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731779

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Digital Technology: Coventry South
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 tackle digital exclusion in Coventry South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to tackling digital exclusion. The Digital Skills and Inclusion chapter of the Digital Strategy, published in March of this year, describes some of the many ways in which we are working across government and with industry and the charity sector to address the digital divide.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Government also funds Good Things Foundation to deliver the Future Digital Inclusion Programme. Good Things Foundation oversees the network of more than 5,000 UK Online Centres, several of which are located in Coventry South.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/06/2017 13:09:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

715002

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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	Primary Education: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of primary school children who do not receive two hours of sport and physical education each week; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	69696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to PQ 68370 from the Member for Crewe and Nantwich, the Minister for Children and Families. School sport is a matter for the Department of Education.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/04/2017 09:16:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

715209

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2017 to Question 68607, if she will publish all evidence considered by her Department which indicates that superfast broadband in the UK is (a) on and (b) not on track to reach 95 per cent of UK premises by December 2017; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	69688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The current contracted delivery from the projects within the Superfast Broadband Programme is available on the DCMS website at <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=1411146266" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=1411146266</a>.</p><p>Information from suppliers on their commercial plans has been provided to BDUK on an in-confidence basis.</p><p>We are on track to meet the 95% target by December 2017. Recent Thinkbroadband figures shown 92.8% of premises already have access to superfast broadband.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/04/2017 11:15:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713775

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
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: Governing Bodies
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 estimate her Department has made of the proportion of national governing bodies of sport which have fewer than 25 per cent of women on their boards; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	69052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>According to figures collected recently by Women in Sport, 35% of organisations which are funded by Sport England and/or UK Sport have fewer than 25% women on their boards. This includes Chief Executives, Non-Executive Directors and Chairs. Further information is provided in Women in Sport's Beyond 30% report, which was published in March 2017 (https://www.womeninsport.org/resources/beyond-30-report).</p><p> </p><p>The new Code for Sports Governance published by Sport England and UK Sport last October requires funded organisations to adopt a target of, and take all appropriate actions to encourage, a minimum of 30% of each gender on its board. This new governance code will be mandatory for all sport bodies seeking public funding from April this year.</p><p> </p><p>Where a National Governing Body does not comply with the code and is seeking funding from Sport England or UK Sport, it needs to agree with the funding body an action plan which sets out how and by when they will become compliant with that requirement at the earliest possible date.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 29/03/2017 16:34:26 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713411

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 Supporter Ownership and Engagement Expert Working Group: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of full-time equivalent civil servants working on the Government Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement since that working group was founded; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Two officials from my Department were core members of the Expert Working Group established in October 2014. Since the group's report was published in January 2016, they are continuing to work with the football authorities and supporter representative groups to drive forward its recommendations as part of their wider duties.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/03/2017 15:07:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713412

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 Supporter Ownership and Engagement Expert Working Group
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 total amount of direct funding her Department has provided to support the activities of the Government Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement since that working group was founded; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department has provided no funding. I am indebted to the independent Chair, Joanna Manning-Cooper, and the other group members, who undertook their roles on a voluntary basis.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/03/2017 15:08:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713413

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 progress has been made in implementing recommendations in the Government Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement: Final Report: November 2015, published 19 January 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answer to PQ 68246.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/03/2017 15:07:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

712381

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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, with reference to the UK Digital Strategy 2017, published on 1 March 2017 by her Department, if she will publish the evidential basis for the statement that superfast broadband is on track to reach 95 per cent of UK premises by December 2017; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Independent sources such as thinkbroadband (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/) show UK superfast broadband coverage, defined as premises having access to speeds of more than 24Mbps, is now over 92%. The further contracted delivery from publicly-funded projects plus commercial plans from providers mean that the government is confident that 95% coverage can be reached by December 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/03/2017 16:37:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

711748

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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 steps she is taking to promote opportunities for supporters to have increased involvement in the running of football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>On the 27 February, the Department published progress one year on from the report of the Government Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement. This progress report is a summary of the achievements made so far by the football authorities, supporter representative groups and government to implement the Working Group's recommendations. The report is available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/football-expert-working-group-progress-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/football-expert-working-group-progress-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, changes are already in place to help Supporters Trusts bid to buy insolvent clubs, as well as requiring all 92 professional clubs to meet with their supporters at least twice a year to discuss the matters of most importance. These meetings lead the way in ensuring fans are better informed, and consulted on club activities.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/03/2017 13:54:31 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

708921

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	21st Century Fox: Sky
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 she has received on the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>We set out the representations that had been received in the oral statement the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport gave in the House of Commons on Monday 6th March. Hansard of the debate can be found following this link:</p><p>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-03-06/debates/045187F9-4209-47B1-B7B9-BA1AD6473DCE/Sky21StCenturyFoxProposedMerger#debate-240030</p><p> </p><p>Representations received since then are being assessed and an update will be given in the week commencing 13th March.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/03/2017 16:59:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham