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1719308

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	National Citizen Service Trust: Termination of Employment
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 staff have left the National Citizen Service in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	27068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not centrally hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/05/2024 11:06:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1719391

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	British Overseas Territories: Scouts and Guides
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 support Scouting and Girlguiding in the British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	26979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/05/2024 11:02:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1716436

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	Charities: Food Technology
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 provide support to (a) Coalville CAN and (b) other charities that provide cooking lessons for children and elderly people.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	25229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>There is a range of funding available for organisations that are working to support and improve their communities. The ‘Find a grant’ service is a search function which helps organisations search for government grants. The filtering system allows you to select grants which are open to applications from non-profits (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-government-grants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-government-grants</a>).</p><p>The National Lottery Community Fund also hosts a number of funding programmes (<a href="https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding" target="_blank">https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding</a>).</p><p>At a more local level, most areas of the country have Community Foundations that manage at least one local grant fund or can offer guidance (<a href="https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/" target="_blank">https://www.ukcommunityfoundations.org/</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/05/2024 10:10:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1701001

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Equality Advisory and Support Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many enquiries the Equality Advisory and Support Service has responded to in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	21729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect this information. The member may wish to ask EASS for it directly. However, it may be of interest for the Member to note that the EASS receives around 3,000 calls per month and has a stringent Key Performance Indicator that requires operators to answer 85% of all calls within 30 seconds. That target is routinely met. In a recent customer satisfaction survey nearly 90% of respondents were ‘Satisfied’ or higher with the service that they received.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/04/2024 16:03:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1700405

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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 Services: 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 the (a) value of grants made and (b) number of recipients of funding was from the Million Hours Fund since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	21292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Million Hours Fund is investing £22 million in youth organisations across England to enable them to deliver additional hours of positive activities for young people in areas with higher levels of anti-social behaviour.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched the Million Hours Fund in 2023, alongside The National Lottery Community Fund (TNCLF), who have provided match funding and are also delivering the Fund. The Fund is split into two delivery phases: Phase 1 was delivered during the summer of 2023 and Phase 2 awards are currently being finalised, with delivery planned until March 2026.</p><p>The value of grants awarded under <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-awarded-to-youth-services-for-summer-holiday-activities" target="_blank">Phase 1 is £3,776,551 and 430 organisations received funding</a>. These figures are correct as of 16/04/2024. More details on the value and number of organisations receiving awards under Phase 2 will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/04/2024 13:24:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1700406

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) value of grants made and (b) number of recipients of funding was from the National Citizen Service in (i) Hampshire and (ii) the UK was since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	21293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Following Covid-19 and a strategic review, in 2023 the NCS Trust launched a new delivery model for the NCS programme. The new programme consists of residential, community and digital experiences. NCS Trust provides grant-funding to local organisations across England to deliver these community experiences.</p><p>From 2023/24 the NCS Trust began issuing grants. The total spend on grant-funding so far is £21.7m with a total of 94 organisations in receipt of grant-funding across England. Three organisations operating within Hampshire have received grant-funding, namely Unloc, Oasis and Personal Best Education. These organisations have received £267,461 for the operation of their community experiences in Hampshire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/04/2024 14:38:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1700407

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Civil Society: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) value of grants made and (b) number of recipients of funding from the VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme was in (i) the UK and (ii) Hampshire since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	21294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme (EES) is a £25.5 million fund to support voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across England to save money on energy bills. It was announced at the Spring Budget 2023 as part of the £101.5 million to support VCSE organisations struggling with cost of living pressures.</p><p>The scheme has two components:</p><ol><li>Independent Energy Assessment (IEA): This involves an independent energy assessor helping organisations identify energy-saving opportunities. This component opened for applications on 7 December 2023, and hundreds of IEAs have already been delivered to VCSEs across England. Hundreds more will be delivered over the coming months.</li><li>Capital Grants: Grants can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, such as improving insulation or installing new heating and lighting systems. The first grant round for this component was open between 18 January and 28 February 2024, and the first round of awards will be made very soon. All funds for capital measures must be spent by the end of March 2025.</li></ol><p>As both components of the fund are still being delivered, details of the grants distributed (including award amounts and locations of the beneficiaries) are yet to be announced, but will be in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/04/2024 11:27:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1700408

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Voluntary Organisations: 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 the (a) value of grants made and (b) number of recipients of funding from the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund was in (i) the UK and (ii) Hampshire.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	21295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund (CCLF) was a £76 million fund for critical frontline services helping low-income households in England through last winter. It was announced at the Spring Budget 2023 as part of the £101.5 million to support VCSE organisations struggling with cost of living pressures.</p><p>Details of the first 865 grants awarded through CCLF have been published on gov.uk and details of all remaining grants awarded will be announced later this summer. As of 4th December 2023, 16 organisations in Hampshire have been awarded a total of £742,433.86.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/04/2024 11:29:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1698629

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	UK Youth Parliament
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 help (a) continue the operation of the UK Youth Parliament and (b) ensure all regions receive adequate (i) financial and (ii) operational support to facilitate the Parliament.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	20470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 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. Government is committed to the delivery of the UK Youth Parliament and intends to use funding allocated to the British Youth Council in 2024/25 to support the programme. We are working alongside previous UK Youth Parliament delivery partners from English regions and the devolved administrations, to understand the implications of the British Youth Council’s closure. We have been working at pace to identify a suitable organisation which can hold overall grant management responsibility for the UKYP 24/25. A preferred candidate has been identified and we are currently undertaking final due diligence checks and negotiating terms and I will update the house as soon as next steps have been formalised.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/04/2024 14:58:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1697905

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Loneliness: Older People
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 tackle chronic loneliness in people over the age of 65; and what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of those steps.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Many people experience loneliness and social isolation, and the Government is committed to reducing the stigma associated with loneliness, and building a more connected society. Government, local councils, health systems and voluntary and community sector organisations all have an important role to play in achieving this.</p><p>Since publishing the first ever government Strategy for Tackling Loneliness and appointing the world’s first Minister for Loneliness in 2018, we have invested almost £80 million in tackling loneliness. These interventions include a national communications campaign that aims to reduce the stigma of loneliness, which has reached at least 25 million people across the country. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also delivering the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’ to boost volunteering and reduce loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England. We have also brought together over 750 people from across the public, private and charity sectors through our Tackling Loneliness Hub, where members can learn from events and workshops, share the latest research and collaborate on new initiatives.</p><p>Last March, we published the fourth annual report of our Tackling Loneliness Strategy. It contains over 60 new and ongoing commitments from 11 government departments. So far, we have made progress against at least 46 of these commitments and at least 7 have been completed. Due to the nature of the commitments many have now been incorporated into business as usual. The fifth annual report will provide a full update on commitments, and is due to be published in May.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 19935 19936 question first answered 02/04/2024 14:44:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi