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1641149

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	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	Television Licences: Schools
	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 exempting state schools from the TV licence fee.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	187217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>In most circumstances, one TV Licence will cover the entire school or college. There are no additional concessions for schools or colleges, and the Government is not considering making changes to the current concessions regime at this time.</p><p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the Government, and it is the BBC that administers concession schemes.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 08/06/2023 08:07:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1665752

	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	BBC: Disclosure of Information
	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 take steps to encourage the BBC to publish the 2004 Balen Report.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	203242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent from the Government, and this is an issue for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 23/10/2023 08:26:58 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1656788

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government (a) funding and (b) guidance is available to voluntary and community sector organisations working to reduce youth offending.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and the voluntary and community sector has in reducing youth offending and the Beating Crime Plan 2021 highlighted the importance of early intervention for all young people; targeted support for those at risk of involvement in criminality; and targeted interventions for those who have started to offend.</p><p>The Youth Justice Sport Fund (YJSF) is a recently completed early intervention grant programme led by the Ministry of Justice, delivered across England and Wales between November 2022 and March 2023. This forms part of the £300m package of early intervention funding that was announced in May 2022. The £5m programme supported 220 voluntary and community sector organisations to work with 10–17-year-olds considered vulnerable to involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour, using sport as a vehicle to address problem behaviour.</p><p>The government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services. The Youth Investment Fund, an integral part of the National Youth Guarantee, will invest over £300 million in creating and refurbishing up to 300 youth facilities in levelling up priority areas - the majority of which contain at least one anti-social behaviour hotspot. Additionally, through the Million Hours Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide over a million hours of youth opportunities in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour. Phase 1 of the fund has already delivered over £3m of funding to over 400 organisations to provide positive activities over the summer holidays.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 16:23:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656789

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Home Office: 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, whether her Department has taken recent steps to work with (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award, (b) other youth award schemes and (c) volunteer programmes to help promote (i) social cohesion and (ii) community safety.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	196507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities like the Duke of Edinburgh Award play in enhancing young people’s wellbeing, as well as significant benefits to social cohesion and community safety.</p><p>Recognising this, the government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing imbalances in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Young people will also benefit from other elements of the National Youth Guarantee, and a broader package of award schemes and volunteer programmes, including offering the Duke of Edinburgh Award to every state secondary school, expanding uniformed youth groups and the #iwill youth volunteering fund, as well as providing further funding for the National Citizen Service (NCS), to bring young people from different backgrounds together. Additionally, through the Million Hours Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will provide over a million hours of youth opportunities in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2023 14:10:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1646320

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	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	Dormant Assets Scheme
	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 planned timetable is for concluding its assessment of building financial education and capability as an additional aspect to the financial inclusion cause in the Dormant Assets Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	190568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked £145 million to support financial inclusion initiatives in England to date and earlier this year, the government announced that £76 million of dormant assets funding would be allocated to support those struggling with the cost of living. This includes £45 million for financial inclusion initiatives like the provision of no-interest loans to vulnerable people.</p><p>Following the consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding, the Government is continuing to explore how financial education and capability can be supported in the future.</p><p>The government aims to publish a statement of intent in due course to announce the proportions of funding this government intends to allocate to the four causes, including financial inclusion and capability.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 190569 question first answered 26/06/2023 14:09:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1646321

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	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	Dormant Assets Scheme
	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 takings to include (a) financial education and (b) capability in the allocation of the dormant assets identified by the Dormant Assets Act 2022; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	190569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked £145 million to support financial inclusion initiatives in England to date and earlier this year, the government announced that £76 million of dormant assets funding would be allocated to support those struggling with the cost of living. This includes £45 million for financial inclusion initiatives like the provision of no-interest loans to vulnerable people.</p><p>Following the consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding, the Government is continuing to explore how financial education and capability can be supported in the future.</p><p>The government aims to publish a statement of intent in due course to announce the proportions of funding this government intends to allocate to the four causes, including financial inclusion and capability.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 190568 question first answered 26/06/2023 14:09:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1649967

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2023
	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	Gambling Commission
	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 help ensure the Gambling Commission has sufficient resources to implement the proposals in the Gambling White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	192308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 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. The Gambling White Paper outlines a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm.</p><p>The Government is working closely with the Gambling Commission to ensure it has the necessary resources to regulate the industry effectively, as set out in our review of the Gambling Act. Further detailed consultations on a number of the measures set out in the Review will ensure we have a clear understanding of any new requirements that will be placed on the Commission and we will work with it to understand what changes may be needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/07/2023 14:38:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1649638

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	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	Welsh National Opera: Finance
	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 Arts Council England on the potential impact of the reduction in funding on the Welsh National Opera.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	192224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>It is important that people across the country have access to a diverse range of cultural opportunities. Arts and cultural bodies receive funding through a wide variety of sources, including through Arts Council England, an arm’s-length body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p>The Welsh National Opera will receive £4 million of public funding through Arts Council England’s 2023–26 Investment Programme, and was also successful in its application to the Arts Council’s ‘Transform Programme’ through which it will receive an additional one-off payment of £3.25 million. This means the Welsh National Opera will receive over £15 million of public funding between 2023 and 2026.</p><p>The decisions about which organisations to fund, and by how much, is a decision taken wholly by Arts Council England independently of HM Government. This is in accordance with the well established process, which is published on the Arts Council’s website and made clear in the guidance for applicants. How the Welsh National Opera chooses to spend its grant funding with respect to staffing, touring, and community work are matters for the organisation itself.</p><p>Cultural organisations such as the Welsh National Opera are also benefiting from the two-year extension to the higher rates of theatre, orchestra, museums and galleries exhibition tax reliefs announced at the last Budget. This extension will continue to offset ongoing pressures and boost investment in our cultural sectors. They will incentivise investment in productions in the UK, support them to tour, drive economic growth, and allow the sector to maintain its international competitiveness and reputation.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 192225 192226 192227 192228 question first answered 11/07/2023 11:07:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1649639

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	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	Welsh National Opera: Finance
	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 impact of the reduction in funding from Arts Council England on the Welsh National Opera.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	192225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>It is important that people across the country have access to a diverse range of cultural opportunities. Arts and cultural bodies receive funding through a wide variety of sources, including through Arts Council England, an arm’s-length body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p>The Welsh National Opera will receive £4 million of public funding through Arts Council England’s 2023–26 Investment Programme, and was also successful in its application to the Arts Council’s ‘Transform Programme’ through which it will receive an additional one-off payment of £3.25 million. This means the Welsh National Opera will receive over £15 million of public funding between 2023 and 2026.</p><p>The decisions about which organisations to fund, and by how much, is a decision taken wholly by Arts Council England independently of HM Government. This is in accordance with the well established process, which is published on the Arts Council’s website and made clear in the guidance for applicants. How the Welsh National Opera chooses to spend its grant funding with respect to staffing, touring, and community work are matters for the organisation itself.</p><p>Cultural organisations such as the Welsh National Opera are also benefiting from the two-year extension to the higher rates of theatre, orchestra, museums and galleries exhibition tax reliefs announced at the last Budget. This extension will continue to offset ongoing pressures and boost investment in our cultural sectors. They will incentivise investment in productions in the UK, support them to tour, drive economic growth, and allow the sector to maintain its international competitiveness and reputation.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 192224 192226 192227 192228 question first answered 11/07/2023 11:07:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1649640

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	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	Welsh National Opera
	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 Welsh National Opera; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	192226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>It is important that people across the country have access to a diverse range of cultural opportunities. Arts and cultural bodies receive funding through a wide variety of sources, including through Arts Council England, an arm’s-length body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p>The Welsh National Opera will receive £4 million of public funding through Arts Council England’s 2023–26 Investment Programme, and was also successful in its application to the Arts Council’s ‘Transform Programme’ through which it will receive an additional one-off payment of £3.25 million. This means the Welsh National Opera will receive over £15 million of public funding between 2023 and 2026.</p><p>The decisions about which organisations to fund, and by how much, is a decision taken wholly by Arts Council England independently of HM Government. This is in accordance with the well established process, which is published on the Arts Council’s website and made clear in the guidance for applicants. How the Welsh National Opera chooses to spend its grant funding with respect to staffing, touring, and community work are matters for the organisation itself.</p><p>Cultural organisations such as the Welsh National Opera are also benefiting from the two-year extension to the higher rates of theatre, orchestra, museums and galleries exhibition tax reliefs announced at the last Budget. This extension will continue to offset ongoing pressures and boost investment in our cultural sectors. They will incentivise investment in productions in the UK, support them to tour, drive economic growth, and allow the sector to maintain its international competitiveness and reputation.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 192224 192225 192227 192228 question first answered 11/07/2023 11:07:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones