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1122645

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date	24/04/2019
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	Sanitary Products: VAT
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of restricting the Tampon Tax Fund to charities which specialise in women’s issues.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	247081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls. The existing criteria for the Fund - with the focus on onwards grants to small and medium sized charities and direct support for vulnerable women and girls - maximise the reach and impact of the Tampon Tax Fund across the UK. Whether directly or through onwards grants, tampon tax fund is exclusively made available to projects that support vulnerable women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/04/2019 17:58:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1122668

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Culture: Finance
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 he is taking to ensure that areas such as North Cornwall get their fair share of Creative Industries funding after a previous unsuccessful bid.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	247135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises the important role that the creative industries play in driving local growth and creating new opportunities in places across the UK.</p><p>To support the UK’s world-leading cultural and creative businesses, the government and industry invested £150 million in the Creative Industries Sector Deal.</p><p>The Deal announced several proposals including a £20 million ‘Cultural Development Fund’ (CDF) for cities and towns in England to bid for creative and cultural investment. As part of the competitive grant application process, the following towns and cities were successful in their CDF application: Worcester, Wakefield, Thames Estuary, Plymouth and Grimsby. In addition, a £39m ‘Creative Industries Cluster Programme’ funding for nine R&amp;D partnerships has been set up across the UK.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport also funds Arms Length Bodies such as Arts Council England which invest in arts and culture on a regional basis.</p><p>According to Arts Council England, National Portfolio Organisations in Cornwall - many of which are defined as Creative Industries - will receive up to £10 million in funding between 2018-22. In addition, a further £5.96 million has been invested in Music Education Hubs and Grants for the Arts between 2013 and 2019</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/05/2019 12:16:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1122671

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Arts: Finance
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on grassroots funding for the arts of the widespread theft of the UK creative industries intellectual property rights by the pirate network beoutQ.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	247159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to protecting the IP of our world leading Creative Industries, which is why are continuing to support The &quot;Get It Right&quot; campaign with £2M investment over 3 years. This campaign is part of The Government's Sector Deal which helps educate consumers on the dangers of copyright infringement and directs them towards legitimate sources of creative content online. The HM Ambassador in Riyadh has raised this matter on a number of occasions with Ministers in the Saudi Arabian Government.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/05/2019 12:41:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1122752

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Sports: East Midlands
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of indoor sports provision in the East Midlands in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	247157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Sporting Future, Government’s sport and physical activity strategy highlighted how important it is that people are able to access sports provision in the way that best suits them whether this is indoors or outdoors.</p><p>In the East Midlands region Sport England has provided £42,652,294 Exchequer and £118,453,712 lottery funding since the 2014/15 funding year.</p><p>It is not possible for Sport England to provide a cost breakdown between indoor and outdoor sports provision as funding data is not held in this manner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2019 14:05:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1122793

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Football: Racial Discrimination
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 his Department is taking to tackle racism in amateur football.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	247007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Following my summit on Feb 25th, Government is working with key groups to deliver clear, tangible actions to tackle racism at all levels of football. As per my statement to the house on 11th April, my intention is to announce these interventions, in partnership with football, before the end of the summer.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2019 14:06:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1122796

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Mayflower: Anniversaries
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 discussions his Department has had with Buckingham Palace on promoting the Mayflower 400 celebrations in September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	247020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has not had any direct discussions with Buckingham Palace regarding the Mayflower commemorations. The Mayflower 400 group are leading on the preparations and liaising with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/05/2019 12:48:43 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1122797

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Mayflower: Anniversaries
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 he has made an estimate of the number of US tourists who will visit the UK in 2020 as part of the Mayflower celebrations in September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	247021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>DCMS has provided £750,000 of funding for the Mayflower celebrations through VisitEngland. This funding was used to:</p><p /><p /><ul><li>Commission the digital Mayflower Trail (an online facility to allow consumers to explore the story of the Mayflower and its' passengers),</li><li>Provide press trips and events to engage buyers and consumers,</li><li>Develop partnerships, such as with Disney Cruises,</li><li>Generate digital content for the Mayflower 400 website, including social media,</li><li>Develop digital marketing in the United States; and</li><li>Work with various trade stakeholders to create themed, bookable tours and products.</li></ul> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/05/2019 12:51:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1122798

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Mayflower: Anniversaries
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 he plans to put in place a strategy to attract tourists to the UK during the Mayflower celebrations in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	247022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>VisitBritain estimates that the UK will receive approximately 4m visitors from the United States in 2020 - we cannot identify if they will be here specifically for the Mayflower commemorations. Disney Cruises, with whom VisitBritain have a partnership, will also stop at Plymouth on the way from Southampton, Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts. This is estimated to draw an additional 13,500 visitors for the event.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/05/2019 12:54:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1122812

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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: Public Participation
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 his Department is taking to increase participation in public life among younger age groups.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	247068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) launched three new youth voice projects in February 2019, to enable young people to have a say in national policy making: a Young Commissioners and Inspectors Group, a Civil Society Youth Steering Group and a digital youth engagement research project. DCMS also provides funding for the UK Youth Parliament, Youth Select Committee and Make Your Mark ballot which support young people to raise issues on local and national levels. The £40 million #iwill Fund, a 4 year joint investment between DCMS and The National Lottery Community Fund, supports the creation of new opportunities for young people to volunteer and engage in their local communities. The National Citizen Service (NCS), a voluntary social development programme for young people, is helping to build a more responsible, more cohesive and more engaged society. NCS participants have dedicated over 12 million hours of volunteering to their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2019 14:04:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1122833

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Charities: Religion
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 the Government plans to (a) restrict or (b) remove the charitable status of Churches and other faith-based organisations who express and practise historic orthodox beliefs on the doctrine of marriage.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	246991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>To be a charity, institutions, including Churches and other faith-based organisations in England and Wales, must meet the legal test for charitable status set out in the Charities Act 2011. This requires the institution to have a wholly charitable purpose for the benefit of the public. The advancement of religion has long been recognised as a charitable purpose. There is no presumption that a particular charitable purpose is for the public benefit.</p><p>The Charity Commission, as the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, is responsible for assessing if an institution meets the legal test for charitable status.</p><p>There are no plans to change the legal test for charitable status which applies to Churches and other faith-based organisations who express and practise historic orthodox beliefs on the doctrine of marriage.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2019 14:08:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers