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968957

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle gambling-related harm.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	906665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government takes gambling-related harm seriously and in May we announced a strong package of measures to tackle it. We have taken decisive action on fixed-odds betting terminals to cut the maximum stake to £2. On 5<sup>th</sup> September, the Gambling Commission launched its consultation on proposals to increase player protections online, including stronger age and identity verification. Further consultation on affordability checks will follow in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/09/2018 11:07:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

968958

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to discuss the establishment of a youth full-time social action pilot programme with delivery organisations.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	906667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>I met both Steve Holliday, the Chair of the Full Time Social Action Review, and City Year, a provider of full time social action, in May.</p><p> </p><p>I have no further plans to discuss a pilot programme with delivery organisations.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to supporting young people to take action on the issues they care about, and has invested in youth social action through programmes including the #iwill campaign and the National Citizen Service.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/09/2018 11:06:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

968959

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Wakefield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to visit Wakefield in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	906668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my response to her question during the topical oral questions on 6th September.</p><p>I do hope to visit Wakefield within the next 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/09/2018 16:33:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

968960

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Enterprises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to encourage the public sector to commission goods and services from social enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	906669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy recently set out government's long term ambition to grow social value commissioning and strengthen the Social Value Act.</p><p>We have already committed £2.7 million to support the growth and sustainability of public service mutuals, the majority of which are staff-led social enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>With the Cabinet Office, DCMS is implementing a package of measures for the future of social value and procurement. This includes training for government commercial staff and will help unlock more opportunities for social enterprises.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/09/2018 11:08:32 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

968164

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering the National Citizen Service in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12 - 2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total grant funding (£M)</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A proportion of NCST’s costs are spent centrally - for example on safeguarding, IT infrastructure, and programme support, and these are not allocated by region. It is therefore not possible to provide an accurate split for London only.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:39:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968165

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of young people who took part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Participants</p></td><td><p>39,566</p></td><td><p>57,789</p></td><td><p>75,605</p></td><td><p>92,996</p></td><td><p>98,808</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Participants</p></td><td><p>9,903</p></td><td><p>10,997</p></td><td><p>13,924</p></td><td><p>15,034</p></td><td><p>15,685</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures exclude participants in Northern Ireland, as NCS is a devolved programme.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:44:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968166

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the age profile of the young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Participants on NCS are 16 or 17 years old, barring a very few exceptions. Individual exceptions are made each year for participants (for example those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) who fall outside this age range – this accounts for less than 5% of national participation.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:52:26 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968167

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the gender profile of the young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other / Prefer not to say / Blank</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other / Prefer not to say / Blank</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:56:04 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968168

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the socio-economic profile of the young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely than those from non-disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in NCS. NCS Trust assess socio-economic profile in two main ways: Free School Meals eligibility and living in a deprived area.</p><p> </p><p>Free School Meals:</p><p> </p><p>All</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of NCS participants eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of the national population of 16-17yr olds eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>London</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of NCS participants in London eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of the London population of 16-17yr olds eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Deprived areas (NCS Trust define as the 20% most deprived local authorities in the country):</p><ul><li>Compared to the national proportion of young people taking part in NCS (1 in 6), 1 in 5 of those living in the most deprived areas take part.</li><li>Of the top 10 areas with highest NCS uptake, half are amongst the most deprived areas in the country.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:58:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968174

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department provides for deaf athletes.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	170702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Sport England is investing over £360,000 in UK Deaf sport between 2017 and 2020 - this is to help them work with sport and physical activity organisations to increase awareness of deaf people’s needs, share good practice, conduct research and develop the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>UK Deaf Sport are also working closely with deaf people to inspire them to take part in sport and activity, as well as training a number to be qualified sports leaders to their peers and non-deaf people.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/09/2018 14:06:43 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle