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1193818

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date	06/05/2020
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	Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus
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 recent assessment the Government has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on voluntary and community organisation finances.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>My department is aware of the financial impact that covid - 19 has on charities finances and is continuously monitoring the overall health of the sector.</p><p>The £750 million package of support announced by the Chancellor on 8 April is available for all charities, irrespective of size, providing frontline services to vulnerable people affected by the pandemic and at risk of financial hardship, due to the increase in demand for services.</p><p>We will continue to work closely to assess how we can support charities in doing their important work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 15/05/2020 09:26:21 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193829

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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	Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus
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 he has had with voluntary and community organisations on their future resilience in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are in regular contact with the voluntary sector and are establishing mechanisms to collate robust and ongoing insights into the overall health of the sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are aware that many charities continue to face a significant loss of income due to Covid-19, through reductions in fundraising, trading and investment income.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Support measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can assist with easing the burden placed on organisations that are unable to operate due to social distancing restrictions. The £750 million package of support for charities announced by the Chancellor on 8 April provides targeted support to organisations providing frontline services to vulnerable people affected by the pandemic.</p><p><strong><br></strong>We will continue to work closely to identify further support charities require through this time of financial instability.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 15/05/2020 09:30:41 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193868

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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	Entertainments and Sports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to return any entertainment and sports centres that are currently being used for medical purposes to their normal use.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Both sport and healthcare are devolved, and each of the Devolved Authorities will have its own approach to these facilities. Changes in use of such facilities will be made on a location by location basis as a result of discussions between the local parties, depending on local need at the time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In England, six NHS Nightingale hospitals have been opened of the seven being built across the country, as part of actions taken to ensure the NHS has sufficient hospital capacity to care for COVID-19 patients. This includes the Nightingale hospitals in London (London ExCel) and Birmingham (Birmingham National Exhibition Centre).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Surge capacity is holding up well in NHS hospitals across the country. As such, both the London ExCel and Birmingham National Exhibition Centre have now been placed on standby and will not be accepting patients. It is possible the NHS Nightingale hospitals will be needed in the months ahead, and the Government will maintain that extra capacity until there is more certainty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/06/2020 12:16:17 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1193906

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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	Huawei: Telecommunications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider the role of Huawei in the development of telecommunications infrastructure in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL4098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The final conclusions of the Government’s Telecoms Supply Chain Review in relation to high risk vendors were announced on 28 January. High risk vendors should be excluded from those parts of the 5G and full fibre networks that are critical to security (“the core”), and their presence in the rest of the UK’s networks should be limited to 35 per cent, with further restrictions in sensitive geographic locations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government does not plan to reconsider this decision. We will be introducing the Telecoms Security Bill to implement the new security framework for our telecoms networks, including the restrictions to be applied to the presence of high risk vendors, at the earliest possible opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/05/2020 16:20:57 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1193940

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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	Outward Bound Trust: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide assistance to the Outward Bound Trust to ensure it is able to continue to provide (1) financial support to students who wish to attend school residential trips, and (2) tourism services in remote parts of the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
uin	HL4132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that COVID-19 has significantly impacted the tourism sector, including organisations providing outdoor educational trips. My Department has engaged with stakeholders throughout the crisis to monitor the impact on tourism services across the UK. We will continue to consult the sector to assess how we can most effectively support businesses, organisations and customers during the recovery period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have announced unprecedented support for business and workers, including those in the tourism sector, to protect them against the current economic emergency. This includes employee support through the recently extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, plus various loan schemes which offer government backed and guaranteed loans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Education is currently advising that professional outdoor education and adventure holiday providers that would usually offer activities for schools and/or summer holiday activities to children should remain closed for the time being. This will be kept under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/06/2020 11:22:30 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	573 label Biography information for Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke