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1000316

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I have not met with any gambling companies since my appointment. The Minister for Sport and Civil Society, together with officials, hold regular such meetings and I will be attending a roundtable with the gambling industry later this year.</p><p> </p><p>I held a meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October and have held further conversations with colleagues on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>I am fully briefed on all aspects of the Gambling Review, including the Government's response to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.</p> question first answered 12/11/2018 11:39:22
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

733029

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government expects social media companies, and internet platforms, to have robust processes in place and to act promptly when all forms of abuse, including cyber bullying is reported. That includes acting quickly to removing inappropriate content, and where appropriate, suspending or terminating the accounts of those breaching the rules in place. We are continuing to work closely with industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> question first answered 05/07/2017 16:25:33
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746934

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce’s strategy document, Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021, sets out a bold and dynamic vision of how library services in England can help transform lives, communities and society as a whole. This includes more people, including children, benefitting from the range of services provided by libraries. Examples of initiatives to encourage increased access by children to libraries include a voluntary scheme introduced by Hampshire County Council that provides parents with the opportunity to sign up their new born babies to their library at the time of registering their birth. The Summer Reading Challenge which promotes reading for children at their local library has resulted in many thousands of children aged 4 – 11 joining a library.</p> question first answered 17/07/2017 15:14:25
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

748097

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We have not been approached about this issue and no recent discussion has taken place. Sport England is currently in discussions with National Disability Sports Organisations, about the role they can play to support the delivery of Government's strategy for sport and physical activity, Sporting Future, which is focused on tackling inactivity in priority groups, such as disabled people. This includes discussions with Special Olympics GB and Mencap about the work that they do with people with disabilities.</p> question first answered 12/07/2017 10:09:23
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

748104

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In February 2017, the Civil Society Implementation Group, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis, was formed. It was tasked with creating delivery proposals for policies related to public services and civil society, including the Incubator. The group has met on 15 separate occasions and Government is considering its proposals.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/07/2017 16:24:24
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748453

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No.</p> question first answered 10/07/2017 16:09:38
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

748454

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government announced its intention to bring forward a Data Protection Bill in the Queen's Speech on 21st June. Amongst other legislative changes, the Bill will introduce measures which will strengthen rights and empower individuals to have more control over their personal data including a right to be forgotten when individuals no longer want their data to be processed, provided that there are no legitimate grounds for retaining it.</p> question first answered 10/07/2017 13:08:00
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

748455

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Consumers' rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Organisations that process personal data and use it to make marketing communications are regulated by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Both of these are enforced by the Information Commissioner independently of Government.</p> question first answered 10/07/2017 13:03:43
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

748456

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Consumers' rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Organisations that process personal data and use it to make marketing communications are regulated by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Both of these are enforced by the Information Commissioner independently of Government.</p> question first answered 10/07/2017 13:03:43
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

748503

	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The best sources of data available to identify the number of people participating in sporting activities in a) North Swindon constituency and b) England in each of the last five years is Sport England’s Active People Survey and its Active Lives Survey, both of which are accessible via Sport England’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Active People Survey collected data on participation rates across England from October 2005 to September 2016. The Active Lives Survey replaced the Active People Survey – using a different methodology to measure participation, but still focusing on England only - and was first published in January 2017. The attached table provided a detailed breakdown.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Active People Survey and Active Lives Survey collect and provide data on people aged 16+. Data on the number below the age of 16 has not been collected to date, though Sport England is currently developing an Active Lives Children Survey, which will include data for children aged 5-15. The survey will be launched later this year with the first set of results available in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of people participating in sport across the UK as a whole is not collected because sport policy is a devolved matter.</p> question first answered 20/07/2017 15:31:15
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson