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1078529

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials from (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Civil Society have been moved from their normal duties to work on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	226677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the answer given to PQ 218152 from 20th February. <strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 04/03/2019 16:55:24 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1024752

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Charities: Complementary Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many charities who promote the use of complementary and alternative medicine have been investigated by the Charity Commission in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	202110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes annual transparency data, which includes analyses of its statutory inquiry, compliance and monitoring casework according to the information on the register of charities and submitted by charities in their annual returns.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a breakdown of casework statistics by classification, beneficiary group, income, and the charities’ age (years since registration) and can be seen here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analysis-of-charities-subject-to-an-inquiry-or-compliance-case#inquiry-case-statistics:-2017-18" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analysis-of-charities-subject-to-an-inquiry-or-compliance-case#inquiry-case-statistics:-2017-18</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Charity Commission does not provide case statistics specifically on charities who promote the use of complementary and alternative medicine. The breakdown includes charities classified as being for ‘advancement of health / saving lives’, but the Commission does not disaggregate this classification any further, and some charities may use or promote CAM therapies as one part of a much wider range of activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Charity Commission has updated its approach to assessing the charitable status of organisations that promote complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. That approach is reflected in revised internal guidance and a report setting out the outcome of its review, was published last week, and can be seen here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/updated-approach-to-assessing-applications-from-organisations-promoting-complementary-and-alternative-therapies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/updated-approach-to-assessing-applications-from-organisations-promoting-complementary-and-alternative-therapies</a> .</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/12/2018 17:52:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1029473

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Loneliness
	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 his Department has made of the effect on loneliness of the measures announced in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	204512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>There was no requirement on HM Treasury to consider loneliness in developing Budget 2018. The cross-government loneliness team will continue to work with HM Treasury, as with other departments, to explore how social connection is considered and reflected across their policy-making in future, as recently set out in the first loneliness strategy for England, ‘A connected society’.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/01/2019 11:20:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1037775

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Charities: Contracts
	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 charities that are running a deficit on statutory contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	206370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>We do not centrally hold data on government contracts with charities for statutory services. The viability of a particular contract is matter for the relevant government department. If organisations are concerned about a procurement process, we encourage them to refer to the Public Procurement Review Service, the details of which can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/01/2019 14:36:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1037848

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Civil Society
	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 his Department will publish the initial findings of its assessment of the effect on the civil society sector of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	206374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Government is continuing to assess the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the civil society sector. We are gathering information on the challenges and opportunities exiting the EU presents, and we are sharing information with, and listening to the views of civil society organisations as this work progresses. We continue to work across government to champion the sector’s views during the EU exit process and beyond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/01/2019 14:38:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1038421

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Loneliness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 204512 and with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness, published in October 2018, when loneliness will be incorporated into ongoing policy decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	206784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the tackling loneliness strategy, government’s intention is to embed consideration of loneliness and relationships throughout the policy-making process. Government is currently exploring the various mechanisms for doing this, including in the guidance for the Family Test.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy also announced that from 2019/20 individual government departments will highlight the progress they are making on addressing loneliness through their annual Single Departmental Plans.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/01/2019 16:10:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1047023

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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	Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 15 of the Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, what steps his Department has taken to work with civil society stakeholders and the Charity Commission to agree on joint action to open up trusteeship to people from different backgrounds as set out in that Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	211785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>We are fully committed to working with the charity sector to take action on this issue. Since the Strategy was published we have been holding exploratory conversations with stakeholders, including the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the Charity Commission. These conversations are helping to improve understanding of the opportunities and challenges around enabling people from different backgrounds to become involved in trusteeship.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/01/2019 17:11:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1047797

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 71 of the Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, what steps the Government has taken to work with civil society, the Electoral Commission and the Charity Commission to explore what other non-legislative steps could strengthen civil society’s confidence in its campaigning and advocacy role.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy is long term, setting out our vision for government’s work with and for civil society over the next 10 years and beyond. The Strategy acknowledged the importance of the campaigning and advocacy role of civil society. Early discussions have already taken place with the Charity Commission and the Electoral Commission on what more could be done to improve civil society’s confidence in its campaigning and advocacy role.</p><p> </p><p>Our resources are currently focused on other priorities from the Civil Society Strategy and on preparing for EU exit, but the intention remains to work with charities and regulators to take forward this important recommendation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2019 17:26:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1047800

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 71 of the Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018, when his Department will convene a cross-government group to work with civil society to establish the principles of effective engagement in the policymaking process, learning from the examples of good practice that already exist.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy is long term, setting out our vision for government’s work with and for civil society over the next 10 years and beyond. Our resources are currently focused on other priorities from the Civil Society Strategy and on preparing for EU exit. This is an important recommendation in the Strategy and one that we would hope to turn our attention to later this year.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is already leading the way in enabling effective youth participation in national policy making and the department is pioneering approaches which can be adopted across government. These include a Civil Society Youth Steering Group to oversee the development and implementation of policies affecting young people in the Civil Society Strategy; a national Young Commissioners and Inspectors Group to involve young people directly and meaningfully in the commissioning, monitoring and evaluation of national programmes affecting young people; exploring a new digital solution to enable large numbers of young people to play a role in consultations and programme design across the government. DCMS expects to announce the partnership of organisations which will be leading delivery of these commitments shortly.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2019 17:27:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1047802

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 107 of the Civil Society Strategy, published in August 2018, what steps his Department has taken to support the spread of Citizen Commissioners.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy is a forward-looking long-term strategy, which we are looking to build on. We are currently promoting the concept of Citizen Commissioners to stakeholders at appropriate meetings and events. We have held discussions with those currently running Citizen Commissioner schemes to understand content options for possible guidance. We will further engage with target audiences in the future to further define and understand needs and options.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioning Academy also continues to bring together public sector decision makers to learn about commissioning and public service transformation, including how to effectively co-design, co-produce, and co-deliver services with the communities they serve.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2019 18:01:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed