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964099

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's Community Life Survey 2017-18, published on 26 July 2018, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the decrease in the percentage of people involved in social action in their local area at least once in the last year since 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	169374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Community Life Survey 2017-18, published on 26 July 2018, reports a 4% decrease in the number of people involved in social action in their local area at least once in the last year since 2013-14, and a 5% decrease in the number of people taking part in formal volunteering at least once a month since 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of moving from a face-to-face interview to an online form, it is difficult to compare the Community Life Survey 2017-18 with the results from 2013-14 due to potential skews in the types of respondents and the absence of interviewer effects.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has invested significantly in programmes to increase meaningful volunteering and social action. These programmes focus on bringing people together and providing the tools, skills, knowledge and support networks to act as a catalyst for social action to develop (for example, Place Based Social Action, Community Organisers Expansion, Innovation in Democracy, Enabling Social Action).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 169375 question first answered 11/09/2018 13:56:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

964100

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's Community Life Survey 2017-18, published on 26 July 2018, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the decrease in the percentage of people taking part in formal volunteering at least once a month since 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	169375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Community Life Survey 2017-18, published on 26 July 2018, reports a 4% decrease in the number of people involved in social action in their local area at least once in the last year since 2013-14, and a 5% decrease in the number of people taking part in formal volunteering at least once a month since 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of moving from a face-to-face interview to an online form, it is difficult to compare the Community Life Survey 2017-18 with the results from 2013-14 due to potential skews in the types of respondents and the absence of interviewer effects.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has invested significantly in programmes to increase meaningful volunteering and social action. These programmes focus on bringing people together and providing the tools, skills, knowledge and support networks to act as a catalyst for social action to develop (for example, Place Based Social Action, Community Organisers Expansion, Innovation in Democracy, Enabling Social Action).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 169374 question first answered 11/09/2018 13:56:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

891486

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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 Work
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 trends in the level of formal volunteering in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	138048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Community Life Survey measures the levels of formal volunteering each year. The trend since 2013 for people volunteering formally at least once a month is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of population engaged</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Formal volunteering was measured using a different methodology before this date, and is therefore not comparable to data from 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS Economic Estimates for 2016 (published on gov.uk) measure the value added from both formal and informal volunteering at £32.0bn. Separately, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish Satellite Accounts on their website which provide their own estimates for the value of formal volunteering between 2010-2015.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the quality and quantity of social action opportunities available, regardless of the amount of time given by individuals. Our funds and programmes are not specifically designed to increase the number of full time social action opportunities available, and as such, we do not collect data on the duration of the social action activities provided.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 138049 138050 question first answered 30/04/2018 14:36:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

891487

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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 Work
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 economic value of formal volunteering in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	138049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Community Life Survey measures the levels of formal volunteering each year. The trend since 2013 for people volunteering formally at least once a month is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of population engaged</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Formal volunteering was measured using a different methodology before this date, and is therefore not comparable to data from 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS Economic Estimates for 2016 (published on gov.uk) measure the value added from both formal and informal volunteering at £32.0bn. Separately, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish Satellite Accounts on their website which provide their own estimates for the value of formal volunteering between 2010-2015.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the quality and quantity of social action opportunities available, regardless of the amount of time given by individuals. Our funds and programmes are not specifically designed to increase the number of full time social action opportunities available, and as such, we do not collect data on the duration of the social action activities provided.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 138048 138050 question first answered 30/04/2018 14:36:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

891488

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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 Work
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 trends in the level of full-time volunteering in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	138050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Community Life Survey measures the levels of formal volunteering each year. The trend since 2013 for people volunteering formally at least once a month is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of population engaged</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Formal volunteering was measured using a different methodology before this date, and is therefore not comparable to data from 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS Economic Estimates for 2016 (published on gov.uk) measure the value added from both formal and informal volunteering at £32.0bn. Separately, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish Satellite Accounts on their website which provide their own estimates for the value of formal volunteering between 2010-2015.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the quality and quantity of social action opportunities available, regardless of the amount of time given by individuals. Our funds and programmes are not specifically designed to increase the number of full time social action opportunities available, and as such, we do not collect data on the duration of the social action activities provided.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 138048 138049 question first answered 30/04/2018 14:36:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

636163

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to set up a commission to assess the potential merits of introducing a new legal status to recognise participation in long-term volunteering programmes.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	52880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Long-term volunteering programmes provide many benefits, not only to those whose lives are being helped but also to those who take part in them.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to supporting social action, including long-term volunteering. We are looking at existing barriers to long-term volunteering and the appropriate way in which these can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2016 11:29:23 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed