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1456839

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2022
	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	Sports: Facilities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure maximum use of (1) government, and (2) school, sports facilities to provide access for (a) local clubs, and (b) the general public, during evenings, weekends and the school holidays.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL7643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>We have announced £30 million for PE teacher training and to open up school facilities to provide access to the wider community. At the recent Spending Review, we announced £205 million to build or transform up to 8,000 state-of-the-art community football pitches and multi-use sports facilities across the UK. This was in addition to a £30 million package to renovate park tennis courts across the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 06/04/2022 13:42:46 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1349825

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants are employed full time in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on sport and recreation policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>Please the staff figures below for DCMS teams that work on sport and recreation policy. Data based on staff in post on the 26/07/2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Team</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth Games</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major Sporting Events</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sport Policy</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 29/07/2021 12:48:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1275038

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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	Events Industry: Insurance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to partner with the sport and entertainment sectors to underwrite contingency insurance for live events.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL11943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the concerns which have been raised about the potential challenge of securing insurance for live events, including those in the sporting and entertainment sectors. We have been working closely with the affected sectors over the last few months to understand the challenges and to keep the situation under review.</p><p>Understandably, the bar for considering Government intervention is set extremely high, especially in light of the furlough scheme and local business support, so the evidence of market failure specific to DCMS sectors must be clearly demonstrated and robust.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/01/2021 16:22:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1275039

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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	Golf: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the evidence on which they based their policy to only allow two-ball golf matches to be played during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL11944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity including golf are incredibly important for our physical and mental health, and are a vital weapon against coronavirus.</p><p>On Monday 4 January the Prime Minister announced a national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. The National Restrictions are designed to get the R rate under control through limiting social contact and reducing transmissions. All decisions made by the Government relating to the pandemic and sport have been based on advice and guidance from health and scientific experts. We have no plans to publish the evidence for individual decisions relating to specific sports.</p><p>You can continue to exercise alone, with one other person or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day, in a public outdoor place and you should not travel outside your local area. You should maintain social distancing. Indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including golf courses, must close.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/01/2021 11:39:48 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1272422

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK Anti-Doping Agency's capability to test for (1) gene editing, and (2) synthetic messenger RNA, to meet the ban on the non-therapeutic use of genes, genetic elements and cells as set out in the World Anti-Doping Agency Code, that have the capacity to enhance athletic performance; and whether they are collecting and storing samples for such testing in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL11599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2021 answer text <p>It is the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) role to approve new testing processes. WADA has not yet developed a test for gene editing due to the complexities in identifying gene doping. To mitigate the threat of gene doping, WADA has a Gene and Cell Doping Expert Group which provides direction to its Health, Medical and Research Committee. The Committee develops strategies to prevent and detect non-therapeutic manipulation of gene/protein in sport.</p><p>WADA has approved tests for RNA, but these are only being used in experimental environments for research, and not yet by anti-doping organisations (including UK Anti-Doping).</p><p>UK Anti-Doping split the samples they collect from each athlete into “A” samples which are analysed, and “B” samples which are stored securely for potential future tests. Samples can be stored for up to 10 years.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 07/01/2021 16:49:04 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1246716

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many tests were undertaken by UK Anti-Doping in the UK during the periods (1) January to March 2019, (2) April to June 2019, (3) July to September 2019, (4) October to December 2019, (5) January to March, (6) April to June, and (7) July to September.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>UK Anti-Doping defines a test as any attempt to test a single athlete in a single Sample Collection Session. During the periods:</p><ol><li><p>January to March 2019, it conducted 3,803 tests</p></li><li><p>April to June 2019, it conducted 2,212 tests</p></li><li><p>July to September 2019, it conducted 2,943 tests</p></li><li><p>October to December 2019, it conducted 2,789 tests</p></li><li><p>January to March 2020, it conducted 2,512 tests</p></li><li><p>April to June 2020, it conducted 126 tests. The drop in testing during this period was due to UK Anti-Doping’s decision in March 2020 to significantly reduce its testing programme due to Covid-19.</p></li><li><p>July to September 2020. The testing statistics for this period have not yet been released.</p></li></ol><p><br>All testing in the first quarter of 2020-2021 (April-June 2020) conducted in the UK was done in England. However, this does not mean that athletes from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were not tested during this time. UK Anti-Doping publishes its testing figures on a quarterly basis and combines the figures for blood and urine samples. This ensures transparency of its testing activity, while protecting the confidential methodology which goes into planning a testing programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL9561 question first answered 03/11/2020 17:09:02 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1246717

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) blood samples, and (2) urine samples have been collected by UK Anti-Doping in the UK each month since March, in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, and (d) Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>UK Anti-Doping defines a test as any attempt to test a single athlete in a single Sample Collection Session. During the periods:</p><ol><li><p>January to March 2019, it conducted 3,803 tests</p></li><li><p>April to June 2019, it conducted 2,212 tests</p></li><li><p>July to September 2019, it conducted 2,943 tests</p></li><li><p>October to December 2019, it conducted 2,789 tests</p></li><li><p>January to March 2020, it conducted 2,512 tests</p></li><li><p>April to June 2020, it conducted 126 tests. The drop in testing during this period was due to UK Anti-Doping’s decision in March 2020 to significantly reduce its testing programme due to Covid-19.</p></li><li><p>July to September 2020. The testing statistics for this period have not yet been released.</p></li></ol><p><br>All testing in the first quarter of 2020-2021 (April-June 2020) conducted in the UK was done in England. However, this does not mean that athletes from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were not tested during this time. UK Anti-Doping publishes its testing figures on a quarterly basis and combines the figures for blood and urine samples. This ensures transparency of its testing activity, while protecting the confidential methodology which goes into planning a testing programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL9560 question first answered 03/11/2020 17:09:03 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1246718

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a claim by athletes at a testing location that someone in their household is self-isolating, quarantining or shielding provides sufficient grounds for UK Anti-Doping not to continue with testing; and how many cases in each of these categories have been noted by UK Anti-Doping since the restrictions arising from COVID-19 were imposed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>If attempting testing at an athlete’s home, Doping Control Personnel or “Testers” will check whether anyone present at the athlete’s residence is self-isolating, quarantining or shielding. If so, then this would provide sufficient grounds for UK Anti-Doping not to continue with testing. If testing outside of an athlete’s home, Doping Control Personnel will check the athlete does not have Covid-19, Covid-19 symptoms, or is in an at risk-group before proceeding. UK Anti-Doping has developed a protocol which its Doping Control Personnel are required to follow to determine whether an athlete can be tested. This procedure is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s guidance for resuming testing, and is fully outlined on UK Anti-Doping’s website.</p><p>Doping Control Personnel also warn the athlete that if they (or anyone else on their behalf) provide any information which is later found to be false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete they may be committing the Anti-Doping Rule Violation of ‘Tampering or Attempted Tampering’ which could result in sanctions.</p><p>So far, there have not been any cases where testing has not proceeded due to self-isolation, quarantining or shielding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/11/2020 16:18:22 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1246719

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the ending of the statute on limitations this year for testing samples collected at the London Olympic Games in 2012, (1) how many anti-doping violations were found from retested samples collected in London; (2) what percentage of the urine samples collected at the London Olympic Games were re-analysed; and (3) which Olympic champions and medallists were stripped of their medals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>The government does not hold the data to answer this question. The samples collected during the London Olympic Games in 2012 were done so under the jurisdiction of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), rather than UK Anti-Doping (the UK’s national anti-doping organisation). As LOCOG no longer exists, it is therefore the IOC that has the ability to reanalyse the samples collected at the Games. UK Anti-Doping has welcomed the reanalysis of samples from previous Olympic and Paralympic Games.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/11/2020 16:17:04 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1246720

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	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	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK Anti-Doping has refused requests to share information or samples with any national anti-doping agency or international federation seeking to access samples for analysis relating to any British Olympic athletes since 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL9564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Any information which UK Anti-Doping receives is handled with the strictest data protection compliance. Therefore, it is not always possible for UK Anti-Doping to share information or samples from British athletes with third parties when this breaches data handling requirements.</p><p>UK Anti-Doping has already publicly set out its position on sending samples related to the investigation of Alberto Salazar to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. To date, the World Anti-Doping Agency has not requested to reanalyse any of UK Anti-Doping’s samples of British athletes overseen at any time by Alberto Salazar.</p><p>UK Anti-Doping has always supported the work of other anti-doping organisations and the World Anti-Doping Agency. When UK Anti-Doping cannot share information or samples, it always works for a constructive outcome to progress cases where there is a joint interest.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL9565 question first answered 04/11/2020 16:33:08 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan