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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	Sports Competitors: Down's Syndrome
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 discussions her Department has had with disability sports organisations on classing Down's syndrome athletes as a separate and discreet class and excluding such athletes from participation opportunities in national disability sports events.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not been approached about this issue and no recent discussion has taken place. Sport England is currently in discussions with National Disability Sports Organisations, about the role they can play to support the delivery of Government's strategy for sport and physical activity, Sporting Future, which is focused on tackling inactivity in priority groups, such as disabled people. This includes discussions with Special Olympics GB and Mencap about the work that they do with people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 10:09:23 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

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date	17/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to improve the level of (a) telephone and (b) online assistance provided by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	2938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have introduced changes to the way they work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>They have invested in a new telephone system which has enabled staff from other parts of the department to answer telephone calls at busy times. They have also increasing the number of customers' queries that are answered during the first phone call.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC are developing their existing online services. For people who cannot use online government services on their own, or need extra support, HMRC will offer a range of services including web-chat support and, if required, one-to-one support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/06/2015 15:01:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby