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1505886

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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	Sports: Autism
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 assessment she has made of the adequacy of provisions for autistic children to attend (a) major sporting events and (b) Premier league football games.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	49252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the National Autism Strategy published in 2021, the government aims to encourage businesses and organisations across the country to take steps to become more autism friendly to help tackle exclusion, loneliness and social isolation. As part of this, we expect sports organisations and major sporting events to do all they can to ensure autistic spectators have the best possible experience.</p><p>In 2016, the Premier League, alongside The Shippey Campaign and The Lord’s Taverners, launched a programme to fund sensory rooms in 20 top-flight clubs. These provide a more comfortable and appropriate environment for autistic children to watch football matches. They are in use at several Premier League clubs including Chelsea FC, Manchester City FC and Arsenal FC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/09/2022 15:34:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1468277

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
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	Football Index: Insolvency
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 ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of the (a) Gambling Commission and (b) Financial Conduct Authority, in the context of the collapse of Football Index.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	13816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The independent review into the regulation of Football Index, undertaken by Malcolm Sheehan QC and published last September, identified lessons to be learnt and provided recommendations for both the Gambling Commission and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p>Both regulators have taken steps to address the issues identified in the report. The Gambling Commission has updated the frameworks for risk based regulation so that product novelty is properly considered alongside other factors in determining the level of scrutiny an operator is placed under. The Commission has also consulted on tighter rules for the terminology used to describe gambling products.</p><p>The Commission and FCA have also worked together to strengthen their Memorandum of Understanding in response to Mr Sheehan’s recommendations, including with new escalation routes and commitments on timeliness of responses to ensure regulatory impasses can not remain unsolved. The FCA has additionally nominated an Executive Director to oversee the relationship with the Commission.</p><p>Our Review of the Gambling Act 2005 called for evidence on the powers and resources of the Commission and how it uses them, and we will publish a White Paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/06/2022 16:52:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1458992

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Swimming: Children
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 her Department is taking to support local authorities in offering swimming lessons to children.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	156585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to swimming pools and swimming lessons. Swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy as well as being a crucial life skill in terms of water safety. Swimming and water safety is an important part of the primary PE curriculum. The Government has published national guidance encouraging primary schools to use their share of the £320 million PE and Sport Premium to fund additional swimming lessons and train teachers.</p><p>The Government has provided a range of support for swimming pools during the pandemic. The £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country. Sport England continues to invest in access to swimming, awarding £9,112,544 in grassroots swimming and diving since 2019, including £6,230,502 directly to Swim England. This supports Swim England’s work to develop the swimming workforce, including the Institute of Swimming which delivers training for swimming teachers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/04/2022 11:03:44 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1453001

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Rugby Football League: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided to the Rugby Football League since 2017; and on what projects that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	143784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>I am looking forward to welcoming teams from across the world to the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup which will take place in October and November. As part of this, the government has provided £10 million worth of funding to the CreatedBy legacy programme to support the development of large and small scale projects.</p><p>The Rugby Football League has received support from the government’s £600 million Sport Survival Package which ensured the survival of sports organisations throughout the pandemic. The Rugby Football League received £16.7 million loan support and £1.95 million grant support from the package, totalling £18.6 million of combined funding. This funding has safeguarded the immediate future of the sport for the communities it serves.</p><p>Furthermore, rugby league clubs will have benefitted from the £220m of National Lottery and Exchequer funding committed by Sport England since March 2020 to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/03/2022 11:17:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1438913

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	5G: Planning Permission
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 assessment his Department has made of potential merits of amending planning legislation to facilitate the roll out of 5G; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing planning legislation in respect of that roll out.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	136643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The government’s ambition is for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027 and we also want to ensure that UK businesses reap the full benefits of 5G.</p><p>It is essential that the planning system continues to effectively support the deployment of new mobile infrastructure. On 7 March 2022, we published our response to the second of two consultations on necessary reforms to the planning system, setting out the changes we intend to make.</p><p>These changes will provide operators with the flexibility they require to upgrade existing sites in England for 5G deployment, enhance coverage and meet the growing demands for network capacity. They will also help improve coverage in rural areas by supporting the deployment of the Shared Rural Network, where sites will need to be installed and upgraded for sharing by the four national mobile network operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 14/03/2022 11:28:57 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1419645

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
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	Fan-led Review of Football Governance
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 her Department is taking to implement the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	117895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the long-term sustainability of professional football clubs, particularly those in the lower leagues. That is why we have welcomed the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance and have endorsed in principle the headline recommendation of the review to set up an independent regulator for English football.</p><p>The Government is working at pace to consider the report’s full suite of recommendations in detail, including on improving financial stability and the governance of football clubs.</p><p>The Government will continue to engage with stakeholders as we work towards issuing a full response to the report and its recommendations in the Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 117896 question first answered 14/02/2022 16:20:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1419646

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
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	Football: Clubs
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 the Government is taking to ensure the sustainability of professional football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	117896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the long-term sustainability of professional football clubs, particularly those in the lower leagues. That is why we have welcomed the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance and have endorsed in principle the headline recommendation of the review to set up an independent regulator for English football.</p><p>The Government is working at pace to consider the report’s full suite of recommendations in detail, including on improving financial stability and the governance of football clubs.</p><p>The Government will continue to engage with stakeholders as we work towards issuing a full response to the report and its recommendations in the Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 117895 question first answered 14/02/2022 16:20:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1401862

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
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	Youth Services: Finance
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 assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of current funding levels for youth services; and what steps is she taking to release the Youth Investment Fund in full.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	101817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>I would like to refer the honourable member to Parliamentary Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-07/88791" target="_blank">88971</a>, regarding adequacy of the current funding levels for youth services:</p><p>To kickstart the Youth Investment Fund, £10 million will be spent this year in key levelling up areas. This will enable local youth providers to invest in capital projects that expand the reach, number and range of services they currently offer. Further details including investment areas and eligibility criteria, alongside plans regarding the remainder of the fund, will be announced in due course.</p><p>The Government recognises that local youth provision relies on a mix of statutory and voluntary sector provision. The Youth Investment Fund will seek to build on locally available provision and will encourage bids that show all partners working together to maximise the impact of investment to help create sustainable funding for the new facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 101818 question first answered 19/01/2022 11:20:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1401864

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
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	Youth Services: Finance
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 recent assessment she has made of the sustainability of Government funding for youth services.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	101818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>I would like to refer the honourable member to Parliamentary Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-07/88791" target="_blank">88971</a>, regarding adequacy of the current funding levels for youth services:</p><p>To kickstart the Youth Investment Fund, £10 million will be spent this year in key levelling up areas. This will enable local youth providers to invest in capital projects that expand the reach, number and range of services they currently offer. Further details including investment areas and eligibility criteria, alongside plans regarding the remainder of the fund, will be announced in due course.</p><p>The Government recognises that local youth provision relies on a mix of statutory and voluntary sector provision. The Youth Investment Fund will seek to build on locally available provision and will encourage bids that show all partners working together to maximise the impact of investment to help create sustainable funding for the new facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 101817 question first answered 19/01/2022 11:20:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1401865

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
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	Youth Services
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 her Department is taking to provide accessible youth services which are open every day of the week.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	101819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that accessible youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people. This is why DCMS is investing £560 million in youth services in England over the next 3 years, including the Youth Investment Fund (YIF) and our ongoing support for the National Citizen Service. This will transform the government’s offer for young people and level up opportunities right across the country. This funding builds on more than £12 billion given to Local Authorities this year who have a statutory duty to allocate funding to youth services in line with local need.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/01/2022 11:17:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury