Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1045678

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Stonewall: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 206860, on Stonewell: National Lottery, what processes are in place to ensure that providing information for key public sector institutions does not constitute lobbying or break any rules on political funding.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	210629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has a process of review and due diligence on the award of all grants to ensure that BLF money is spent in the ways agreed through the grant making process, supported by a robust approach to the monitoring of grants over their lifetime. All Big Lottery Fund programmes clearly state in their guidance that they cannot fund political activities. Each programme is assigned a BLF member of staff as a point of contact who works with the organisation after the grant is made, supporting the grantee and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of their grant.</p><p> </p><p>A further protection is provided by charity law which prohibits charities from supporting or funding a political party. This is enforced by the Charity Commission, as independent registrar and regulator.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2019 14:00:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1045718

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2018 to Question 193467 on Tech City UK: Ethnic Groups and Females, how many BAME members are on the Executive team of Tech City; and what proportion of the technical roles within the organisation are held by women.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	210648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Tech Nation (formerly Tech City UK) is a private sector organisation that receives grant funding from DCMS. There are currently 5 members of the executive team. 40% are women, 60% male and there are no BAME members. There are 3 technical roles at Tech Nation. Of these, 66% are female, 33% male, 33% BAME.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/01/2019 10:59:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1045719

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Tech City UK: Females
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 proportion of the business founders receiving funds from Tech City were female in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	210649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Tech Nation (formerly Tech City UK) is a private sector organisation that receives grant funding from DCMS. While Tech Nation does not directly fund tech start-ups, they do run programmes such as Founders Network, Rising Stars, Upscale, and Future Fifty, that help start-ups access funding. Across these programmes, 35% of the founders are women and 65% men.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/01/2019 11:28:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah