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390941

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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: Expenditure
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 his Department has spent on sport in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	7849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>Figures in the first three tables below (for Ashfield, Nottinghamshire and East Midlands) show Sport England direct investment in local projects in these areas only. The figures in the final table (for England) include additional money being spent on grassroots sports by national governing bodies and other national partners in which Sport England is investing to get more people playing sport across England.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ashfield awards (both Exchequer and National Lottery investment)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>15,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>13,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>68,792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 160,380</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Nottinghamshire awards (both Exchequer and National Lottery investment)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>1,399,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>2,187,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>2,551,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>4,427,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>3,712,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,994,369</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>East Midlands awards (both Exchequer and National Lottery investment)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>6,230,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>10,221,762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>12,723,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>10,780,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>21,822,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 61,779,158</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>England total awards (both Exchequer and National Lottery investment, and all investment in National Governing Bodies)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>173,624,416</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>235,770,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>199,462,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>402,635,902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>312,592,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 1,324,086,405</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These are the most up-to-date figures. Awards are updated each quarter with new commitments, decommitments and adjustments. Delivery postcodes are also, on occasion, updated to be more accurate. This is why there are differences in the figures for the PQ above and the answer given to PQ 169026 from Gloria De Piero MP of 8 October 2013.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 15:01:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

390942

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Gaming Machines: Copeland
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 fixed-odds betting terminals there were in Copeland constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>A betting premises licence issued under the Gambling Act 2005 authorises its holder to make up to 4 gaming machines available for use. This entitlement is limited to gaming machines terminals which fall within sub-categories B2 (what we commonly think of when we refer to FOBTs), B3 and B4, and categories C and D.</p><p><br> <br></p><p>Industry data shows that the constituency of Copeland ha for all categories of gaming machines:</p><p> </p><p>54 terminals in 2015</p><p>50 terminals in 2014</p><p>49 terminals in 2013</p><p>46 terminals in 2012</p><p> </p><p><br> There are no figures for 2011.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 15:02:23 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390943

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Horse Racing: Prize Money
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the total prize money dispersed in horse racing in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of how much the betting industry has contributed to horse racing through (a) levy payments, (b) media rights and (c) sponsorship in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	7767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The total amount of prize money distributed in horseracing over the past 5 years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Amount (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>98.96</p></td><td><p>93.89</p></td><td><p>97.78</p></td><td><p>114.2</p></td><td><p>123.2</p></td><td><p>130.8 (estimate)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: BHA Fact Book 2014 for 2010-2013 inclusive; BHA press notice of 14 January 2015 for 2014 and 2015</em></p><p>Notes:</p><p>a) Prize money comes from three main sources – the Levy Board, Racecourses (including sponsor contributions) and Owners (via entry fees).</p><p>b) The sport of horseracing is organised by calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>Total yield in the past 5 financial years from betting operators via the Levy Board, comprising statutory Levy payments and contributions made voluntarily, is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Amount (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>59.9</p></td><td><p>74.7</p></td><td><p>74.3</p></td><td><p>78.0</p></td><td><p>71.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Horserace Betting Levy Board</em></p><p>Notes:</p><p>a) Levy Schemes follow the financial year.</p><p>b) Offshore remote operators do not pay Levy unless they choose to do so through voluntary arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department holds no annual breakdowns of information about betting industry payments to racing by way of media rights. <em>The Economic Impact of British Racing 2013</em> (Deloitte) notes that relevant media companies received a total income of £153m in 2012 compared with £104m in 2008 (p.12). After deducting media companies’ operating costs, £88m of this was paid to the racecourses in 2012 (2008: £57m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department holds no annual breakdowns of information about betting industry payments to racing by way of sponsorship. The total amount of sponsorship received by racing in 2012, from all sources, amounted to £38.6m, of which £31m went to racecourses. 41% of sponsored races were sponsored by betting companies (up from 37% in 2005). The total prize money of those races was £31.8m, but not all of this can be attributed to contributions from the betting industry (<em>The Economic Impact of British Racing 2013</em> p.44).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 15:04:39 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

389770

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Betting Shops: 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 he will make an assessment of the effect of single manning in bookmakers on the safety and security of (a) staff and (b) customers.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to conduct an assessment of the effect of single manning in bookmakers.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in England and Wales and Scotland. The Gambling Commission does not have a remit to promote safety in bookmakers for staff and customers.</p><p>The Association of British Bookmakers’ (ABB) ‘Safe Bet Alliance’ provides specific guidance on staffing security in bookmakers. This guidance was drafted with the input of the Metropolitan Police, Crimestoppers, and the Institute of Conflict Management and Community Union.</p><p>ABB members only operate single manning when a risk assessment has been undertaken. The guidance states that ‘Operators should only allow lone working once a risk assessment has been carried out and where there is evidence to show that lone working at a particular time of the day is safe’.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 7098 question first answered 28/07/2015 09:10:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

389773

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Betting Shops: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on single manning in betting shops.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>I have not received any representations concerning single manning in betting shops.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 09:09:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

389774

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Betting Shops: 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 the Gambling Commission has a remit to promote safety in bookmakers for staff and customers as part of its work to promote responsible gambling.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to conduct an assessment of the effect of single manning in bookmakers.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in England and Wales and Scotland. The Gambling Commission does not have a remit to promote safety in bookmakers for staff and customers.</p><p>The Association of British Bookmakers’ (ABB) ‘Safe Bet Alliance’ provides specific guidance on staffing security in bookmakers. This guidance was drafted with the input of the Metropolitan Police, Crimestoppers, and the Institute of Conflict Management and Community Union.</p><p>ABB members only operate single manning when a risk assessment has been undertaken. The guidance states that ‘Operators should only allow lone working once a risk assessment has been carried out and where there is evidence to show that lone working at a particular time of the day is safe’.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 7097 question first answered 28/07/2015 09:10:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

388548

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
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 local television stations were created between May 2010 and May 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	6244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>Local televisions services started in November 2013 with the launch of Estuary TV in Grimsby. To date, Ofcom has awarded licenses to 34 local TV stations in two phases. 18 out of 19 Phase One stations have started broadcasting. The first of the Phase 2 stations is due to launch before the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/07/2015 11:02:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

386966

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the benefits to the economy of superfast broadband access.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Albert Owen
uin	5124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK Broadband Impact Study - Impact Report<em> (November 2013)</em>, an expert report by analysts SQW (with Cambridge Econometrics), estimated that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds since 2008 will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024. This level of uplift contributes an average of 0.07 percentage points to real annual GVA growth over this period. It also demonstrated that the benefits will be shared across the UK, helping the rebalancing of our economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 5126 question first answered 28/07/2015 16:24:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

386543

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had to discuss the role of local authorities in the future of grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	5006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>On 7<sup>th</sup> July I met with Councillor Stephens from the Local Government Association and I am always open to engaging with local authority representatives on this important subject. Local authorities have a very important role in ensuring people from all backgrounds are able to participate in sport. They own or manage a large amount of sporting infrastructure in the country and have a responsibility to make sure that facilities and infrastructure are available and accessible. The Government, through Sport England, works closely with a wide range of local authorities, providing expert advice and funding to sustain and increase the number of people playing sport regularly.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 14:12:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

386567

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which periodicals and newspapers his Department subscribes to; how many of each such periodical his Department acquires; and what the cost of subscribing to such periodicals was in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	5031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department purchases the following newspapers each week:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Sun M-F x 3</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Times M-F x 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Times M-F X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily <del class="ministerial">Telegraph</del> <ins class="ministerial">Telegraph</ins> M-F X 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent M-F X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guardian M-F X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mail M-F X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Express M-F X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mirror M-F X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Racing Post M-F X1</p><p>Racing Post Saturday X 1</p><p>Racing Post Sunday X 1</p><p>Guardian Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Times Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent-Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mail Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Express Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sun Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Times Saturday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mirror Sat X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Tele<ins class="ministerial">graph</ins> Saturday X 1</p><p>Sunday Times X 1</p><p>Sunday Telegraph X 1</p><p>Independent on Sunday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Observer X 1</p><p>Mail On Sunday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Express X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Mirror X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Sun On Sunday X 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spectator X 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Statesman X 1</p><p>Arts Review X 1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The total amount spent on newspapers for Financial Year 2014-15 was £9659.16</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/07/2015 16:22:33 question first ministerially corrected 30/07/2015 15:14:35 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 18740 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick