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1682407

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Loneliness: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) farming unions and (b) other organisations on tackling (i) loneliness and (ii) isolation for (A) widowed farmers and (B) other people who live alone in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Many people experience loneliness and social isolation, and the government is committed to building a more connected society. We know that social isolation can be particularly challenging for those in rural areas, and as outlined in the fourth Annual Tackling Loneliness Report, the Government has introduced a number of measures to provide support for rural communities and farmers. As loneliness is a devolved policy area, these programmes pertain to England only.</p><p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has committed to a range of measures. This includes providing funding for organisations and initiatives that seek to tackle loneliness in rural areas, like Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). Additionally, DEFRA has made tackling loneliness an objective for the Farmers Welfare Forum and has brought together 15 rural community organisations working to tackle loneliness to better understand the issue and target support.</p><p>In addition, in March 2023 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund with £30 million of funding designed to widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England, including 5 predominantly rural local authority areas.</p><p>Updates on the progress of these commitments will be published in the fifth annual report in March.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/01/2024 16:56:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1680370

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Holiday Accommodation
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 impact of traditional short-term lets on the local economies of (a) rural and (b) coastal communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Traditional short-term lets have long provided visitor accommodation to rural and coastal locations, supporting jobs and the local economy. However, it has been highlighted that there is no single, definitive source of data on short-term lets in England with which to make a more detailed assessment, and the Government has committed to introducing a registration scheme for short-term lets in order to better understand the size of the market.</p><p>In April 2023, the Government published a consultation on the design of a short-term lets registration scheme. The consultation closed on 7 June 2023, and the Government will respond in due course.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will work with the relevant Government departments on the design of the registration scheme and to ensure that different measures which apply to short-term lets are proportionate, complementary and easy to understand.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 16/01/2024 11:26:00 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1673904

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
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 Department’s criteria are for determining a rise in the television licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We agreed a fair settlement with the BBC that will see the licence fee remain at £159 until 2024 to protect licence fee payers from inflationary pressures, and then rise in line with inflation until the end of 2027 when the current Charter is due for renewal. Exactly how a future increase would be calculated is yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 04/12/2023 14:16:25 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671695

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
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 prosecuted for TV licence evasion in Strangford constituency in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 29/11/2023 09:46:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1665721

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	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, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the advertising of gambling (a) to young and (b) other people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government recognises that, while millions of people gamble online without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences. It is particularly important to take steps to protect young people from risks associated with problem online gambling.</p><p>There are robust rules in place to ensure that gambling advertising is socially responsible and cannot be targeted at or strongly appeal to children. Gambling advertising is covered by the UK Advertising Codes which are regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority, and there are also specific Gambling Commission licence conditions which regulate how gambling operators advertise. The UK Advertising Codes were further strengthened last year with new protections for children and vulnerable adults.</p><p>Earlier this year, we published the white paper on gambling which outlined a comprehensive package of reforms to make gambling safer. This included measures to tackle the most aggressive and harmful advertising practices by preventing bonuses being constructed and targeted in harmful ways, giving customers more control over the marketing they receive, and introducing messaging on the risks associated with gambling. The Commission has already consulted on improving marketing consents, and we are working closely with them and others to bring the changes into force as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/10/2023 09:02:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662744

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
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 took to help ensure that streets were (a) safe and (b) not overcrowded during the coronation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was a hugely important state occasion, which brought millions of people around the country together in celebration, and showcased the best of the United Kingdom to the world. The Government is delighted to have supported the Coronation to ensure that the events were safe and well-planned.</p><p>Robust measures were put in place to ensure the ceremonial route was safe and not overcrowded during the Coronation. These measures included detailed planning alongside a range of partners and crowd management experts, incorporating best practice and lessons from previous events. All space was managed to ensure that there were no concerns relating to crowd safety.</p><p>The public viewing areas to watch the Coronation procession were open to the general public from 6am on Saturday 6th May. The <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-coronation-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla/how-to-watch-the-coronation-and-processions-saturday-6-may#watch-procession" target="_blank">government guidance</a> </strong>published ahead of the Coronation made clear that capacity at the viewing areas was limited and that they would be closed when they were full. Due to the large numbers of members of the public viewing the event, it was indeed necessary to close the viewing areas once they reached capacity.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2023 11:45:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1659542

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Sports: Concussion
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 discussions her Department has had with sports governing bodies on (a) promoting awareness of the potential link between concussion in contact sport and dementia and (b) the development of appropriate safety regulations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing, and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is paramount. National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from harm, including concussion.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has worked with sporting bodies and others to develop a single set of shared concussion guidelines for grassroots sport across the UK, which were published on 28 April 2023. We continue to encourage sports governing bodies to adapt the guidelines to their own sport where appropriate.</p><p>Further research on the links between health, dementia and contact sport is needed to better understand the issue. DCMS has established a new Sports Concussion Research Forum to identify key research questions that need answering in this important area.</p><p>The government remains committed to working with sports to build on the positive work that is already taking place to mitigate the causes and effects of concussion in sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/09/2023 10:01:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1651538

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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	Sports Competitors: Anxiety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on anxiety in sport.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	193106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has not had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on this specific issue however both departments work closely on tackling anxiety and wider mental health issues in sport.</p><p>To date DCMS’s arm’s length body, Sport England, have invested over £8 million in projects related to tackling mental health in sport. They work closely with mental health organisations such as Mind and Rethink to encourage people to get active to improve their mental health.</p><p>Sport England also works with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to deliver the Moving Healthcare Professionals programme which supports healthcare professionals to promote physical activity to patients.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/07/2023 09:46:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1647640

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
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	Gambling: Children and Young People
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 discussions she has had with representatives of the gambling industry on young people under 18 using fake ID to take part in online gambling.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that it is particularly important to take steps to protect young people at risk of harms associated with online gambling.</p><p>The Gambling Act review considered the efficacy of protections for children and young adults, including on age controls for online gambling. Evidence submitted as part of the review, and Gambling Commission surveys show low rates of illegal underage gambling with online operators. When this does occur, it is generally through misuse of an adult’s account or details rather than a failure of the verification process.</p><p>While the current rules require online operators to verify a customer’s age before they are allowed to deposit money or gamble, they do not specify how this has to be done. Most operators use background checks to verify age and identity, rather than relying on the provision of identity documentation. There is little evidence to suggest widespread use of fake documentation by underage adults to access online gambling.</p><p>We recently published a white paper following our Review of the Gambling Act 2005. The paper introduces a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products that can drive harm, particularly among young people.</p><p>Over recent years, the Government has worked with the Gambling Commission and others on a range of measures to protect young people from harms associated with online gambling. This includes tightening the age verification requirements for both land-based and online operators in 2019, and raising the minimum age to play the National Lottery to 18 and over in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/07/2023 09:00:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1626142

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Charitable Donations
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 implications for her Department's policies of trends in the level of donations to charities over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	184089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>Public donations are an important source of income for charities. The data regarding trends in donations is complex and can vary depending on the measurements used. Headline figures can also mask changes in patterns of donations, such as who donates and how much they give.</p><p>Government encourages charitable donations via Gift Aid, through which charities can claim an additional 25 pence on every £1 donated. For the tax year ending April 2022, this amounted to £1.3 billion which went directly to charities. Additionally, my department collaborated with charity sector stakeholders last year to encourage the public to consider donating to small charities during Small Charity Week.</p><p>The Charities Aid Foundation’s UK Giving Report 2023 states the public donated an estimated £12.7 billion to charities in 2022, up from £10.7 billion in 2021. Their data indicates donors are giving greater amounts, rather than there being an increase in the number of donors. The Community Life Survey 2021/22 shows 66 percent of respondents donated to a charitable cause in the past four weeks. This proportion is higher than 2020/21, but lower than previous years.</p><p>The Government is aware that for some charities, high inflation is eroding the value of donations, at a time when many charities are experiencing rising costs. The Government is committed to supporting the charitable sector, which is why, in the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced a £100 million funding package for charities and community organisations in England.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/05/2023 11:12:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon