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748107

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
	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 progress has been made on the review of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 announced on 8 February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	2814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p><br> The Government is committed to the Public Services (Social Value) Act, which can unlock a range of public benefits from the procurement of goods and services. An announcement on Government's plans in relation to the Act will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:22:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748093

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charitable Trusts
	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 her Department is taking to promote charity trusteeship, particularly to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	2955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Boards of trustees allow charities across the country to improve lives and address some of the most significant challenges we face.</p><p>The Government has been working with the Charity Commission and voluntary sector partners, to carry out research to understand the current makeup of trustees and to identify ways to further strengthen trusteeship.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:33:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

622536

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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	Voluntary Work: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the social and economic benefits of the National Citizen Service; and when she plans to publish an evaluation report on that service.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	50707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Consecutive, independent evaluations have demonstrated that National Citizen Service (NCS) delivers social and economic benefits. The most recently published evaluation shows that 90% of participants said that NCS helped them to develop key skills for the future. Annual evaluation reports on NCS are available on the NCS website (<a href="http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/our-impact" target="_blank">www.ncsyes.co.uk/our-impact</a>).</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 01/11/2016 17:24:05 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

670724

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2017
	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	Voluntary Work: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects the National Citizen Service 2015 Evaluation report to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	59441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>Consecutive, independent evaluations have demonstrated the positive impacts that National Citizen Service (NCS) delivers to both its participants and their communities. NCS is delivering more confident, capable and engaged young people. Previous evaluations for NCS are available at:<a href="http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/our-story" target="_blank"> www.ncsyes.co.uk/our-story</a></p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing on the 2015 evaluation and we plan to publish it in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 13/01/2017 11:38:31 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

620861

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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	Voluntary Work: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many participants in the National Citizen Service have been eligible for free school meals in each year since that service was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	50093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Ever since the programme’s inception, young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds in receipt of free school meals have been well represented. For example, in 2014, 17% of NCS participants were eligible for free school meals, compared with around 8% of young people of the same age in the general population.</p><p>All data collected on the backgrounds of NCS participants is self-declared.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of NCS participants eligible for free school meals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total participants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5,460</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9,280</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The results of the independent 2015 evaluation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 28/10/2016 13:41:16 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

622535

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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	Voluntary Work: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of National Citizen Service participants are from independent schools.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	50706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>For the 2016 summer programme, 4% of participants reported that they attend independent schools (2,550 young people). NCS Trust does not currently hold school data for all participants, so this figure represents the proportion of those who provided their school details.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 01/11/2016 17:23:15 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748106

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities: Fundraising
	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 support her Department is providing to charities to help them adopt digital technology for fundraising.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	2813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to building the resilience and independence of smaller charities. Through our ongoing dialogue across the sector, we know that small charities want more support to fundraise effectively through better use of digital technology.</p><p>In recognition of this, the Office for Civil Society in England are providing a multi-year programme of fundraising training and support. This includes expert support to build the digital fundraising capabilities of small charities through face-to-face training, intensive one-to-one advice sessions, skilled volunteering matches and webinars.</p><p>The training will be provided at little or no cost and the providers will also develop and share fundraising training resources and toolkits to support small charities who might not be able to attend training.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/07/2017 10:14:09 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

659486

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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	Charities: Minimum Wage
	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 HM Revenue and Customs on ensuring that national minimum wage regulations are being properly enforced in the charities sector.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	57785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with colleagues across government on a range of issues, including the effective regulation of charities.</p><p> </p><p>Charity workers have the same wage entitlements as employees in the private and public sectors. Compliance with National Minimum Wage regulations is enforced for Charities in the same way as it is for all other employers.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 16:37:26 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748103

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities: Festivals and Special Occasions
	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 plans she has to hold a second local charities day; and if she will make it an annual event.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	2810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Local Charities Day in 2016 was successful and demonstrated to small, local charities how that Government values the important work they do. The Government is committed to continuing to recognise and support small local charities and an announcement on plans will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:14 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

636163

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	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	Voluntary Work
	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 set up a commission to assess the potential merits of introducing a new legal status to recognise participation in long-term volunteering programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	52880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Long-term volunteering programmes provide many benefits, not only to those whose lives are being helped but also to those who take part in them.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to supporting social action, including long-term volunteering. We are looking at existing barriers to long-term volunteering and the appropriate way in which these can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2016 11:29:23 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed