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100646

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 October (HL2135), whether they will list the fraud and corruption legislation which, in addition to the Gambling Act 2005, they believe meets the requirements of the Council of Europe’s draft convention to combat the manipulation of sports competitions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Fraud Act 2006 and the Bribery Act 2010 constitute the fraud and corruption legislation that, along with the Gambling Act 2005, meet the requirements of the Council of Europe’s draft convention to combat the manipulation of sports competition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/10/2014 16:43:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

227996

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Olympic Games: Brazil
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are on target to meet the aspirations of UK Sport and the British Olympic Association for Team GB to be the first team from a host Olympic country to improve its performance at a subsequent Olympic Games; and whether they will publish the current median aspirations and expectations for Rio de Janeiro 2016 on a sport-by-sport basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>UK Sport believe their ambition is attainable for Team GB to win more Olympic and Paralympic medals at Rio 2016 than at London 2012. Sports have identified athletes with the capability to win medals and UK Sport is providing the necessary financial and technical support.</p><p>UK Sport are implementing well-planned strategies to maximise the possibility of achieving more medals in Rio in 2016 in conjunction with the National Governing Bodies of Sport and system partners including the British Olympic and Paralympic Associations . UK Sport are closely monitoring the progress of all sports and their current insights suggest that the aspirational goal remains possible with progress towards the Paralympic aspiration being particularly encouraging.</p><p> </p><p>​UK Sport will formally announce Olympic and Paralympic medal targets in the weeks prior to the Games in Rio.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2015 15:18:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

227997

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support Olympic and Paralympic sports received from lottery funding and the public from the years 2010 to 2014, and what are the budgeted figures for 2015 and 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>UK Sport are investing the following for Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports:</p><p>2010-11: £81m<br> 2011-12: £84.2m<br> 2012-13: £83.7m<br> 2013-14: £87.7m</p><p>Budgeted figures</p><p>2014-15: £94.1m<br> 2015-16: £99.9m</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports including golf, rugby union and snowsport:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11: £79.1m<br> 2011-12: £71.6m<br> 2012-13: £73.6m<br> 2013-14: £76.6m</p><p>2014-15: £75.4m</p><p> </p><p>Budgeted figures<br> 2015-16: £63.5m</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2015 15:30:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

227998

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether London 2012 led to increased sponsorship investment and media profile for disability sport in 2013 and 2014; and whether projections for 2015 forecast a further increase in sponsorship for British Paralympic sport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold information on sponsorship investment and media profile for disability sport, but remain committed to delivering a lasting legacy for disability sport. 42 of the National Governing Bodies of Sport which Sport England invests in have specific targets for increasing the number of disabled people who play their sport and Sport England is investing over £170m to get more disabled people playing sport. 1.58 million disabled people aged 16 and over ​now ​take part in sport once a week, an increase of 263,900 more disabled people playing sport since we won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games​.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2015 15:31:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

228000

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which Olympic and Paralympic sports there has been a reduction in real terms in funding support from UK Sport since 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>UK Sport makes funding awards on a four year cycle in line with the Olympic and Paralympic calendars, and is currently supporting 46 Summer &amp; Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports. These four year awards are reviewed each year through the Annual Investment Review process which measures sports against an agreed set of annual targets. The 18 sports which have seen a reduction in funding since 2012 are:</p><p>Archery</p><p>Badminton</p><p>Basketball</p><p>Goalball</p><p>Handball</p><p>Judo</p><p>Powerlifting</p><p>Swimming</p><p>Synchronised Swimming</p><p>Table Tennis</p><p>Visually Impaired Football</p><p>Volleyball (indoor, sitting and beach)</p><p>Water polo</p><p>Wheelchair fencing</p><p>Wheelchair basketball</p><p>Wrestling</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2015 15:31:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

228716

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Exercise
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they have done to promote increased and sustained participation in exercise and more active lives within the adult population since the London 2012 Olympic Games.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>In February 2014, Government Ministers and the Mayor of London launched the ‘Moving more, Living more’ initiative to reduce physical inactivity as part of the legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Moving More, Living More recognises that government departments and the Mayor's teams need to work together to reduce physical inactivity, along with local authorities, the health sector, businesses and employers, and local community groups.</p><p>Sport is part of the answer to reducing physical inactivity. Between 2012 and 2017, Sport England is investing over £1 billion to get more people playing sport. Currently 15.6 million people play sport regularly in England, which is an increase of 1.6 million since London won the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2005.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 15:53:57 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

228717

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	UK Sport: Sport England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the cost savings expected for 2015 resulting from the co-location of UK Sport and Sport England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>C​ost savings from the co-location of UK Sport and Sport England are expected to be £1.55m i​n the financial year 2015/16. ​Savings are ​made across a number of back office costs including rent, rates, service charges and reception staffing costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 13:48:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

228719

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Public Participation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list the participation levels in individual sports in the United Kingdom for each of the years 2005 to 2014 both in actual terms and as a percentage of the population.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Active People Survey is the main measure of the number of people aged 16 and above taking part in sport in England. This information can be found on Sport England's interactive website at: <a href="http://activepeople.sportengland.org/" target="_blank">http://activepeople.sportengland.org/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 14:11:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

228720

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Voluntary Work
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on which occasions the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games volunteers have been contacted to encourage them to continue volunteering in sport, and how successful such initiatives were in 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>London 2012 Games Makers have been alerted to 22 different volunteering opportunities via the Be Inspired newsletter from January 2014 to February 2015 inclusive. Examples of opportunities include volunteering with British Athletics at the Sainsbury’s 2014 Summer Series, and a chance to volunteer with England Hockey at the EuroHockey Championships in August 2015, which was promoted in the November 2014 newsletter.</p><p>Join In was established in 2012,supported by government funding, to harness the goodwill generated around the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote sport volunteering. It works in close collaboration with Sport England, including as the provider of content around volunteering opportunities for the Sport England-owned ‘Be Inspired’ database, which includes the London 2012 volunteers and covers the opportunities to volunteer listed above.</p><p>In addition to this collaboration, Join In has been successful in attracting London 2012 volunteers into its own campaigns and wider event volunteering, including directing over 2,000 Games Makers through to information on volunteering for the Tour de France Grand Depart in July 2014 and sourcing nearly 250 Games Makers to volunteer at the Richmond Running Festival (September 14).</p><p>At grassroots level, Join In recruited and retained 100,000 volunteers a year in community sport for local sports clubs and other projects in 2013 and 2014. Their 2014 volunteer survey showed that a high proportion of the sample of these volunteers surveyed had previously volunteered at London 2012 (74%).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, around 80% of Join In Local Leaders volunteered at London 2012, citing the opportunity to be part of the legacy as a key motivating factor in their application. Over 250 of Local Leaders have been recruited by Join In to drive volunteering in local areas. Join In also administers the largest online community of London 2012 volunteers – a Facebook page with 50k subscribers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 13:49:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

228721

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Olympic Games: Brazil
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have been involved in discussions to field a women's football team at the 2016 Olympic Games; and whether they have the support of the British Olympic Association to field a women's football team.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL5903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The fielding of GB football teams at future Olympic Games is a matter for the national football authorities and the British Olympic Association.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2015 15:08:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan