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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

752912

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Public Sector: Mutual Societies
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 12 July 2017 to Question 3157, on public sector: mutual societies and social impact bonds, how many mutuals were created in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	5553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of public service mutuals in England has grown from approximately 9 at the beginning of 2010 to more than 100 today. Based on the information held by DCMS, the number created each year since 2009 is:<br></p><p>2009: 1</p><p>2010: 4</p><p>2011: 43</p><p>2012: 13</p><p>2013: 17</p><p>2014: 12</p><p>2015: 11</p><p>2016: 2</p><p>2017 (to date): 3</p><p><br> There is no obligation for new public service mutuals to inform DCMS that they have spun out, so these numbers reflect the extent of our knowledge of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/07/2017 10:52:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748650

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Charitable Donations
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 encourage people to give to charities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The British people are some of the most generous in the world. 73% of Brits give money to charity every month and almost £10 billion was donated to charitable causes in 2016. I think you would agree that is a breathtaking and commendable amount.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is fully committed to helping to build a compassionate country that works for everyone, and this Department will continue its work to make it as easy and compelling as possible to give to charitable causes. We are currently taking steps to help civil society organisations access the tools and training they need to harness the generosity of the public. The Foundation for Social Improvement launched our subsidised fundraising training programme on 6 July this year. The training will equip staff at small charities with the skills needed to raise further donations from the public.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2017 13:08:03 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748651

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	National Citizen Service Trust
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 has taken in response to the recommendations and findings of the report of the National Audit Office into the National Citizen Service, published in January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>DCMS and the NCS Trust welcomed the NAO’s report and are working closely together to address their recommendations and findings. In particular, the NCS Act received Royal Assent in April and the NCS Trust were granted a Royal Charter in May 2017. Together, these will make the Trust directly accountable to Parliament for its use of public money and preserve the Trust's operational independence.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2017 13:04:26 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748652

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	National Citizen Service Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 31 October 2016 to Question 50448, whether she has been presented with a list of patrons of the National Citizen Service; and if she will publish that list when it is available.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>NCS Trust will announce its new Board of Patrons on Friday 14th July, and the list will be published on its website (<a href="http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.ncsyes.co.uk</a>).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2017 12:59:10 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748653

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Charitable Donations
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 in response to the feedback obtained from the Giving Roundtables held in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Giving Roundtables were a great success and provided a refreshing injection of energy into the Government’s drive to encourage more giving. The generous British public already donate so much to charitable causes - almost £10 billion in 2016 - but the feedback from the Roundtables showed that there are further opportunities to make it easier and more compelling to give.</p><p> </p><p>We heard that more needed to be done to support small charities and our subsidised fundraising training programme, launched by the Foundation for Social Improvement on 6 July 2017, delivers that support. This is a multi-year programme which provides expert advice on building the digital fundraising capabilities of small charities. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2017 13:06:45 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748654

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Young 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, with reference to the announcement on 8 November 2016 by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Civil Society, when she plans to publish her Department's new youth policy statement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the contributions made in the youth policy regional workshops held in March and April. An announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 14:24:43 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748655

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Voluntary Work: Young 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 she is taking to ensure value for money in the delivery of the National Citizen Service; and whether she is taking steps to reduce the cost of that service to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>DCMS and the NCS Trust are working closely together to increase the value for money of the programme. A key component of this work is the recommissioning of the NCS delivery network when the current set of provider contracts expire in autumn 2018. This refresh will provide an opportunity to reduce the provider unit cost.</p><p> </p><p>The NCS Trust is also exploring whether value for money can be further improved through innovations in delivery of the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 14:22:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748656

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Office for Civil Society: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many permanent members of staff have been assigned to the Office for Civil Society since it was moved to her Department.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>On 6<sup>th</sup> July 2017 the Office for Civil Society had 87 members of staff in post. This figure does not include vacant positions and is made up of permanent staff, fixed term appointments and other forms of contingent labour. The number of staff in post and the mix of different appointment types vary throughout the year.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 14:04:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748657

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Dormant Assets Commission
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 a decision has been taken on allocation of the funds identified in the final report of the Commission on Dormant Assets, published in March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Commission on Dormant Assets made more than 50 recommendations in its report to Government. The Government is still considering the Commission’s report and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 07:57:36 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed