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622204

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Gambling Commission: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions Ministers have had with the Gambling Commission on the National Lottery in the last year.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Ministers have regular meetings to discuss the Gambling Commission’s work which includes The National Lottery as a matter of course. Details of DCMS ministerial meetings are published on online here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-hospitality-overseas-travel-meetings-and-gifts-1-january-2016-to-31-march-2016).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/11/2016 11:58:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622205

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Gambling Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what remuneration is received by members of the Board of Commissioners of the Gambling Commission; and how many days those members work in that capacity each year.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Comprehensive details of Commissioner remuneration, including details of work completed and attendance at meetings, are set out each year in the Gambling Commission’s annual report which is available in the House Library or online.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/11/2016 11:51:56 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622206

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Gambling Commission: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the duties of the Board of Commissioners of the Gambling Commission are in relation to the regulation of the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Board of Commissioners ensures that the Gambling Commission exercises its functions in line with the statutory duties set out in legislation. The National Lottery etc Act 1993 sets out the duties of the Gambling Commission in regulating The National Lottery. Under Section 4 (1) the Commission must:</p><p> </p><ul><li>ensure that the National Lottery is run, and every lottery that forms part of it is promoted, with all due propriety;<br></li><li>ensure that the interests of every participant in a lottery that forms part of the National Lottery are protected; and<br></li><li>subject to these two duties, do its best to ensure that good cause returns are maximised</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 50347 question first answered 03/11/2016 11:56:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622207

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Gambling Commission: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the duties of the Gambling Commission are in relation to the regulation of the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Board of Commissioners ensures that the Gambling Commission exercises its functions in line with the statutory duties set out in legislation. The National Lottery etc Act 1993 sets out the duties of the Gambling Commission in regulating The National Lottery. Under Section 4 (1) the Commission must:</p><p> </p><ul><li>ensure that the National Lottery is run, and every lottery that forms part of it is promoted, with all due propriety;<br></li><li>ensure that the interests of every participant in a lottery that forms part of the National Lottery are protected; and<br></li><li>subject to these two duties, do its best to ensure that good cause returns are maximised</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 50346 question first answered 03/11/2016 11:56:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622208

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Sports: Public Participation
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 her Department is taking to increase participation in sport.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>In December 2015, government published its new strategy, 'Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation.'</p><p> </p><p>This strategy sets out government's ambition to get more people engaged in sport and physical activity, particularly those who are currently least active, including those in lower socio-economic groups, some BME groups, older people, women and those with a disability.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2016, Sport England published its new strategy, 'Towards an Active Nation', which sets out how funding will be invested in grassroots sports to get more people active.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 01/11/2016 17:50:25 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622209

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many unpaid advisers left her Department in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>8.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/11/2016 11:02:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622210

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many unpaid advisers are currently based in her Department.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>93.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/11/2016 11:02:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622211

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Theatre: Low Incomes
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 she is taking to encourage low-income families to visit theatres.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to experience and participate in culture and the arts whatever their background. To that end we have protected funding for Arts Council England (ACE) throughout the next spending period which will include support for arts programmes in areas where participation is low.</p><p> </p><p>The Culture White Paper sets out a range of commitments aimed at increasing diversity in arts participation. This includes the Cultural Citizens Programme which will provide young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, who live in areas where fewer people visit museums, galleries or the theatre, with meaningful opportunities to experience the arts. Pilots are taking part in Liverpool and Blackpool, Birmingham and Barking and Dagenham. 600 young people will take part in the pilot programmes and will be offered range of cultural activities so they develop lifelong love of the arts. Young people in Birmingham, for example, will also be given free tickets to three different performances in the city, beginning this October with the Birmingham Rep theatre.</p><p> </p><p>ACE also places responsibility on every funded organisation to make their programme of work more reflective of the communities they serve and they fund a number of community arts organisations that look to engage disadvantaged people, such as Cinderford Artspace and Helix Arts which focus on encouraging unemployed adults and employed people on low incomes to participate in the arts. ACE also supports theatres like the Donmar, which runs the YOUNG+FREE programme offering 25 per cent of the tickets to young people who are 25 and under on a weekly basis.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 50341 question first answered 02/11/2016 10:27:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622212

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Drama: Disadvantaged
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 she is taking to increase participation in drama among people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to experience and participate in culture and the arts whatever their background. To that end we have protected funding for Arts Council England (ACE) throughout the next spending period which will include support for arts programmes in areas where participation is low.</p><p> </p><p>The Culture White Paper sets out a range of commitments aimed at increasing diversity in arts participation. This includes the Cultural Citizens Programme which will provide young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, who live in areas where fewer people visit museums, galleries or the theatre, with meaningful opportunities to experience the arts. Pilots are taking part in Liverpool and Blackpool, Birmingham and Barking and Dagenham. 600 young people will take part in the pilot programmes and will be offered range of cultural activities so they develop lifelong love of the arts. Young people in Birmingham, for example, will also be given free tickets to three different performances in the city, beginning this October with the Birmingham Rep theatre.</p><p> </p><p>ACE also places responsibility on every funded organisation to make their programme of work more reflective of the communities they serve and they fund a number of community arts organisations that look to engage disadvantaged people, such as Cinderford Artspace and Helix Arts which focus on encouraging unemployed adults and employed people on low incomes to participate in the arts. ACE also supports theatres like the Donmar, which runs the YOUNG+FREE programme offering 25 per cent of the tickets to young people who are 25 and under on a weekly basis.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 50340 question first answered 02/11/2016 10:27:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

622214

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Sports Competitors: Work Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect on professional sport of applying the same work permit rules which currently apply to non-EU sportspeople to all non-UK sportspeople after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	50338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s negotiations for exiting the EU are complex and the Government is focused on securing the best deal for Britain. Together with the Department for Exiting the EU, we are analysing all the impacts of leaving the EU and have discussed areas of interest with sporting stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 50336 question first answered 03/11/2016 12:02:17 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest