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347361

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Sportsgrounds: Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage sport stadiums across the UK to meet the recommendations of Sport England and the International Olympic Committee on the number of wheelchair spaces available for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring all spectators have appropriate access to sporting venues and services, and that professional sports clubs are aware of their responsibilities towards disabled spectators.</p><p>Sport England’s <em>Accessible Sports Facilities</em> guide provides guidance on access to sports facilities for disabled sports participants. The International Paralympic Committee’s guidance is there for clubs that want, and can afford, to meet the highest standards on inclusion and accessibility for both participants and spectators.</p><p>The <em>Accessible Stadia</em> guidance produced by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) brings together the background information central to designing and providing for disabled spectators at stadia and helps all clubs to meet the basic standard in the first instance.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is working with the Department of Work and Pensions, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and the disabled spectators charity Level Playing Field on a range of measures to ensure that the rights of all disabled spectators, not only wheelchair users, are met by owners of sports stadia. As part of this work, the SGSA will be issuing an updated pamphlet to accompany the <em>Accessible Stadia</em> guidance, which will detail the current legal framework which all service providers must comply with and including advice on how clubs can improve access across a range of different disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/06/2015 08:25:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

347362

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Football: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to monitor numbers of incidents of football fans using derogatory terms for disabled people (a) at matches and (b) when travelling to and from matches.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The ‘Kick It Out’ app continues to make it easy for fans to report instances of discrimination during, before or after a game. Of the 184 incidents reported to Kick It Out last season by 28 December, 118 (64%) involved alleged racist abuse, while 17% involved complaints about anti-Semitism. Kick It Out also received 15 complaints of abuse involving sexual orientation, 7 about disability, and 13 relating to sexism. The FA’s Inclusion Advisory Board, chaired by Heather Rabbatts, scrutinise these statistics, and those reported directly to the FA quarterly, and report to me every 6 months, which I will monitor for positive and negative trends.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/06/2015 10:50:50 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

347393

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Rugby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has for the promotion and development of rugby league.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government, through Sport England, is investing £17.5m between 2013 and 2017 to get more people playing rugby league and to ​support talented individuals within the sport. I am keen to meet the Rugby Football League soon to discuss expanding the game across the country.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 02/06/2015 12:27:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

347681

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	FIFA: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions the Sports Minister has had with FIFA on the recent FBI investigation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>I have not had any recent discussions with FIFA regarding the recent FBI investigation. However, I am in regular contact with The FA on matters related to the governance of FIFA.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 04/06/2015 08:07:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

347689

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to promote tourism and develop the tourism industry in England.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The GREAT Britain campaign continues to promote great British holidays at home, through the 'Holidays at Home' are GREAT campaign, and overseas. In its first 3 years of operation, it is estimated that the campaign has now generated £520.6 million in incremental spend for the domestic tourism industry and over two million domestic overnight holiday trips. It is anticipated that Visit Britain's GREAT activity will help generate an extra £305 million in incremental spend by inbound visitors (2012/13-2013/14).</p><p>We are also encouraging travel outside of London through the visa-waiver scheme for Chinese tourists, and our £10 million tourism in the North and £5 million tourism in the South West funds, which aim to create joined-up strategies for promoting these areas as top holiday destinations for international travellers.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/06/2015 11:46:47 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

347718

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Gaming Machines: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to alter the restrictions on the premises which can be licensed to have fixed-odds betting terminal machines.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to alter the restrictions on the premises which can be licensed to have fixed-odds betting terminal machines or alter the number of FOBTs allowed per betting shop. Nevertheless, the Government continues to monitor the effects of existing controls and if need be will take action if these controls are found to be insufficient.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 530 question first answered 09/06/2015 10:09:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

347724

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	FIFA: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the Attorney General regarding allegations of corruption at FIFA.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>My Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has spoken with the Attorney General. They agreed that the British authorities will offer full co-operation with American and Swiss investigators, and that if any evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the UK emerges, we will fully the support the Serious Fraud Office and other relevant authorities in pursuing those involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/06/2015 11:53:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

347725

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Betting Shops: Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to alter the number of fixed-odds betting terminal machines allowed in each betting shop.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to alter the restrictions on the premises which can be licensed to have fixed-odds betting terminal machines or alter the number of FOBTs allowed per betting shop. Nevertheless, the Government continues to monitor the effects of existing controls and if need be will take action if these controls are found to be insufficient.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 523 question first answered 09/06/2015 10:09:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

347727

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Tickets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that tickets for the Rugby World Cup and Ashes cricket tests are sold at face value in the secondary ticketing market.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes that prices should be set by supply and demand in the secondary ticketing market.</p><p> </p><p>The measures set out in the Consumer Right Act 2015, which came into force on 27 May, will enable consumers to make an informed decision on the tickets they purchase.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages all fans to look to official primary and secondary sites, such as the 2015 Rugby World Cup’s official resale platform, for the safest and most secure method of buying tickets at face value.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/06/2015 11:57:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

347732

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Tickets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to monitor the effect of the secondary ticketing market on the cost of attending major sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act 2015, contains provisions for an independent statutory review of the consumer protection measures in the secondary ticketing market. It will be independently led and it will be presented to Parliament within a year of commencement.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/06/2015 12:00:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant