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748093

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charitable Trusts
	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 her Department is taking to promote charity trusteeship, particularly to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Boards of trustees allow charities across the country to improve lives and address some of the most significant challenges we face.</p><p>The Government has been working with the Charity Commission and voluntary sector partners, to carry out research to understand the current makeup of trustees and to identify ways to further strengthen trusteeship.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:33:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748094

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charitable Donations
	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 estimate she has made of the amount raised by the Fundraising Regulator's levy on charity fundraising in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Fundraising Regulator has said that it is on track to raise at least £1.8m from its voluntary levy for the year September 2016 to August 2017. Almost all of the largest fundraising charities have paid the levy. Some smaller fundraising charities have yet to respond and a few have refused to pay. The Fundraising Regulator is continuing to chase these charities. It will be for the Fundraising Regulator to decide whether to publish the names of those charities that have refused to pay or that have not responded to payment requests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/07/2017 15:32:54 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748096

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charitable Donations
	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 she has made of the effect of the Fundraising Regulator's levy on charity fundraising.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The levy enables the Fundraising Regulator to strengthen the Code of Fundraising Practice, resolve public complaints and concerns about fundraising, and ultimately supports public trust and confidence in fundraising.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/07/2017 15:35:11 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748103

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities: Festivals and Special Occasions
	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 plans she has to hold a second local charities day; and if she will make it an annual event.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Local Charities Day in 2016 was successful and demonstrated to small, local charities how that Government values the important work they do. The Government is committed to continuing to recognise and support small local charities and an announcement on plans will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:14 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748104

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Public Sector: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how often the public services programme implementation group, announced on 13 December 2016 has met; and what progress has been made in developing a Public Service Incubator.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In February 2017, the Civil Society Implementation Group, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis, was formed. It was tasked with creating delivery proposals for policies related to public services and civil society, including the Incubator. The group has met on 15 separate occasions and Government is considering its proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:24:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748105

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities: Data Protection
	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 support her Department is providing to charities to help them prepare for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports is committed to ensuring the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is adequately resourced to fulfil its new responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which includes guidance and support to businesses. The ICO has issued guidance for businesses including charities on how to prepare for the GDPR. This is available at: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-reform/guidance-what-to-expect-and-when/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-reform/guidance-what-to-expect-and-when/</a>. In addition, the Fundraising Regulator has published specific guidance for fundraising charities available at: <a href="https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/information-registration-for-fundraisers/guidance/personal-information-fundraising-consent-purpose-transparency/" target="_blank">https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/information-registration-for-fundraisers/guidance/personal-information-fundraising-consent-purpose-transparency/</a></p><p>Both organisations continue to engage with charities to raise awareness.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:42:31 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748106

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities: Fundraising
	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 support her Department is providing to charities to help them adopt digital technology for fundraising.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to building the resilience and independence of smaller charities. Through our ongoing dialogue across the sector, we know that small charities want more support to fundraise effectively through better use of digital technology.</p><p>In recognition of this, the Office for Civil Society in England are providing a multi-year programme of fundraising training and support. This includes expert support to build the digital fundraising capabilities of small charities through face-to-face training, intensive one-to-one advice sessions, skilled volunteering matches and webinars.</p><p>The training will be provided at little or no cost and the providers will also develop and share fundraising training resources and toolkits to support small charities who might not be able to attend training.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/07/2017 10:14:09 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748107

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
	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 progress has been made on the review of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 announced on 8 February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p><br> The Government is committed to the Public Services (Social Value) Act, which can unlock a range of public benefits from the procurement of goods and services. An announcement on Government's plans in relation to the Act will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:22:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748099

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities: Fundraising
	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 support her Department provides to small charities for fundraising training; and if she will increase the level of such support given.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to building the resilience and independence of smaller charities. In recognition of this, the Office for Civil Society in England are providing a multi-year programme of fundraising training and support. The aim is to help small, local charities build their fundraising skills, knowledge and confidence through face-to-face training, intensive one-to-one advice sessions, skilled volunteering matches and webinars. The training will be provided at little or no cost and the providers will also develop and share fundraising training resources and toolkits to support small charities who might not be able to attend training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:36:43 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

748100

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Charities
	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 her Department has produced a long-term plan on providing support to build the capacity and resilience of smaller charities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to supporting small charities to become more independent, resilient and sustainable. Examples of recent work include the announcement of a further three years of the Small Charities Fundraising Training Programme, our Local Sustainability Fund for small to medium sized organisations and work to explore the role of small charities in public services. The Government will continue to support small charities and will work with the sector to develop plans.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/07/2017 16:20:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon