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1678448

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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, what discussions she has had with the Premier League on its financial fair play rules; and what assessment she has made as to whether future legislation should include penalties for breaching financial fair play rules.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7252 7253 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678449

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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 the independent regulator should have jurisdiction over (a) breaches alleged by the Guardian by the previous owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovitch and (b) other breaches of the financial fair play rules.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7251 7253 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678450

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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 she plans to give the Football Regulator the (a) powers and (b) resources to regulate clubs to ensure any breaches of financial fair play rules are (i) identified and (ii) punished.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7251 7252 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678529

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Gambling: Taxation
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 her Department's consultation on the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on 17 October 2023, for what reason the proposed statutory levy rate for remote pools betting was set at 1%.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Higher rates of problem gambling are associated with certain products, particularly those online, compared to most land-based products. We want to take this into account in the design of the statutory levy, as well as the higher operating costs in the land-based sector. Public Health England’s evidence review of gambling-related harms, based on Health Survey data, showed football pools to have a 'problem gambling' rate of 5%, which is higher than the population level which has been at or below 1% for the past 20 years.</p><p>The consultation on the design of the statutory levy opened on 17 October and has now closed. Our consultation specifically invited views on the question of levy rates so that the Government has the best available evidence to inform our final policy decisions on the structure of the levy. The Government is carefully considering the evidence received, and we will publish our response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/01/2024 08:55:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678141

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the new earnings threshold for skilled worker visa applications, including spousal and dependent applications, will come into effect; and whether it will apply to (a) existing applications, (b) renewals and (c) people already living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	6967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Until the Immigration Rules are amended next Spring, the current salary and Minimum Income Requirement thresholds, and policies relating to dependants, remain in place and at the current levels. Those already in the Skilled work route, and applications made before the rules change, will not be subject to the new £38,700 salary threshold when they change employment, extend, or settle.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of transitional provisions will be set out in due course when further policy details will be announced.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 11:00:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1658022

registered interest
date	29/08/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure value for money in public spending.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	906213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>Value for money is at the heart of government spending. It is one of the key considerations for any decision involving the use of public funds across government.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Spending Review, the government has taken several steps to ensure it continues to deliver the greatest value from every pound of taxpayer’s money it spends. Departments have reprioritised and identified further efficiencies to help manage the impacts of inflation, protect vital frontline services and give our key public sector workers the pay rise they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>This is only the start, the Chancellor has asked me to lead an ambitious Public Sector Productivity Programme targeted at increasing public sector productivity growth, both in the short- and long-term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/09/2023 14:16:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1645019

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Aarhus Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the UK's obligations under Article (a) 6 and (b) 7 of the Aarhus Convention.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	189743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the Aarhus Convention and its requirements for public participation in decision making relating to the environment. The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill will improve opportunities for public involvement in planning by making procedures more accessible and digital, while maintaining opportunities to comment on plans and planning applications. National Development Management Policies will also be subject to appropriate and any necessary consultation before they are introduced.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/06/2023 13:42:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1645020

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Development Plans: Aarhus Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions on National Development Management Policies of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the UK's obligations under Article (a) 6 and (b) 7 of the Aarhus Convention.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	189744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the Aarhus Convention and its requirements for public participation in decision making relating to the environment. The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill will improve opportunities for public involvement in planning by making procedures more accessible and digital, while maintaining opportunities to comment on plans and planning applications. National Development Management Policies will also be subject to appropriate and any necessary consultation before they are introduced.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2023 14:54:44 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1642149

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the appointee scheme to support disabled young people who do not have the mental capacity to access the money in their Child Trust Fund accounts.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	187883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The DWP appointee system gives access to social security benefits only. It does not give access to monies held in Child Trust Funds. Where the child is incapable of accessing the funds themselves, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides for how a third party can do that on the child’s behalf, namely, through the Court of Protection. There are no current plans to change this approach.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/06/2023 09:12:07 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1625639

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applicants have successfully applied to the Court of Protection to access their Child’s Trust Fund savings in the past three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	183659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>According to management information provided by the Court of Protection for the period 2020 to date it has received and dealt with 70 successful applications where a Child Trust Fund is the sole asset. This does not include those cases where a Child Trust Fund may be one of several assets owned by the young person lacking capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The online process to streamline and speed up processing times for property and affairs applications was made available to all court users in February. We continue to review and revise the process and the court will continue to identify areas to simplify and remove duplication on court forms, including uploading to the online process many of the forms required for a property and affairs applications.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to consider the potential merits of using their Appointee scheme to cover Child Trust Fund accounts for disabled young people that lack mental capacity.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 183660 183661 question first answered 12/05/2023 15:16:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts