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752090

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	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	Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Big Lottery on jobs and staffing levels at its Newcastle site.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	5034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I have had no discussions but The Fund is led by a non-executive board and has operational autonomy; therefore, the shape or form that these organisational changes should take is an independent decision and is not a matter for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752521

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne
	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 the Government holds on the size of the proposed reduction in the number of jobs proposed in the Big Lottery Fund in Newcastle.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	5303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The government does not hold information on the size of any proposed reductions to staffing levels at the Big Lottery Fund (the Fund) in Newcastle. The Fund is led by a non-executive board and has operational autonomy; therefore, the shape or form that organisational changes take is an independent decision and is not a matter for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2017 08:47:36 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

782258

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Camelot Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has seen or has access to regional sales data from Camelot.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	110944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on ticket sales is a matter for Camelot, the National Lottery operator. Camelot releases detailed national sales information which can be found online at: http://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting. Camelot does not release more granular sales data due to its commercially sensitive nature.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/11/2017 16:53:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

917675

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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
	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 steps the Government is taking to promote volunteering in local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	150107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This Parliament, the Office for Civil Society has already committed £2.7 million to the Connected Communities Innovation Fund, to support people and places across the country to thrive through the power of volunteering. We are increasing the number of people trained in Community Organising to 10,000 by 2020 and investing £4.5m in the Place Based Social Action Fund in partnership with Big Lottery Fund to support partnerships of local residents, civil society organisations, service providers and local authorities in 20 areas to come together to address local priorities through social action. Over 400,000 young people have participated in National Citizen Service, and the NCS Trust estimates that since 2013 nearly 7 million hours of volunteering have been donated to local communities.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/06/2018 11:20:35 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

989565

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	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	Vasilijs Melniks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission undertook due diligence on Vasilijs Melniks before granting a licence to the Park Lane Casino in London.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	180723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has advised me that it undertook enhanced and significant due diligence in relation to Mr Melnik’s Park Lane Club casino licence application in 2014. Based on the result of those checks it was satisfied as to his suitability to be associated with the licence. The Gambling Commission is currently reviewing Silverbond’s (Park Lane Casino’s) licence to provide gambling in Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of the Commission’s processes may be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/for-gambling-businesses/Apply-for-a-licence/What-you-need-to-send-us-when-you-apply-for-an-operating-licence-medium-to-large-businesses.aspx</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/Statement-of-principles-for-licensing-and-regulation.pdf</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Regulatory-action/Review-a-licence.aspx</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/10/2018 14:10:22 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

994686

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	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	Football: Finance
	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 assessment he has made of the financial transparency of football clubs.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	183932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The footballing authorities take financial management within their sport very seriously. The FA has introduced a club licensing system in the National League System covering the areas of legal; ownership and control; integrity; finance; and grounds and security of tenure. The Premier League and English Football League that take responsibility for these matters for clubs in their competition now require business cases and proof of funds from owners, and a range of other financial and ownership related disclosures.</p><p>However we are not complacent and we will continue to work with football to ensure that, as well as complying with the existing legal framework, there are regulations in place within the sport that support appropriate financial conduct.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 30/10/2018 17:04:47 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

749333

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Art Works: Ethnic Groups
	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 assessment she has made of the representation of BME people in (a) the Royal Collection and (b) the national collection of art; and what proportion of those portrayed in the visual arts in each of those collections are BME.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	3589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested.</p><p><br> The Government is clear that it expects DCMS-sponsored museums to represent our diverse society in their artistic talent, workforce and audiences. DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries that actively collect and commission works of art are taking steps to interpret and add to their existing collections in ways that reflect contributions of black and minority ethnic (BME) people</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Collection is a private art collection of the British Royal Family. The Royal Collection Trust is responsible for its acquisitions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2017 13:06:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1010776

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females
	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 progress TechCity UK has made in promoting (a) women and (b) BAME people within that organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	193467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Tech Nation's (formerly Tech City UK) current executive team is now 75% women, and the “heads of” roles are 66% women.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile, Government is addressing gender diversity in industry by supporting the Tech Talent Charter. The Charter is a private sector initiative designed to promote diversity in the tech workforce. Signatories of the Charter pledge to implement recruitment and retention practices that will address the gender imbalance of those in tech roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over 290 companies, from international tech giants right through to start-ups, SME’s and charities have already signed the Charter, and all government departments have agreed to sign the Charter.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 09:23:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1010777

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females
	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 progress Tech City has made in funding tech start-ups led by (a) women and (b) BAME people.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	193468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Tech Nation (formerly Tech City UK) does not directly fund tech start-ups, though they do run programmes such as Rising Stars, Upscale, and Future Fifty, that help start-ups access funding. They have published a report that highlights the state of diversity in the UK tech sector, and the need to do more especially for female founders. The report is available at https://technation.io/insights/diversity-and-inclusion-in-uk-tech-companies/</p><p> </p><p>They have also joined a consortium with Capital Enterprise, Your Startup, Your Story (YSYS) and Diversity VC, funded by JP Morgan, that aims to double the number of female and ethnic minority founders in three London boroughs by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile, as part of the Government’s work to increase diversity and build a Britain in which small businesses continue to thrive, Alison Rose will lead a review into barriers to female entrepreneurship, and exploring what can be done to overcome them. The review will bolster the Government’s work to make it easier for women to access the support they need to get their ideas off the ground and grow their businesses. The government will consider and respond to the findings of the review when it is published in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 09:24:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1010778

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Inclusive Tech Alliance
	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 discussions the Government has had with the Inclusive Tech Alliance in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	193469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Digital Strategy set out our commitment to enabling a more diverse digital workforce. As the digital revolution progresses, many more jobs will require digital skills and many more tech roles will be created. We cannot afford for underrepresented workers, such as women or those from BAME backgrounds, to be excluded from or unable to progress within these roles. However, Government cannot do this alone and we have engaged with numerous stakeholders to help us further our aim.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the Inclusive Tech Alliance launched on 14 November 2018 and we will be engaging with them.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2018 09:25:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah