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1584836

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Theatres: Energy
	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 30 January 2023 to Question 132310 on Theatres: Energy, whether she plans to provide funding to theatres to improve energy efficiencies via the Theatre Green Book.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	141369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We welcome the innovative and leading approach taken by the Theatres Trust and its partners to produce the Theatre Green Book, which provides guidance to all theatres and performing arts venues across the country, sharing advice and resources to improve sustainability.</p><p>The Theatres Trust is an arm’s-length body of Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Through it and another of our arm’s-length bodies, Arts Council England, the Department continues to provide support to theatres to identify ways to improve energy efficiencies through the use of the Theatre Green Book and the Arts Green Book, which build on these principles. Arts Council England also provides funding to Julie’s Bicycle to deliver an environmental programme providing cultural professionals with support and resources to address climate change and reduce environmental impacts.</p><p>On 21 February, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero launched the Government’s Energy Efficiency Taskforce with the appointment of Dame Alison Rose, who will co-chair it. The Taskforce will devise a work plan to help reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030 across domestic and commercial buildings and industrial processes. This can include theatres and other cultural organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 16:57:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1584366

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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: Coastal Areas and Urban Areas
	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 the land-based gambling sector on (a) coastal towns and (b) other high streets.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	140293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the contribution made by the land-based gambling sector both in terms of jobs and gross value added (GVA) to the economies of coastal towns and other high streets. The government is considering a range of issues relating to the land-based sector as part of the wide-ranging scope of our Gambling Act Review, and will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2023 14:21:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1585072

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Football: Hate Crime
	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 taking to help tackle (a) misogyny and (b) other forms of discriminatory behaviour at football grounds.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	141553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>There is no place for sexism or any other kind of discrimination in sport, including at football grounds. It is vital that sports bodies continue to work together to tackle it.</p><p>We continue to liaise closely with all the police and football authorities about their work to tackle discrimination. This includes actions targeted at and around football grounds, such as improving reporting systems, providing better training and support for referees and stewards, and improving the quality of CCTV around stadia.</p><p>The Government also welcomes the work of organisations such as Women in Football and Kick it Out in challenging discrimination and breaking down inequalities between the sexes.</p><p>Fans can also be charged with a Football Banning Order and fined if found to use derogatory language at football games, with the possibility of more severe sentences if it has been recorded as a hate crime. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been working with the FA, Premier League and English Football League to determine what evidence is required to charge an incident as a hate crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/02/2023 15:47:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1584429

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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	Boxing: Safety
	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 plans to take steps to improve the safety of white collar boxing events.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	140174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140175 140176 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584430

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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	Boxing: Safety
	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 implications for her policies of the proposal from the national governing bodies for boxing that all unlicensed white collar boxing events should (a) be fully affiliated and (b) comply with the bodies' minimum (i) criteria, (ii) standards and (iii) requirements for such events.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	140175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140174 140176 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584431

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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	Boxing: Safety
	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 plans to require that unlicensed white collar boxing events comply with the minimum (a) criteria, (b) standards and (c) requirements set by the national governing bodies for boxing.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	140176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. There will always be risks associated with participating in contact sport, but it is important that robust measures are in place to reduce the risk of major injuries and health issues.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual boxing event organisers to ensure that they protect the safety and wellbeing of their participants.</p><p>We urge all boxing event organisers to work with the sport’s governing bodies to ensure that robust competition standards are in place to protect the safety of those who take part.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140174 140175 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:37:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584835

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	Arts: Finance
	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 is taking steps to review how Arts Council England (a) allocated and (b) announced funding, for the National Portfolio Organisation 2023-26 funding round.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	141368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The decisions made by Arts Council England about the allocation of funding for the National Portfolio Organisation 2023-26 funding round were taken at arm's length from 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. As such, DCMS does not, nor should it, review individual decisions.</p><p>The Department works with all its public bodies, including Arts Council England, on continuous improvements and assurance. My officials will work with Arts Council England to learn from this recent funding round, as they would for any area of its work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/02/2023 15:45:50 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1584501

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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	Manchester City FC: 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 had made of the implications for her Department's policies on football governance of Manchester City FC being charged by the Premier League of being in breach of multiple financial rules.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	140336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government notes the Premier League’s recent action against Manchester City, but it does not affect the reforms that are needed in football.</p><p>We made clear in our response to the Fan Led Review that we are committed to introducing an independent regulator that will improve corporate governance, and provide greater financial oversight across the leagues. The football governance white paper will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/02/2023 14:34:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1584432

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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	Boxing: 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 financial support is available to community boxing clubs in England.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	140177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140178 140179 140180 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1584433

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	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	Boxing
	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 made an assessment of the impact of grassroots boxing clubs on local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	140178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. We recognise the positive impact participating in sport can have on individuals’ wellbeing and the benefits sport clubs have on local communities.</p><p>The government believes that sport has the potential to transform lives and that participating in sports such as boxing can teach valuable life lessons, and we believe everyone should have access to these opportunities.</p><p>The majority of funding to grassroots sports projects is delivered through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England. Work is currently underway with Sport England to better evidence the impact of the projects they fund.</p><p>Since 2019, Sport England has invested more than £11 million into projects and schemes in boxing, including £55,000 of support to boxing clubs in the Bradford East constituency. Clubs can contact Sport England directly to understand what funding pots they are eligible for at <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/contact-us</a>.</p><p>We appreciate the impact rising energy prices are having on organisations of all sizes including sport clubs such as boxing gyms. That is why we announced the £18 billion Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) in September last year. The EBRS was always time-limited, and has now been replaced with the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS). Under the EBDS, boxing clubs will continue to receive discounts on their gas and electricity bills during the 12-month period from April 2023 to March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 140177 140179 140180 140181 140182 140198 question first answered 14/02/2023 14:31:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain