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576240

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Football: Governing Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the success of Team GB at the Rio Olympics, and of Wales in the European Football Championship, whether they will review the effectiveness of the governance of English football.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Team GB success at Rio and the achievement of the Welsh football team reaching the semi-final at the European Championships have ensured a memorable summer for sport. Government wants English football to enjoy similar success on the international stage and we are targeting public funding at grassroots sport through increased investment in facilities, coaching and projects that boost participation.</p><p> </p><p>The Football Association, like all UK sports bodies and organisations that want to continue to receive public funding, will have to adhere to the new Code of Governance announced in the government's sport strategy, Sporting Future, in December 2015. The code aims to ensure that the highest levels of transparency, ethical standards and leadership are present across sport in this country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/09/2016 11:12:17 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

576314

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Youth Centres: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many youth centres have been closed since 2010 and what assessment they have made of the impact of those closures on young people.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate funding for youth services, according to local need. Individual local authorities would be best placed to advise on any changes there have been to the number of youth centres in their local area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 11:01:14 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

576315

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Youth Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many youth service staff posts have been removed since 2010 and what assessment have they made of the affect of the reduced provision for young people.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate funding for youth services and as part of this, youth service staff posts, according to local need. There is an existing statutory duty on local authorities through Education Act 2006 (Section 507B) to secure, as far as is practicable, sufficient services and activities to improve the wellbeing of young people. Individual local authorities would be best placed to advise on any changes there have been to the number of youth service staff posts in their local area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 11:01:40 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

576316

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what purpose is served by the National Citizen Service; who benefits from its provision; and what diversity data is available relating to that service.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>NCS was created to help build a more responsible, more cohesive, more engaged society. The government is committed to providing a place on NCS for every young person who wants one.</p><p> </p><p>Social mix is at the core of National Citizen Service and all young people, regardless of background, are supported to take part in the programme.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, 17% of NCS participants were eligible for free school meals, compared with around 8% of young people of the same age in the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The national picture of NCS shows that young people from disadvantaged and minority ethnic backgrounds are well represented. The latest evaluation showed that 30% of NCS participants were from Black, Mixed or Asian backgrounds compared with 19% of the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 evaluation demonstrates that NCS graduates are more confident leaders and decision-makers. 7 in 10 NCS graduates felt more confident about getting a job, and more than 9 in 10 graduates felt NCS helped them develop useful skills for the future. Data from the summer 2014 programme showed that participants who were eligible for free school meals generally showed larger increases in personal resilience than others.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 12:02:31 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

576342

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Olympic Games in Rio, and the potential adverse impact on funding for elite athletes of Brexit, what steps they will take to ensure proper funding for such athletes to support their successful participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL1582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The London 2012 Olympic Games were a huge success with sold-out venues and the best British performance for over 100 years in winning 65 medals. The Games left a legacy of increased participation and world-class sporting venues which are now being used by our elite athletes as well as local communities.</p><p> </p><p>The commitment from the Government immediately following the London 2012 Olympic Games to confirm and sustain Exchequer support for the UK Sport World Class Programme was a significant moment in underpinning the success of Rio, providing UK Sport, and the National Governing Bodies of sport, with the necessary financial support to invest in medal success across the Olympic and Paralympic sports.</p><p> </p><p>I am confident that this success will continue at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, and through to Tokyo in 2020 and beyond. Since 2012, UK Sport funded athletes have given back over 18,000 days visiting schools and local projects as part of our commitment to inspire the next generation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 10:44:54 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

576343

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Olympic Games in Rio, what steps they will take to encourage greater participation in sport in the UK, in particular among women and ethnic minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL1583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The brilliant performance of Team GB at this year’s Olympic Games will have inspired many to take part in sport and physical activity. We are determined to get more people from under-represented groups including women and ethnic minorities taking part in sport and physical activity and to remove any barrier that prevents them from doing so. Government’s sport strategy ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ states that in future government will, via Sport England, support work designed to get more people from under-represented groups engaging in sport and physical activity and wherever possible, this focus on under-represented groups will run through all Sport England funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 16/09/2016 10:46:19 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

576378

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Sportsgrounds: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of wheelchair access at sports venues.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	45033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer my honourable friend to my answer to question 44837, answered on 7th September.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/09/2016 06:50:03 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

576379

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Children: Obesity
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 role of her Department was in drafting the Government's childhood obesity plan.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	44972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The childhood obesity plan was developed and drafted by Department of Health with input from departments across Government, including the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. DCMS will continue to work with DH on the implementation of the actions within the plan.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/09/2016 11:10:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

576380

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of moving from the current system of rooftop valuation for mobile network base stations to a no scheme valuation model on (a) the supply of sites, (b) the revenues received by Newcastle City Council and other public sector organisations from rooftop rentals and (c) mobile phone operator profits.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	44955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Effective working relationships between network operators and landowners, including avoiding costly and time-consuming litigation, will remain in the interests of both parties. The reforms will not be retrospective and the new valuation basis will have no impact on existing agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s impact assessment on the reformed Code can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407579/Annex_4_Electronic_Communications_Code_Reform_IA_-_DCMS075.pdf.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 15:53:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

576381

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
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 she has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on how to replace the funding potentially lost to public sector organisations for rooftop rental as a result of the changes to rooftop valuation proposed in the Digital Economy Bill.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	44956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Government remains committed to a Code that is fit for a digital economy, delivers improved coverage and connectivity for the UK, and greater investment in UK infrastructure . The revised Electronic Communications Code has been developed in discussion with colleagues across Government including the Department of Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 15:54:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah