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	date	12/07/2023
	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: Governing Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase the diversity of leadership of national and international sports bodies, as announced by UK Sport on 24 June 2021; and what changes have been achieved to the membership of each governing body of sport that is in receipt of national lottery or Treasury financing since that date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport recognises the importance of diverse leadership and works closely with our partners in the sector including our arm’s-length bodies Sport England and UK Sport, national governing bodies, and sporting organisations to tackle inequalities and prioritise diversity and inclusion at all levels of sport.</p><p>The Code for Sports Governance sets out the standards all sporting organisations must meet in return for public funding from either UK Sport or Sport England. The updated code has proved successful in setting clear expectations about good governance and diversity.</p><p>The Code has had a clear impact for funded bodies in driving greater diversity on their boards, helping female representation on the boards of partners complying with the Code rise to 44% since its introduction in 2021.</p><p>Numbers have also risen in relation to representation from people from Black, Asian and other ethnically diverse backgrounds, and from those with a declared disability, increasing respectively to 13% (from 4% in 2015) and 13% (from 3% in 2015), reflecting the progress and desire of the sector to make change.</p><p>Board composition and the wider governance of international federations is a matter for the individual organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 19/07/2023 11:32:33 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1652564

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	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: Hyperandrogenism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governing bodies of sports on the inclusion of hyperandrogenous athletes in national and international competitions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>It is for domestic national governing bodies of individual sports to determine their own rules regarding the eligibility of athletes, including hyperandrogenous athletes, to compete in the UK.</p><p>Similarly, all sports which compete internationally must comply with their international federation rules at that level, with the rules determined by the relevant international federation.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 24/07/2023 10:51:45 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1652565

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	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	Leisure and Sports: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the continuing increase in child obesity through the support of sport and recreational activities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Supporting children and young people to take part in sport and physical activity is a key Government priority, so that everyone can enjoy the physical and mental health benefits that exercise provides. We continue to work across Government and with Sport England to support children to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of getting 60 active minutes a day, and will shortly be publishing a new Sport Strategy with the aim of increasing physical activity among young people.</p><p>An important contribution to meeting these guidelines is ensuring that children get access to good quality physical education and school sport. The Department for Education encourages all schools to deliver at least two hours of PE a week, and will shortly be publishing a revised School Sport Activity Action Plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 19/07/2023 11:31:48 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1652566

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Defibrillators
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement in July 2022 that all schools in England should have defibrillators on their estates, how many schools in England now have defibrillators; and how many training programmes for their use they have supported.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>On 17 July 2022, The department announced that it would be providing defibrillators to all state funded schools in England that did not already have them.</p><p>Deliveries to all eligible secondary schools have now been completed and, as of 27 June 2023, approximately 12,400 defibrillators have been delivered to over 9,965 eligible schools. All deliveries will be completed by the end of the academic year.</p><p>Defibrillators are designed so they can be used safely with no prior training. The devices provided have voice prompts to talk the user through the steps they need to take at the time of use. Users are prompted to follow the step-by-step instructions displayed on the device.</p><p>As part of the roll out, awareness videos have been provided showing how simple defibrillators are to use. The department is asking schools to share these videos in staff meetings and assemblies. This will ensure as many people as possible feel able to respond in an emergency situation.</p><p>To further support schools, the department has also updated its Automated External Defibrillator guidance, which includes practical information about defibrillators and links to additional support. The guidance is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 19/07/2023 11:35:17 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name Automated_external_defibrillators_guidance_January_2023.pdf title Automated_external_defibrillators_guidance_January
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan