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768892

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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: 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 discussions she has had with (a) campaigners and (b) sports governance bodies on making sports governance bodies that (i) are or (ii) recently have been in receipt of public funds subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	107218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has had no such discussions. National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) are not public bodies, and as such are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. NGBs are typically independent, self-appointed organisations that govern their sports through the common consent of their sport. Transparency is an important principal of good governance, and is reflected in our Code for Sport Governance, with which all bodies in receipt of UK Sport or Sport England funding must now demonstrate compliance. </ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The cross-Government sport strategy ‘Sporting Future’ set out our intention to encourage as many people and groups to enjoy sport as participants, spectators and in the workforce, including the LGBT community. It also includes a number of other actions to ensure that all under-represented groups can take part in sport and wider physical activity through a focus on local delivery, and working with people through volunteering, coaching and the sporting workforce. Our aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Government continues to work with Sport England and National Governing Bodies of sport, alongside organisations including Pride Sports, Stonewall, and Kick it Out on a number of anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion. In March, Sport England commissioned Pride Sports to produce a second in depth report on barriers to LGBT participation. This research on volunteering, provision and attitudes and behaviours has been completed, and Sport England is currently considering what actions they will take based on the findings.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 15:53:50 question first ministerially corrected 16/10/2017 21:11:27 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 14960 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

768904

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Commonwealth Games: Birmingham
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 she has had with Birmingham Council on ensuring that that council receives a participation dividend in the event that Birmingham is successful in its bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	107104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We have held numerous discussions with Birmingham City Council regarding the opportunities to increase sport participation and physical activity as part of its bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Sporting legacy was a key criteria in the government's assessment process to select a UK candidate city and should Birmingham's bid be successful, legacy facilities will include a new swimming pool and an upgraded athletics stadium, which will include elite and community facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Should Birmingham be successful, we will continue to work with the city to maximise the opportunities to increase participation throughout the life cycle of the Games.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 16:06:14 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

768016

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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: Governing Bodies
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 estimate she has made of the number of women on sports governing bodies.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>On 8 March 2017, Women in Sport published their Beyond 30% report which showed that 65% of the organisations funded by Sport England and/or UK Sport have more than 25% women on their boards. While this is a significant improvement on 2015, when the comparable figure was just 46%, clearly there is more to be done. This is why the Code for Sports Governance published last October requires funded organisations to adopt a target of, and take all appropriate actions to encourage, a minimum of 30% of each gender on its board. The governance code is mandatory for all sports bodies seeking public funding. National Governing Bodies who do not comply with the code will need to have agreed with the funding body an action plan which sets out how they will become compliant with that requirement by 31 October this year.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 15:50:27 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

768017

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Gambling
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 level of funds her Department has spent on addressing problem gambling in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Problem gambling treatment, research and education is funded through a system of voluntary contributions by the gambling industry, and is administered through The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board and the charity GambleAware. GambleAware’s income for the last 5 years was (all financial years ending 31 March):</p><p> </p><p>2013 - £5,696,142</p><p>2014 - £6,277,934</p><p>2015 - £6,503,925</p><p>2016 - £7,632,371</p><p>2017 - £8,621,499</p><p> </p><p>Breakdown of expenditure can be found in GambleAware’s Annual Reports at https://about.gambleaware.org/about/annual-reports-minutes-newsletters/</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 16:04:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

768020

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Football Association
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 her Department has made of the adequacy of the Football Association's safeguarding procedures.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	106871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>As with all funded sports, the Football Association is required to meet the obligations set out in Sport England and UK Sport’s funding agreements, which require appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures to be put in place and adherence to the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (the ‘Standards’) issued by the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU). The CPSU conducts an annual review of National Governing Bodies and reports back to ensure this funding condition is being met. During 2017, the CPSU has reported no concerns with the Football Association who continue to meet and maintain the advance Standards.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 15:48:50 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

768021

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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: LGBT People
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 increase LGBT participation in sport.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	106868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The cross-Government sport strategy ‘Sporting Future’ set out our intention to encourage as many people and groups to enjoy sport as participants, spectators and in the workforce, including the LGBT community. It also includes a number of other actions to ensure that all under-represented groups can take part in sport and wider physical activity through a focus on local delivery, and working with people through volunteering, coaching and the sporting workforce. Our aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to work with Sport England and National Governing Bodies of sport, alongside organisations including Pride Sports, Stonewall, and Kick it Out on a number of anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion. In March, Sport England commissioned Pride Sports to produce a second in depth report on barriers to LGBT participation. This research on volunteering, provision and attitudes and behaviours has been completed, and Sport England is currently considering what actions they will take based on the findings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 15:54:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

767449

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Football: World Cup
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 she has made an assessment of the potential capacity of England to host the 2022 World Cup; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Qatar is FIFA's agreed host for the 2022 World Cup, and therefore no assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/10/2017 14:45:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767457

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Gambling: Taxation
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 her policy is on the introduction of a compulsory levy on licensed gambling businesses to help treat problem gamblers.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>As I made clear at Departmental Oral Questions on 14 September, I am determined that the gambling industry acknowledges its social responsibilities, including properly funding the work undertaken by GambleAware, and other organisations, on research, education and treatment for gambling-related harm.</p><p> </p><p>The industry currently contributes over £8 million per year to GambleAware. GambleAware is seeking to increase this to £10 million per year in line with work that has been done by the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) to cost the short term work of delivering the National Responsible Gambling Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The industry must step up and fulfill their obligations under these new targets.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/10/2017 14:42:37 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

765202

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Big Lottery Fund: Olympic Games 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, whether repayments of outstanding funds received from the Big Lottery Fund to finance the London Olympic Games in 2012 attract interest.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	105491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The terms of repayments to National Lottery distributors were set out in an agreement between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Greater London Authority in 2012, which I attach. These repayments will not attract interest.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 13:57:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

765205

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	Bookmakers: Competition
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 assurances her Department secured in 2011 on the longevity of on-site bookmakers after the sale of the Tote to Betfred.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	105677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The provision of on-site bookmakers at racecourses is a commercial matter for the racing and betting industries. Racegoers have access to a variety of betting options at the racecourse including fixed odds betting provided by on-course bookmakers at the side of the track, pool betting provided at the racecourse and online betting via smartphones.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 16:30:04 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson