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1609181

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure the financial stability of football clubs in England.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	177772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>On 23 February 2023, the Government published a White Paper on reforming club football governance. This set out our detailed plans to improve the financial stability and governance of football clubs across all leagues through the introduction of an independent regulator. The regulator’s primary strategic purpose will be to ensure that English football is sustainable and resilient for the benefit of fans and the local communities football clubs serve.</p><p>We recognise the need for urgent action to safeguard the future of football clubs throughout the English football pyramid, so we will legislate to put the regulator on a statutory footing as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/04/2023 13:06:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1609182

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	177773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. Last year, Sport England - our Arm’s Length Body responsible for growing and developing grassroots sport - received almost £350 million from the Government and National Lottery to fund grassroots sports projects. The Government also invests £18 million a year into community sport facilities via the Football Foundation alongside the English Football Association and the Premier League.</p><p>Sport England uses its funding to support and encourage the development of sport and recreation with the view to increasing participation rates across England. This includes the over £2.2 million of funding Sport England has provided in the Woking constituency since 2019, £240,000 of which supported projects through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>We are investing £300 million to develop thousands of state-of-the-art community football pitches and multi-use sports facilities across the UK. The Football Foundation has also invested over £400,000 in nearly 20 grants across the constituency, funding pitches, changing facilities, maintenance and equipment.</p><p>We have committed £30 million a year for 3 years to school sport facilities in England, and over £20 million with the Lawn Tennis Association to renovate park tennis courts across England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p>At the Spring Budget, we also announced a £63 million package to address the cost pressures facing some public swimming pool providers, and provide investment in energy efficiency measures to make facilities sustainable in the long-term. Both of these interventions aim to ensure that children and adults up and down the country have accessible opportunities to get active.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has committed to delivering a new sport strategy that will set the direction for the Government's priorities and its role in the sport sector. This strategy will support grassroots sport by having a specific focus on ensuring that everyone has access to appropriate and accessible opportunities to get active.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/04/2023 09:49:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1609279

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Business: Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage businesses to launch corporate volunteering programmes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	177830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government wants to see employers develop their own strong corporate responsibility programmes and to encourage businesses, the public sector and charities to consider the role that employer-supported volunteering can play as part of their impact on society.</p><p>The Government strongly encourages employers to consider offering volunteering leave as part of their employee benefits package. Employees have the right to reasonable time off work to carry out specified public duties, as established in Section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. However, time off for other voluntary duties is a matter for individual employers.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/04/2023 09:50:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1609346

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of people employed within her Department have recorded that they have a disability.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	177854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2023, 10.1% of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) employees have declared a disability. This answer does not include staff from DCMS who have moved to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and does not include any Executive Agencies or Arms Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/04/2023 09:23:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1609382

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Caravans: Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on (a) the number and proportion of caravan parks that provide wheelchair accessible static caravans for hire and (b) the number of wheelchair accessible static caravans (i) available for hire and (ii) manufactured in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	177957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold data on wheelchair accessibility for static caravans or caravan manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/04/2023 09:19:41 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1609399

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Work Permits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay published on 28 March (HL6443), when the next review of the Governing Body Endorsement will take place; how long the review will run for; what criteria will be deployed as part of the assessment; and what consultation will take place with interested parties, and in particular Premier League clubs.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The reviews of each sport’s Governing Body Endorsement criteria are led by the Home Office. Regular reviews are a common and integral part of this work.</p><p>The Government is currently carrying out a supplementary rapid review of the competitiveness of English football in attracting the best global talent while maintaining strong support to enable young domestic players to develop from the grassroots level. The scope of the review includes the Governing Body Endorsement criteria for English football. The Football Association, the Premier League, the English Football League, and the Professional Footballers’ Association have been asked for written contributions to the review.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 12/04/2023 09:51:31 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1608639

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Commonwealth Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with the Commonwealth Games Federation on promoting the (a) games in (i) Africa, (ii) Asia, (iii) the Caribbean and (iv) the Pacific and (b) sports indigenous to these regions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	176653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting the benefits that staging and participating in major sporting events, such as the Commonwealth Games, can bring. The Commonwealth Games Federation is primarily responsible for the continuing role of promoting the Games and we have worked with them to do this.</p><p>Ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Games taking place in the summer of 2022, the then Minister for Sport chaired the 10th Commonwealth Sports Ministers meeting, which brought together delegates from across the Commonwealth to discuss a range of issues relating to the sport sector, including promoting the role of the Games in contributing to the broader values and aims for sport in the Commonwealth.</p><p>In addition, a £5 million development grant was made available via the Birmingham 2022 Games budget, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Birmingham City Council, which enabled the Commonwealth Games Federation to fund a range of sport development initiatives across Commonwealth countries.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/04/2023 13:05:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1608750

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Society: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the £100 million support for charities and community organisations announced in the Spring Budget 2023, when she plans to provide further information on (a) how that funding will be administered, (b) the proportion of the funding that will be allocated to assist with immediate operational costs, including energy bills and (c) when applications for that funding will be opened.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	176789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As announced in the recent Spring Budget, the government will provide over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England.</p><p>Around three quarters of the funding will be targeted towards those organisations most at risk, due to increased demand from vulnerable groups and higher delivery costs. Approximately one quarter of the funding will be used for measures over the next two years to increase the energy efficiency and sustainability of charities and community organisations.</p><p>Work is underway to finalise the delivery, timings and eligibility criteria. Further details will be announced as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/04/2023 09:49:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1608759

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Young Audiences Content Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 3.4 of the White Paper entitled, Up next - the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, published in April 2022, when she plans to publish the evaluation of the Young Audience Content Fund contestable funding pilot.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	176795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the unique societal, educational and economic importance of British children’s television and we are taking direct action to support and encourage broadcasters to provide children’s television content to UK audiences.</p><p>At the Budget, we announced reform and an increase in the rate of tax relief for animation and children’s TV, which will directly boost the level of financial support for children’s production companies. These reliefs have historically already supported 845 programmes, with a total investment of £1.26 billion.</p><p>Through the Media Bill we will introduce a new remit for public service television, which includes the provision of public service children’s programming. This sends a clear signal about the importance the Government places on high value children's programming being available to families across the UK on a free-to-air basis.</p><p>We welcome Ofcom’s recent commitment in their Plan of Work 2023/24 to take an in-depth look at how the market is serving the interests of children. This is facilitated by powers we introduced in 2017 for Ofcom to monitor and set criteria for the provision of children’s television. The independent regulator will give us an invaluable insight into the challenges faced by the children’s television industry right now and this will be key in helping us and industry consider where further work is needed.</p><p>Children’s television was also chosen to pilot contestable funding, which has supported more than 280 hours of new content with a direct investment of £44.1 million. The British Film Institute published an independent evaluation of the Young Audiences Content Fund in December 2022. The Government is conducting an assessment of the contestable funding model to consider its impact and the long-term sustainability of this kind of funding. The potential for further investment will be considered against that assessment and future public service broadcasting needs.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 176799 question first answered 18/04/2023 08:54:14 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1608766

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help (a) support and (b) encourage broadcasters to provide children’s television content.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	176799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the unique societal, educational and economic importance of British children’s television and we are taking direct action to support and encourage broadcasters to provide children’s television content to UK audiences.</p><p>At the Budget, we announced reform and an increase in the rate of tax relief for animation and children’s TV, which will directly boost the level of financial support for children’s production companies. These reliefs have historically already supported 845 programmes, with a total investment of £1.26 billion.</p><p>Through the Media Bill we will introduce a new remit for public service television, which includes the provision of public service children’s programming. This sends a clear signal about the importance the Government places on high value children's programming being available to families across the UK on a free-to-air basis.</p><p>We welcome Ofcom’s recent commitment in their Plan of Work 2023/24 to take an in-depth look at how the market is serving the interests of children. This is facilitated by powers we introduced in 2017 for Ofcom to monitor and set criteria for the provision of children’s television. The independent regulator will give us an invaluable insight into the challenges faced by the children’s television industry right now and this will be key in helping us and industry consider where further work is needed.</p><p>Children’s television was also chosen to pilot contestable funding, which has supported more than 280 hours of new content with a direct investment of £44.1 million. The British Film Institute published an independent evaluation of the Young Audiences Content Fund in December 2022. The Government is conducting an assessment of the contestable funding model to consider its impact and the long-term sustainability of this kind of funding. The potential for further investment will be considered against that assessment and future public service broadcasting needs.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 176795 question first answered 18/04/2023 08:54:14 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock