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1342683

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Events Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to make further financial support available to the events industry in response to the extension of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	902128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The events industry makes a valuable contribution to the UK economy, and the Government is committed to supporting the sector’s recovery.</p><p /> <p>We have provided an additional £700 million to support local and national arts, culture and sports institutions as they reopen, that’s on top of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, bringing our total support for sports and culture to over £2 billion, with around £600 million yet to be distributed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/07/2021 11:04:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1341227

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulations in place for umbrella companies.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	23133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to tackling those who use umbrella company arrangements as part of abusive tax avoidance schemes. In the Finance Act 2021, the Government introduced a package of measures to strengthen existing anti-avoidance regimes and tighten the rules designed to tackle promoters and enablers of tax avoidance schemes. On 23 March 2021, the Government launched a consultation on a further package of measures to tackle promoters and the UK entities that support them. We will be publishing a summary of responses to this consultation and next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Government has already taken steps to improve transparency for agency workers, including those employed by umbrella companies, by bringing in the Key Information Document from 6 April 2020. The Government has also committed to expand state enforcement for agency workers to cover umbrella companies, which will enable inspectors to investigate relevant complaints involving umbrella companies and take enforcement action where required. This will require primary legislation which the Government will bring forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/07/2021 11:03:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1341249

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking in preparation for the upcoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations of prepaid funeral plans to ensure that people who have purchased plans from suppliers that fail to receive FCA approval will receive an equal plan from another provider or get a refund.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	23134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>Following consultation with industry the Government concluded that the majority of providers operating in the pre-paid funeral plan market are well run with properly funded trusts.</p><p>The Government also found that the reports of poor practices have largely been attributed to providers that had chosen not to register with the sector’s voluntary regulatory body – the Funeral Planning Authority – thereby demonstrating that a voluntary system of regulation cannot be fully effective because providers can simply choose not to comply.</p><p>It is a regrettable fact that bringing a previously unregulated sector into regulation creates a possibility that some providers are not able to meet the threshold for authorisation</p><p><br>The Government therefore cannot rule out that in authorising these firms under the new regime, it is revealed that some funeral plan providers are unable to deliver on the promises they have made to their customers.</p><p>However, the Government and the FCA are monitoring the situation very closely and, subject to the facts at the time, stand ready to take any appropriate action.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/07/2021 14:02:04 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1336888

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	NHS: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of Budget 2021 on the ability of the Northern Ireland Executive to reduce NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	901175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>It is clear that waiting times in Northern Ireland are too long and the Executive has committed to the transformation of the health service and tackling waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Naturally, the Executive’s focus over the last year has been on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. But, as we now recover from the pandemic, I know the Executive will want to build back better and I welcome the fact that the Executive’s Health Minister yesterday set out his plan to tackle these waiting times by 2026. That is why it is important we continue to see the Executive in place to deliver for all the people of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In support of this, the UK Government is providing substantial funding to enable the Executive to deliver excellent public services, with £15.6bn provided in 2021/22. This is in addition to £445m explicitly to support the transformation of public services from NDNA and Confidence and Supply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/06/2021 13:40:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1334108

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UK Committee for UNICEF and Carnegie UK Trust’s recent report, Closing the Digital Divide for Good; and what steps his Department plans to take to implement the recommendations outlined in that report.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department’s investment in devices, platforms, training and digital services is being built on to develop a sustainable strategy for digital technology in education. As part of this, the Department will review the report and consider the implications.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/06/2021 15:35:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1334114

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Exercise and Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he is making on implementing his policies on improving children's health and wellbeing through the provision of physical education and school sport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Health and Social Care to provide children with greater opportunities to do 60 minutes of sport and physical activity every day inside and outside school.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out initial actions in the School Sport and Activity Action Plan in July 2019. The Department has worked to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak and is delivering on the actions set out in the plan. This includes providing £11.6 million to Sport England to understand and overcome barriers to schools opening their sport facilities, funding nine teaching school networks to develop and deliver Physical Education (PE) continued professional development programmes and Sport England has provided £1.5 million of National Lottery funding to launch a new digital schools’ platform, designed to reach girls who have disengaged from PE. The Department subsequently announced £10.1 million in funding to support schools to open sports facilities outside of the school day.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has confirmed its intention to publish an update to the action plan following the Spending Review later this year and is working closely with sport organisations through the School Sport and Activity Sector Forum to discuss the Government’s long term approach to PE and school sport.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 15197 question first answered 22/06/2021 11:46:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1334115

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Exercise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting a long-term strategy to help improve physical activity and wellbeing in young people.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Health and Social Care to provide children with greater opportunities to do 60 minutes of sport and physical activity every day inside and outside school.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out initial actions in the School Sport and Activity Action Plan in July 2019. The Department has worked to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak and is delivering on the actions set out in the plan. This includes providing £11.6 million to Sport England to understand and overcome barriers to schools opening their sport facilities, funding nine teaching school networks to develop and deliver Physical Education (PE) continued professional development programmes and Sport England has provided £1.5 million of National Lottery funding to launch a new digital schools’ platform, designed to reach girls who have disengaged from PE. The Department subsequently announced £10.1 million in funding to support schools to open sports facilities outside of the school day.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has confirmed its intention to publish an update to the action plan following the Spending Review later this year and is working closely with sport organisations through the School Sport and Activity Sector Forum to discuss the Government’s long term approach to PE and school sport.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 15196 question first answered 22/06/2021 11:46:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1334116

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children with disabilities can participate in appropriate physical activity at school.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department has provided £900,000 to the Inclusion 2020 programme since 2018, which supports 9,328 schools with continuing professional development to ensure that physical education (PE) and school sport is inclusive of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This programme funded the development of new teacher resources such as the ‘All about Autism, All about Me’ digital toolkit, endorsed by the National Autistic Society, which provides support for making PE and sport inclusive to pupils with autism spectrum conditions.</p><p>The Department has committed to continue to fund a programme to support children and young people with SEND to take part in PE and school sport. It launched an open competition process last month to select a new programme.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2021 12:19:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1334117

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exercise: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the promotion of physical activity among young people.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people have the best opportunities to engage in sport and physical activity. Our Sporting Future strategy sets out how important it is for all children to have a good experience of sport and physical activity while they are young.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s arm’s-length body, Sport England, has invested over £190 million into physical activity for children and young people over 2016-2021, including programmes such as the £40 million Families Fund, which encourages low-income families with children to do sport and physical activity together. Initiatives such as the Studio You video platform, funded by Sport England and powered by This Girl Can, are also encouraging more teenage girls to be active.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s School Sport and Activity Action Plan (jointly published by the Department for Education, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Department for Health and Social Care in July 2019) sets out a commitment to ongoing collaboration to support the delivery of high-quality PE lessons and to ensure that sport and physical activity are an integral part of both the school day and after-school activities. This is supported by £320 million per year through the PE and sport premium. More recently, the Government has hosted roundtables on how to take support for young people even further, and has committed to updating the Government sport strategy, with children and young people central to this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/06/2021 15:16:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1334118

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children and Young People: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the role that physical education and school sport can play in promoting mental wellbeing among children and young people.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	15200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department works with the Department of Health and Social Care to regularly review the latest evidence on children and young people’s mental wellbeing, including the impact of physical activity and sport. Physical education (PE) and school sport play a central role in ensuring that pupils have the opportunity to take part in sport and exercise. For this reason, PE is a foundation subject in all four Key Stages of the National Curriculum.</p><p>Evidence suggests that good quality sporting activity can have a positive impact on children and young people’s general wellbeing and mental health. For example, research by the National Centre for Social Research shows that participating in organised sports and joining after school clubs can help to improve primary school children’s academic performance and social skills.</p><p>There is also evidence that organised sporting activity can have a positive effect on personal development and contribute to wellbeing such as improved self-esteem, self-confidence, and social skills. Such activity can have a beneficial effect on mental health in terms of reducing anxiety, emotional distress, and depressive symptoms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2021 12:22:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper