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578565

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Busking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution that busking makes to community life.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that live music and street entertainment play an important role in community life and can generate a positive atmosphere that can be enjoyed by all. It can help in introducing performers to new audiences and contributes significantly in establishing and developing new talent.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 13:20:07 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

578624

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Youth Centres: Closures
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 her Department holds on the number of youth centres planned for closure in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	45637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate funding for youth services, according to local need. Individual local authorities would be best placed to advise on any youth centres that are planned for closure in their local area in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/09/2016 11:32:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

578625

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Youth Services
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 she has made of the potential merits of making the provision of youth services a statutory duty for councils.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	45636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Government does place an existing statutory duty on local authorities through the Education Act 2006 (Section 507B) to secure, as far as is practicable, sufficient services and activities to improve the wellbeing of young people. However, in fulfilling this responsibility government believes that local authorities should be empowered to decide how best to secure services that meet the needs of young people within the budget that is available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to ensuring all young people can reach their full potential and has recently announced an £80 million investment in the youth sector that is being delivered through the Youth Investment Fund and the #iwill Fund.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/09/2016 11:35:37 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

578626

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Youth Services
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 she has made of the implications for her policies and those of local authorities of the findings of the Unison report, A Future at Risk, published in August 2016, on the number of places in youth services that have been lost since 2010; and whether she plans to increase the number of such places.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	45647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate funding for youth services, according to local need. There is an existing statutory duty on local authorities through Education Act 2006 (Section 507B) to secure, as far as is practicable, sufficient services and activities to improve the wellbeing of young people. Individual local authorities would be best placed to advise on whether there are plans to increase the number of places in youth services in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to ensuring all young people have the best possible start in life. To demonstrate this, it has recently announced an £80million investment in the youth sector that is being delivered through the Youth Investment Fund and the #iwill Fund.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/09/2016 11:30:49 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

578635

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	BBC Alba
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 she has made of the role of Gaelic language broadcasting in delivering the BBC's commitment to public service broadcasting.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	45671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>During the BBC Charter Review public consultation we have listened to views across a range of issues in relation to the BBC, including Gaelic language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>There is a successful partnership between the BBC and MG Alba for the delivery of Gaelic language broadcasting. The White Paper, published in May 2016, sets out the Government's intention to require maintain a commitment to minority language broadcasting through the new Charter.</p><p> </p><p>The level of funding dedicated to BBC ALBA and the number of hours of in-house Gaelic language programming broadcast are matters for the BBC Board to consider when fulfilling this requirement under the new Charter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 45668 45669 question first answered 13/09/2016 11:38:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

578636

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Scots Gaelic Language
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 she has made of the contribution of Scottish Gaelic language to British culture and the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	45670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>We recognises the important contribution Gaelic language makes to British culture and the creative industries. The Heritage Lottery Fund recently provided £4 million funding to reopen Lews Castle where over 20 community heritage societies have come together to shape the way the story of the Outer Herbrides is celebrated and shared. Interpretation is in Gaelic first with English subtitles throughout the museum.</p><p> </p><p>UK Government and its agencies are committed to working with the Scottish Government to help the creative industries continue to grow in Scotland, through the provision of broadband and mobile infrastructure, fiscal incentives, export promotion, advocacy and facilitation and the provision of official statistics.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/09/2016 11:41:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

578637

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Gambling: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to initiate a further review of gambling advertising to follow up the review by the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling of 2014.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	45623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people, particularly the young and vulnerable, are protected from the risk of gambling-related harm. We are keeping the issue of advertising under review to ensure that sufficient protections are in place, and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2016 09:40:44 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

578638

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	BBC Alba
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 it her policy to include in the BBC Charter a commitment to broadcast a minimum of 10 hours of in-house Gaelic language programming on BBC ALBA each week.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	45668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>During the BBC Charter Review public consultation we have listened to views across a range of issues in relation to the BBC, including Gaelic language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>There is a successful partnership between the BBC and MG Alba for the delivery of Gaelic language broadcasting. The White Paper, published in May 2016, sets out the Government's intention to require maintain a commitment to minority language broadcasting through the new Charter.</p><p> </p><p>The level of funding dedicated to BBC ALBA and the number of hours of in-house Gaelic language programming broadcast are matters for the BBC Board to consider when fulfilling this requirement under the new Charter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 45669 45671 question first answered 13/09/2016 11:38:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

578639

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	BBC Alba
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the future funding of BBC Gaelic language broadcasting.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	45669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>During the BBC Charter Review public consultation we have listened to views across a range of issues in relation to the BBC, including Gaelic language broadcasting.</p><p> </p><p>There is a successful partnership between the BBC and MG Alba for the delivery of Gaelic language broadcasting. The White Paper, published in May 2016, sets out the Government's intention to require maintain a commitment to minority language broadcasting through the new Charter.</p><p> </p><p>The level of funding dedicated to BBC ALBA and the number of hours of in-house Gaelic language programming broadcast are matters for the BBC Board to consider when fulfilling this requirement under the new Charter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 45668 45671 question first answered 13/09/2016 11:38:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

578640

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Lake District National Park
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 support the Lake District National Park Partnership in its bid for status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	45619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>Government continues to support the excellent work of the Lake District National Park Partnership and other stakeholders, which has led to the Lake District becoming the UK's nomination for World Heritage Status in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Officials will be present to support the partnership during the World Heritage Committee mission to the Lake District, due to take place in October 2016.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2016 09:43:06 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock