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964907

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Youth Work: Higher Education
	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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth work courses offered by higher education institutions; and what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage more students to take up those courses in higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	169504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education holds the responsibility for encouraging students to take up courses offered by higher education institutions and it is the responsibility of Universities and Colleges to offer higher education courses in response to the need and demand of learners.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises the value higher education plays in young people’s lives and acknowledges how formal and informal educational opportunities work together to improve outcomes and opportunities for learners.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/09/2018 13:49:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

964789

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Youth Services
	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 the Government is taking to enable young people to participate in open access youth work.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	169694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The provision of open access youth services in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises the transformational impact that open access youth work can have especially for young people facing multiple barriers of disadvantage, that is why we have invested £40m in the Youth Investment Fund to boost open access youth services in 6 disadvantaged areas and expect over 300,000 young people to benefit.</p><p> </p><p>However Local Authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide sufficient open access services in their area. We believe they are best placed to know what is required in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced in the Civil Society Strategy its commitment to reviewing the guidance which sets out the statutory duty placed on local authorities to provide appropriate local youth services. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/09/2018 13:43:22 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

935037

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	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	Youth Services
	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 has a working definition of youth participation in relation to decision-making on youth services; and what steps his Department has taken to promote youth participation in such decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	161127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for the provision of local youth services lies with local authorities. Many local authorities have youth participation functions, including youth councils, and there are youth service models, such as mutuals, which offer young people a major role in the design and delivery of services.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, DCMS provides funding to the British Youth Council to run the UK Youth Parliament and other youth voice activities, where young people can have their say about a range of issues. We also actively seek to involve young people in the design and delivery of programmes, such as the Youth Investment Fund and recently involved young people in the consultation of the forthcoming Civil Society Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2018 13:04:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

982540

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Youth Organisations: Finance
	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 his Department is taking to help ensure adequate funding for youth organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	176383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. We believe they are best placed to know what is required in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, we are investing in youth organisations in a number of ways including:</p><ul><li>National Citizen Service (over £1bn has been allocated to NCS between 15/16 and 19/20) which is delivered via a supply chain network of over 100 organisations, including many youth organisations;</li><li>Creating a new, independent organisation that will administer a £90m fund using money from dormant accounts to address barriers to employment for young people, in areas of significant racial disparity. We have released £1.2m of this funding [today] to boost the capacity of vital grass-roots youth organisations working with young people in three areas of the country who are not in education, employment or training;</li><li>Up to £80 million (in partnership with Big Lottery Fund) through the Youth Investment and #iwill Funds in voluntary and community organisations that work with young people; and</li><li>The £2m Building Connections Fund, in partnership with the Co-op Foundation, which is available to youth organisations helping to support young people to avoid long-term loneliness.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/10/2018 15:20:13 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

982681

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Youth Organisations
	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 his Department is taking to (a) fund and (b) ensure the viability of youth organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	176693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. Government is investing in youth organisations in a number of ways including:</p><ul><li>Investing £40 million (in partnership with Big Lottery Fund) in the Youth Investment Fund which supports over 90 youth organisations around the country to create, expand and strengthen the sustainability of open access youth provision, and is expected to benefit over 300,000 young people. Part of that programme ensures the grantees have dedicated support to enhance their viability beyond the period of the grant;</li><li>Funding National Citizen Service (over £1bn has been allocated to NCS between 15/16 and 19/20) which is delivered via a supply chain network of over 100 organisations, including many youth organisations;</li><li>Investing £40m (in partnership with Big Lottery Fund) in the #iwill fund which supports voluntary and community organisations that work with young people;</li><li>Releasing £1.2m of funding using money from dormant accounts to boost the capacity of vital grass-roots youth organisations working with young people, who are not in education, employment or training, in three areas of the country; and</li><li>The £2m Building Connections Fund, in partnership with the Co-op Foundation, which is available to youth organisations helping to support young people to avoid long-term loneliness.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/10/2018 17:32:00 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

982539

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Youth Organisations
	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 the recent report by London Youth entitled A space of our own: The role and value of youth organisations in strengthening communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that youth organisations are recognised as valuable parts of social infrastructure and are supported to strengthen communities.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	176382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Government recognises the value of spaces for young people; a place of trust and safety, that provides high quality information, advice and guidance alongside positive activities that can help young people to develop skills, improve wellbeing and participate in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are primarily responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. In addition, the Government is investing up to £40 million (in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund) in the Youth Investment Fund, which is supporting 90 youth organisations around the country to create and expand open access youth projects, and is expected to benefit up to 300,000 young people. This is part of a wider range of Government investment in services and opportunities for young people such as the #iwill fund and National Citizen Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 176384 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:16:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

982541

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Youth Organisations
	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 the recent London Youth report entitled A space of our own: The role and value of youth organisations in strengthening communities, what steps his Department is taking to support youth organisations to protect high quality physical spaces for young people.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	176384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Government recognises the value of spaces for young people; a place of trust and safety, that provides high quality information, advice and guidance alongside positive activities that can help young people to develop skills, improve wellbeing and participate in their communities.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are primarily responsible for allocating public funding to youth services in their area. In addition, the Government is investing up to £40 million (in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund) in the Youth Investment Fund, which is supporting 90 youth organisations around the country to create and expand open access youth projects, and is expected to benefit up to 300,000 young people. This is part of a wider range of Government investment in services and opportunities for young people such as the #iwill fund and National Citizen Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 176382 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:16:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

982658

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Whisky: Scotland
	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 of the contribution of Scotch whisky to tourism.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	176585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Whisky industry is recognised the world over for its high quality.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain(VB) work to promote the UK as a tourist destination, and have used Scotch whiskey to promote Scotland in particular. VB regularly host educational trips which include distilleries across Scotland, host several distilleries at their flagship promotional event ExploreGB and offer Whiskey tours through the VB online shop. In addition to this, VB work in partnership with Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Trade to create food and drink hubs across the UK which encourage visitors to try our produce and commission research into food and drink as a draw for tourists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/10/2018 15:29:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

969508

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2018
	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	Wembley Stadium
	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 recent discussions he has had and with whom on the proposed sale of Wembley Stadium.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	171676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have had a number of discussions about the potential sale of Wembley.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed sale would be a commercial transaction between the Football Association and Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. I have a strong interest because the Secretary of State would need to approve the sale as it is currently structured.</p><p> </p><p>As The FA continues to work through the commercial detail of any deal, I will be seeking important assurances from them that any sale must be in the best interests of the public, including around the future use of the stadium and that the proceeds of any sale provide an all important boost for grassroots football in this country.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 16:40:09 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

997815

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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	Wembley Stadium
	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 and with whom on the proposed sale of Wembley Stadium since 13 September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	uin	185569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Since that date, the Minister for Sport and Civil Society spoke to Martin Glenn, the Chief Executive of the Football Association. The Government has been clear all along that any proposed sale of the stadium was a commercial matter between The FA and Mr Khan and we respect Mr Khan's decision to withdraw his bid. I am confident Wembley will continue to thrive with the FA as its custodians.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 06/11/2018 18:37:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones