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60453

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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	Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to enable civil partnerships to be amended to marriage without recourse to a separate legal process.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	199521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 provides that civil partners may convert their civil partnership into marriage under regulations to be made by the Secretary of State, and that the resulting marriage will be treated as having subsisted since the date the civil partnership was formed. Civil partnerships and marriage are separate legal institutions so a process is required for conversion. We are working hard to ensure that couples wanting to convert their civil partnerships into marriages are able to do so as soon as possible. We aim to do this before the end of 2014.</p><p>These aspects of implementing the Act take longer because they involve developing and implementing completely new procedures and processes. This contrasts with the work to make new marriages for same-sex couples possible, where we were able to build on existing processes so implementation was more straightforward.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 16/06/2014 13:37:52 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

58401

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Children
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 his Department is taking to encourage primary school children to become active and involved in local sports organisations.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	199221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Over 17,500 schools are voluntarily taking part in the Sainsbury's School Games—over 70% of all schools in England—including approximately 13,000 primary schools. Participating schools can choose from sports formats developed by 31 National Governing bodies for sport. Schools are supported by 450 School Games organisers across the country, who are connecting School Games to community sports clubs to help ensure activity is sustained beyond school.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, through the primary PE and sport premium, we are investing over £450 million across government (up to and including the academic year 2015/16) to improve physical education and sport in primary schools. Heads are free to choose how they use the funding to secure the greatest impact, which may include working with local sports organisations and/or increasing pupils' participation in the School Games.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/06/2014 10:55:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

57763

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is measuring National Wellbeing, not as an index but through a framework of 41 indicators which capture social progress around important aspects of life for individuals, communities and the nation. The statistics are experimental and as such we should not expect to have examples of major policies that have been heavily influenced by the wellbeing data at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>Since the introduction of the ONS framework for measuring National Wellbeing in 2011, DCMS has worked closely with the ONS to introduce sport and culture participation measures within ONS' national wellbeing headline measures for adults (May 2013). In January this year, measures of sport and culture were also included within ONS' initial national child wellbeing measures. DCMS' National Statistic ‘Taking Part', on culture and sport engagement, has measured subjective wellbeing since 2005/06. In 2012 ONS' subjective wellbeing questions were also added to support further analysis of wellbeing impacts.</p><p> </p><p>Our policies of ‘Getting more people playing sport' and ‘Supporting vibrant and sustainable arts and culture' are directly linked to ONS' national wellbeing measurement. DCMS continues to work to better understand and consider the impact of its sectors and policy on people's wellbeing across a number of the domains in ONS' national wellbeing measures including health, education, crime and unemployment. For example, in our recently released reports on ‘Quantifying the Social Impacts of Culture and Sport<sup>1</sup>' and ‘Quantifying and Valuing the Wellbeing Impacts of Culture and Sport<sup>2</sup>'</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quantifying-the-social-impacts-of-sport-and-culture" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quantifying-the-social-impacts-of-sport-and-culture</a></p><p><sup>2 </sup><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quantifying-and-valuing-the-wellbeing-impacts-of-culture-and-sport" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quantifying-and-valuing-the-wellbeing-impacts-of-culture-and-sport</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/06/2014 15:02:27 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

58042

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Floods
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 of the Tourism Industry Fund for businesses in flood-affected parts of England has been (a) allocated to local authorities and (b) received by businesses to date.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	198653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government's tourism package on flood support was not grant based but, alongside a marketing programme, was funded business support offered via local workshops and drop in clinics to tourism and tourism related businesses. These sessions were organised locally by Destination Organisations on behalf of VisitEngland. They were accessed by over 700 businesses. Money was only allocated to local authorities where they were the accountable body for the Destination Organisations. This totalled £83,798 but not all Destination Organisations have local authorities as their accountable body.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/06/2014 14:46:19 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

58043

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Floods
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 of the Flood Relief Fund for Sport announced to restore damaged pitches, sport centres and facilities has been (a) allocated to local authorities and (b) received by sports facilities to date.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	198649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Sport England's Flood Relief Fund has made a total of 225 awards to date, totalling £515,542, of which:</p><p> </p><p>(a) Three awards totalling £6,560 have been made to Local Authorities.</p><p>(b) 222 awards totalling £508,982 have been made to sports clubs.</p><p> </p><p>The fund will remain open for applications until Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/06/2014 14:57:42 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

58211

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, if he will make it his policy that the Government adopt when designing domestic policy the same gender equality provisions as contained in the International (Gender Equality) Act 2014 for development assistance provision.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	198707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Public bodies in England, Scotland and Wales are subject to the s149 of the Equality Act 2010 (Public Sector Equality Duty), which requires them to have to due regard to the need to advance equality of opportunity between different groups, for example between men and women in carrying out their functions including policy development.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/06/2014 15:00:36 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

58239

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
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 his Department is taking to work with counterparts in other EU Member States to encourage tourism to the UK from Europe.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
uin	199032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>VisitEngland works closely with a network of National Tourism Organisations through the National Tourism Board Forum. Members include Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Malta, Denmark, Austria, Montenegro and Belgium. Activities of the forum include: regular meetings, sharing insights and best practice and marketing development.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/06/2014 15:03:37 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

50527

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what organisations have been funded by the Government Equalities Office to support access to short breaks and respite provision for children, young people and their families experiencing all types of disadvantage in each of the last five years; and how much each such organisation received.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	198435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has not provided any funding to such organisations.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

50293

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to hold events in Northern Ireland to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government is leading a wide-ranging programme of events and activities to mark the First World War centenary. HMS Caroline, moored in Belfast, has received £13.2 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to enable this veteran of the Battle of Jutland to open as a floating museum for the battle's centenary in 2016. Commemorative paving stones will be laid in the hometowns of Victoria Cross recipients born in Northern Ireland. The 14-18NOW cultural programme summer 2014 season includes events in both Belfast and Derry/Londonderry. There will be other First World War related activity as part of the wider decade of centenary commemorations in Ireland and Northern Ireland. At the same time, the Northern Ireland Centenary Committee is developing plans for a cross-community commemorative event at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast which will complement UK Government events in Glasgow, Belgium and London on 4 August 2014. Jeffrey Donaldson, as Chair of the Northern Ireland Centenary Committee, is a member of the UK Government Advisory Group.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

50305

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what guidance she has given to other Departments on commissioning publicly-funded research into gender differences in brain development and functioning.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	198267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>I have given no guidance to other departments on commissioning publicly-funded research into gender differences in brain development and functioning.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah