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225616

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
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: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that 16 to 19 year olds have access to competitive sporting opportunities as (a) players and (b) volunteers or officials in specialist disability colleges.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Mary Macleod
uin	226578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We provide a range of opportunities for disabled young people to get into playing, volunteering and official roles. Last year for example almost 29,000 young disabled people took part at Level 3 of the School Games (county festivals). Sport England also works closely with the Association of National Special Colleges (Natspec) to get more young disabled people playing sport. Learning from Sport England’s work with Natspec colleges is shared with colleges and sixth forms to support them. Further, Sport England is investing £401,153 in the English Learning Disability Sports Alliance, a partnership between Special Olympics GB and Mencap Sport. As part of this investment twelve new partnership networks, which include SEN colleges and schools, will offer new opportunities for people with a learning disability to regularly participate in sport.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/03/2015 09:14:34 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3927 label Biography information for Mary Macleod

225447

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms are in place to represent the interests of consumers in relation to the extent of mobile telephone coverage and prices in the event of changes to the number of mobile network operators.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	226464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Communications Act 2003 places a principal duty on Ofcom to further the interests of citizens and of consumers, where appropriate by promoting competition. Ofcom set and enforce regulatory rules for the communications sector and have powers to enforce competition law in those sectors, alongside the Competition and Markets Authority. The competition authorities will take all relevant evidence on market circumstances, including market consolidation moves and any remedies elsewhere, into account when considering mergers and acquisitions that affect the UK market. <br> <br> Under the infrastructure report, Ofcom will continue to report to my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State on the coverage of communications networks across the UK and its nations, including publishing detailed maps of mobile network availability by operator. On 18 December my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced a landmark agreement with the mobile network operators that they would extend mobile coverage to 90% of UK landmass by the end of 2017. This became a legally binding obligation in January 2015 through an amendment to the spectrum licences held by the mobile network operators.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/03/2015 14:17:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

225448

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will work with the Department for Education to take further steps to open schools sports facilities to the wider community.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	226518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>We are very keen that we get the most out of Government investment in school sports facilities and will continue to seek to increase opportunities. Sport England works with schools, local authorities and the Education Funding Agency to improve community access to such facilities. It has made available £400,000 per year to provide focused support for a number of schools in strategically important areas. It is investing £1 million in the Priority School Building Programme in 2015 to safeguard school sports facilities at schools that have been identified as being in urgent need of repair. Sport England will also shortly be launching an online resource to help more schools open up their facilities for community use.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 10/03/2015 16:27:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

225449

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether social media news feeds are considered by Ofcom in their assessment of media plurality.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned Ofcom to produce a measurement framework for media plurality. Ofcom work independently of Government and it is for Ofcom to develop the measurement framework, in consultation with industry. However I understand Ofcom will be publishing a consultation on the measurement framework shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/03/2015 09:26:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225129

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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: Females
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 he has made of which of his Department's policies has been most successful in achieving greater (a) sporting and (b) physical activity amongst women and girls since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	226272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government has prioritised increasing women's participation in sport and Sport England has invested in a number of initiatives to this end. Each of these are evaluated both during and on completion of the project, in order to build knowledge and insight of behaviour change in this area. According to Sport England’s Active People Survey the number of women playing sport has increased by 423,600 since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/03/2015 16:42:40 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

225130

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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: 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 steps he is taking to ensure there are enough spaces for 16 to 19 year olds to play sport.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	226275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 Sport England has invested over £12 million in 125 sports facilities projects in schools and colleges that 16 to 19 year-olds will directly benefit from.</p><p>Sport England also invests in local community sports facilities outside schools and colleges, which many students and young people also use regularly.</p><p>Its <strong>Inspired Facilities</strong> funding programme has invested £100 million in over 1,800 local sports facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s <strong>Protecting Playing Fields</strong> funding programme has invested £22 million in 400 projects to protect and improve over 1,000 pitches</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/03/2015 16:44:51 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

225131

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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: Students
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 he is taking to increase numbers of post-16 college students taking part in physical and sporting activity.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	226271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Sport England is focused on getting more young people playing sport regularly, and is investing in a wide range of projects at further education and sixth form colleges to help achieve this.</p><p>Sport England’s £8 million Further Education Activation Fund has already invested £6 million in 100 colleges. The latest round of funding made awards to 63 projects which will reach 72 institutions across England, helping 59,000 more students start playing more sport.</p><p>It has also invested £17 million to recruit and support 153 College Sport Makers whose job is to get more students playing sport in colleges.</p><p>Sport England is investing £1.3 million over three years in the Association of Colleges Sport - a new organisation that is working with the national governing bodies of sport and appropriate national agencies to increase participation and competition in colleges.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:52 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

225133

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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: Females
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 his Department has taken to improve female participation in sport at (a) player and (b) manager level.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	226324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government is taking a number of steps to improve female participation in sport at both player and manager level.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England's This Girl Can campaign was launched as a response to women's low participation in sport. It is based on a wealth of insight which highlighted the fear of judgement as a unifying factor putting women off sport. The campaign aims to eliminate this fear and change perceptions of what sport is and who it's for.<br> <br> We are also taking steps to ensure women are participating in sport in leadership positions. SportCoachUK is running Project 500 to increase the number of women coaches, and has supported over 400 women through scholarships to start coaching and progress in coaching. At the very top, there is an expectation that women will comprise at least 25% of the Boards of National Governing Bodies by 2017. We are hosting a Women on Sports' Boards event this week to help sports bodies reach this goal.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 09/03/2015 16:47:36 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

225135

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Mobile Phones
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 3 March 2015 to Question 225610 on mobile telephones, whether he plans to publish that response before 7 May 2015; and whether that response will include the full Statement of Commitment.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	226371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The DCMS will publish the response shortly and it will also include details of the agreement reached with mobile network operators on 17 December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/03/2015 17:19:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

225136

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Public Service Broadcasting
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 3 March 2015 to Question 225617 on Public Service Broadcasting, whether his Department plans to open the consultation before 7 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	226370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department intends to consult in the near future although no date has been formally set as yet.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/03/2015 14:04:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant