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1698353

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	National Trust: Litter
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 people were fined for littering on National Trust property in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	20281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not collect this information from the National Trust. It is an independent charity, not a departmental Arm’s Length Body. Queries on this matter are best passed to the National Trust directly.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/04/2024 10:38:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698354

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	National Trust: Camping Sites
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 people were subject to legal action for camping on National Trust property in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	20282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not collect this information from the National Trust. It is an independent charity, not a departmental Arm’s Length Body. Queries on this matter are best passed to the National Trust directly.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/04/2024 10:39:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695363

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Commemorative Plaques: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the national expansion of the blue plaques scheme on the cultural heritage of Hendon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	18109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The blue plaque scheme plays an important role in championing local cultural heritage, and its expansion will ensure that more places around the country will be able to commemorate local people who made their mark on national (and international) life.</p><p>The national expansion will build on the success of the London scheme operated by English Heritage, which covers the Hendon constituency, and which is now more than 1,000 blue plaques strong. The London scheme remains open for nominations via the English Heritage website. There are 19 blue plaques in the London Borough of Barnet, including ones dedicated to the football manager Herbert Chapman, the music hall comedian Little Tich, and Juan Pujol Garcia, also known as Agent Garbo.</p><p>Public nominations for the national blue plaques scheme will be launched at the end of May and will invite nominations from people across England to celebrate inspirational figures who deserve commemoration. The scheme, which is being developed and led by Historic England, recognises that every place has a unique story to tell, and will help communities across England discover the history and cultural heritage on our doorsteps.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/03/2024 13:45:22 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1695364

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Swimming Pools: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Swimming Pool Support Fund on (a) the Copthall pools and (b) other leisure facilities in the Hendon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	18110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to swimming pools, as swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the Government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support swimming facilities. In 2023/24, the Government has provided over £60 million additional funding to support operating costs and help improve energy efficiency of facilities through the Swimming Pool Support Fund, delivered via Sport England.</p><p>Announcement of successful Swimming Pool Support Fund (SPSF) Phase I revenue funding awards was made by <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news/swimming-pool-support-fund-keeps-leisure-centres-afloat" target="_blank">Sport England</a> and on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nearly-200-leisure-centres-supported-by-swimming-pool-support-fund" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> on 4 November 2023. The fund was significantly oversubscribed and as a result we were unfortunately not able to fund all centres who applied. The criteria considered a range of factors including: financial need; the risk of closure; the proximity to other swimming pools providing public swimming access, and the level of demand for the facility.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/03/2024 15:13:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1689089

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Information Officers
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 posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	14018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The DCMS press and media team is made up of 13 employees. Roles range from grade B to grade A (U) and have salaries in bands between £36,369 - £72,234.</p><p>This figure is for DCMS central departmental Press Office and Media team only. As announced by the Government last year, departments are submitting productivity plans to modernise the Civil Service and reduce the size of the state to pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 26/02/2024 09:31:59 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1684462

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets her Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors in the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of ‘Powering Up Britain’.</p><p>The UK has halved its emissions, ahead of every other major economy, and we have grown our economy by over 70% since 1990. The UK over-achieved against the first and second carbon budgets, and the latest projections show that we are on track to meet the third.</p><p>We have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world, and we have set more stretching targets for 2030 than most countries. We plan to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, which is more than the EU, Japan or the United States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 29/01/2024 17:11:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1676450

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
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	BBC: Finance
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alternative funding scheme to the licence fee for the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	5851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The BBC is a great national institution and we want to ensure it is fit for the present and whatever the future holds.</p><p>That is why the Government has launched a review into how the BBC should be funded in the future, supported by a panel of independent experts soon to be announced from across the broadcasting sector and wider business world. It will assess a range of options for funding the BBC, and look at how alternative models could help secure the broadcaster’s long-term sustainability amid an evolving media landscape, increased competition and changing audience behaviour, while reducing the burden on licence fee payers.</p><p>The findings will inform the Charter Review, which is where any final decisions on changing the BBC’s funding model will be made by the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 18/12/2023 10:40:59 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord