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1520904

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date	11/10/2022
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	Swimming Pools: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the energy crisis on public swimming facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of ensuring public access to indoor and outdoor pools and that swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support swimming facilities.</p><p>We recognise the impact rising energy prices will have on organisations of all sizes, including on providers of indoor leisure facilities. In September the government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, under which businesses and other non-domestic energy users (including leisure centres and swimming pools) will be offered support.</p><p>After an initial 6 months of the scheme, the government will provide ongoing focused support for vulnerable industries. There will be a review in 3 months' time to consider where this should be targeted to make sure those most in need get support.</p><p>Sport England has invested £9,619,264 in swimming and diving projects since April 2019, which includes £6,260,502 to Swim England. This is in addition to the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund, which supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country after the pandemic.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL2508 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:14:09 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1520905

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date	11/10/2022
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	Swimming Pools: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to prevent closures of swimming pools, given that 60 that have closed over the past three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of ensuring public access to indoor and outdoor pools and that swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support swimming facilities.</p><p>We recognise the impact rising energy prices will have on organisations of all sizes, including on providers of indoor leisure facilities. In September the government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, under which businesses and other non-domestic energy users (including leisure centres and swimming pools) will be offered support.</p><p>After an initial 6 months of the scheme, the government will provide ongoing focused support for vulnerable industries. There will be a review in 3 months' time to consider where this should be targeted to make sure those most in need get support.</p><p>Sport England has invested £9,619,264 in swimming and diving projects since April 2019, which includes £6,260,502 to Swim England. This is in addition to the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund, which supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools throughout the country after the pandemic.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL2507 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:14:09 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1419774

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
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	Schools: Arts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools achieved an Artsmark in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England which celebrates schools' commitment to the arts. It provides a benchmark for arts provision in schools and encourages them to assess the opportunities and experiences available to children and young people in dance, drama, music, art, and design.</p><p>The number of schools that have achieved an Artsmark in each of the last five years is set out in the table below. These figures include the Artsmark levels Silver, Gold, Platinum and RSC Platinum. A further 46 awards have been made since the beginning of this calendar year (2022).</p><p>The reduction in the number of schools that achieved an Artsmark award in 2020 and 2021 can be attributed to the impact of Covid-19 and the scheme was revised accordingly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 11/02/2022 12:44:47 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey