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756681

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Parliamentary Proceedings: Radio
	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 BBC on broadcasting parliamentary proceedings on the radio.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	7716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The BBC broadcasts weekly and daily summaries of Westminster parliamentary activity on Radio 4. The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and coverage of parliamentary proceedings is a matter for the BBC. The government therefore has had no recent discussions with the BBC on broadcasting parliamentary proceedings on the radio.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/09/2017 15:41:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882391

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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, for what reason there is a variation in cost between National Citizen Service delivery partner providers for (a) the activity based residential from £201 to £725 and (b) the skills based residential from £100 to £1,040, in Cost Benchmark Report, National Citizen Service, Final Report of 7 February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>These figures compare the costs of the NCS programme to other similar programmes which are not part of NCS, for example those delivered by outdoor activity centres, rather than variations of costs within the NCS delivery network itself.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/04/2018 16:13:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

914985

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	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	Elections
	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 on the effect of fake news disseminated on the internet on voting in the UK; and what steps he is taking to tackle fake news in relation to elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	148906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The first duty of Government is to safeguard the nation, and we take the security and integrity of our democratic processes very seriously. To date, we have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes. However we are not complacent. DCMS is working across Government to develop a strategy to tackle disinformation, which is a key pillar of the Digital Charter.<strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/06/2018 13:06:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1522870

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Youth Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the programmes that were allocated funding from the Youth Investment Fund for youth programmes and supporting youth service delivery between 2017-18 and 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	64162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport originally launched a Youth Investment Fund programme in September 2016, which ran from 2016 to 2021. Following two rounds of applications, 91 funding awards were made in the six areas targeted by the programme. The six targeted areas were:</p><ul><li><p>Bristol and Somerset</p></li><li><p>East London</p></li><li><p>Eastern regions</p></li><li><p>Liverpool City region</p></li><li><p>Tees Valley and Sunderland</p></li><li><p>West Midlands</p></li></ul><p>A list of award recipients allocated funding from this programme, delivered between 2017 and 2021, can be found <a href="https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/youth-investment-fund" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In autumn 2019 the government announced a new Youth Investment Fund which is being delivered in two distinct phases.</p><p>Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund (YIF), administered by BBC Children in Need, delivered £12 million of funding in 2021-22 to over 400 local youth organisations in levelling up priority areas in England. Recipients of YIF Phase 1 can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/phase-1-of-the-youth-investment-fund-successful-grantees" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Phase Two of the Youth Investment Fund opened for applications on 1 August 2022. No awards have yet been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/10/2022 10:53:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1225243

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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	Inland Waterways: Coronavirus
	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 he has had with Cabinet colleagues on a support package for (a) employers and (b) crew in the inland waterways sector who are affected by the decline in tourism revenue as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	74649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that waterways businesses have been severely impacted by the current situation. My Department will continue to work closely with the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to assess the impact on tourism businesses on inland waterways following Covid-19.</p><p>The Government has provided wide-ranging financial support across the whole economy, particularly focussing on small and medium-sized businesses. These include several loan schemes, such as the 100% Government-guaranteed Bounce Back Loan; support for self-employed people; the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund to accommodate small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme; a £10 million tourism ‘kick-start’ package to help small businesses in our tourist destinations, along with a reduced 5% VAT rate for many tourism and hospitality activities for six months.</p><p>Through the Cultural Renewal Taskforce and its working groups, we have developed Covid-19 Secure guidance which will help heritage and tourism businesses reopen safely for both visitors and workers. Further significant easing of Covid-19 restrictions from 4 July should now allow many waterways businesses to reopen to take advantage of coming summer demand.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 74653 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:39:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1225249

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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	Inland Waterways: Coronavirus
	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 he is taking in each region of (a) England and (b) Wales to help protect employment in the inland waterways sector of the tourism industry from the effect of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	74653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that waterways businesses have been severely impacted by the current situation. My Department will continue to work closely with the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to assess the impact on tourism businesses on inland waterways following Covid-19.</p><p>The Government has provided wide-ranging financial support across the whole economy, particularly focussing on small and medium-sized businesses. These include several loan schemes, such as the 100% Government-guaranteed Bounce Back Loan; support for self-employed people; the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund to accommodate small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme; a £10 million tourism ‘kick-start’ package to help small businesses in our tourist destinations, along with a reduced 5% VAT rate for many tourism and hospitality activities for six months.</p><p>Through the Cultural Renewal Taskforce and its working groups, we have developed Covid-19 Secure guidance which will help heritage and tourism businesses reopen safely for both visitors and workers. Further significant easing of Covid-19 restrictions from 4 July should now allow many waterways businesses to reopen to take advantage of coming summer demand.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 74649 question first answered 24/07/2020 11:39:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1225251

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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	Businesses: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent Government policy statements on China on the ability of businesses in the UK that rely on tourism from China to recover from the economic effect of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	74654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the positive impact of international tourism, including from China, on the UK economy. We look forward to welcoming Chinese visitors back to all parts of the UK as soon as practicably possible. We will continue to support the recovery of the tourism and hospitality sectors, as well as the countryside, culture and heritage assets which we know are so greatly appreciated by visitors both from China and from around the world.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 24/07/2020 11:48:56 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1471746

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	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	Youth Investment Fund: Travellers
	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 much and what proportion of the funds allocated from the Youth Investment Fund have been to organisations working with Gypsy, Roma and/or Traveller communities.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	21216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to secure sufficient youth services in line with local need. Before securing such services, local authorities are required to take steps to ascertain the views of young people in their area and must take those views into account when deciding on the services to be provided. Funding for these services come from the Local Government settlement, which was over £12 billion last year. DCMS are currently reviewing the guidance associated with the statutory duty.</p><p>DCMS funds Universal Youth Services that are open to all young people and is investing £560 million over the next 3 years in a new National Youth Guarantee, so that by 2025 every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.</p><p>Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund, administered by BBC Children in Need, has delivered £12 million of funding this year to over 400 local youth organisations in levelling up priority areas in England. Five organisations working with Gypsy, Roma and/or Traveller communities were awarded funding. The grants have a total value of £202,346 which represents 1.7% of the total amount awarded. Phase Two of the Youth Investment Fund is expected to open in summer 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 21217 question first answered 28/06/2022 09:38:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1471747

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	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	Youth Work: Travellers
	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 her strategy is for ensuring that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people are reached by youth work in England.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	21217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to secure sufficient youth services in line with local need. Before securing such services, local authorities are required to take steps to ascertain the views of young people in their area and must take those views into account when deciding on the services to be provided. Funding for these services come from the Local Government settlement, which was over £12 billion last year. DCMS are currently reviewing the guidance associated with the statutory duty.</p><p>DCMS funds Universal Youth Services that are open to all young people and is investing £560 million over the next 3 years in a new National Youth Guarantee, so that by 2025 every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.</p><p>Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund, administered by BBC Children in Need, has delivered £12 million of funding this year to over 400 local youth organisations in levelling up priority areas in England. Five organisations working with Gypsy, Roma and/or Traveller communities were awarded funding. The grants have a total value of £202,346 which represents 1.7% of the total amount awarded. Phase Two of the Youth Investment Fund is expected to open in summer 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 21216 question first answered 28/06/2022 09:38:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1471748

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	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	Youth 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 plans she has for strengthening the duty on local authorities to provide youth work services.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	21218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>DCMS officials are currently reviewing the statutory duty and its associated guidance to assess its effectiveness after a call for responses from key youth stakeholders. We will publish the outcomes of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/06/2022 09:40:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith