government recognises this. It benefits volunteers and the organisations involving them and has transformational impacts on beneficiaries and their communities. Government aims to remove barriers to getting people involved.</p><p>The Big Help Out was a day of community volunteering to mark the Coronation of King Charles III, held on 8 May 2023, and was led by the Together coalition and the Shaping the Future with Volunteering group ​​to encourage people to help out in their communities.</p><p>The Government provided £450,000 to support the campaign, which saw millions of people volunteering in their community. I have since met with the organisers, who are currently considering proposals to build on the legacy of the Big Help Out campaign.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 186837 question first answered 05/06/2023 14:23:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1640439

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: 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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of turning the Big Help Out initiative on 8 May 2023 into an annual occurrence.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	186837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Volunteering is vital for society and the Government recognises this. It benefits volunteers and the organisations involving them and has transformational impacts on beneficiaries and their communities. Government aims to remove barriers to getting people involved.</p><p>The Big Help Out was a day of community volunteering to mark the Coronation of King Charles III, held on 8 May 2023, and was led by the Together coalition and the Shaping the Future with Volunteering group ​​to encourage people to help out in their communities.</p><p>The Government provided £450,000 to support the campaign, which saw millions of people volunteering in their community. I have since met with the organisers, who are currently considering proposals to build on the legacy of the Big Help Out campaign.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 186836 question first answered 05/06/2023 14:23:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1640548

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether it is her Department's policy to provide additional funding to support disabled candidates standing at the next General Election.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	186960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 stipulates that parties must make reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates and ensure, as far as possible, that they have the same access as non-disabled candidates. Ministers have made clear in letters to parties and Statements to the House that ultimately the responsibility sits with political parties.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/06/2023 15:45:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper