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1719198

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with relevant football bodies to help increase British Asian representation in football (a) on and (b) off the pitch.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	27097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/05/2024 11:08:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1719199

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: 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, if she will take steps with relevant football bodies to help increase the level of volunteering in grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	27098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/05/2024 11:07:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1716353

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Facilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure there are no uninsulated overhead electricity cables at domestic sport facilities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	25249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. It is for individual sports clubs to carry out risk assessments and put in place mitigations that will improve player safety.</p><p>Sport England, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport arm's length body for grassroots sport, is not a regulator of community sport but does provide guidance to help sports clubs carry out risk assessments, as do national governing bodies of sport.</p><p>For each new sports facility built, there is a legal obligation shared between developers, designers and contractors to promote health and safety. This applies throughout the entire project cycle from design and construction through to operation, maintenance and demolition. This obligation is given in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations - <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/index.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/index.htm</a>. Any breach of these regulations is a criminal offence.</p><p>In addition, Sections 2 and 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 outline ongoing duties to protect workers and members of the public from risk.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive and others, including the Energy Networks Association, have also produced guidance in relation to safety around overhead lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/05/2024 10:11:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1716355

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Film and Television: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support lower budget film and TV programmes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	25251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government has a clear plan to grow the creative industries by a further £50 billion and support another 1 million jobs by 2030. This was set out in June 2023 in the Creative Industries Sector Vision, which was accompanied by £77 million of new funding to support the sector’s growth.</p><p>We are taking steps to support producers of all sizes and the production sector more generally. This includes generous tax reliefs across studio space and visual effects, investing in studio infrastructure, and supporting innovation and promoting independent content through the UK Global Screen Fund.</p><p>At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor also announced the UK Independent Film Tax Credit. Eligible films with production budgets (excluding marketing and distribution) of up to £15 million will be able to opt-in to claim enhanced Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit at a rate of 53% on their qualifying expenditure.</p><p>This is in addition to our long standing interventions supporting the independent television production sector, including the independent productions quota and associated Terms of Trade regime, which have been extremely successful in furthering the diversity of the sector and its output.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/05/2024 09:58:24 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1716384

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: 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, if she will make an estimate of the number of volunteers there were in amateur football in (a) 2010, (b) 2019 and (c) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	25254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government tracks activity levels through Sport England’s Active Lives surveys. Two surveys run annually: Active Lives Adult, and Active Lives Children and Young People. These surveys measure the activity levels of people across England and allows the Government to collect accurate data on what and how much sport and physical activity different groups are participating in. You can find out more about the surveys on <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research-and-data/data/active-lives" target="_blank">Sport England's website</a>.</p><ul><li><p>2009/10</p></li><ul><li><p>Active People survey - 15.2 million people took part in sport and wider physical activity for an average of at least 30 minutes a week.</p></li><li><p>Children and young people - Sport England only started collecting data in 2017.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2018/19</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 28.6 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young People survey - 3.3 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2022/23</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 29.5 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young people survey - 3.5 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><p>It’s important to note that comparing data on a consistent basis across this time is not possible as the methodologies and metrics employed changed to reflect changes in the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) guidance.</p><p>Since 2010, the CMO guidelines on physical activity changed from five separate sessions of 30 minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity in a week to at least 150 minutes of moderate equivalent intensity physical activity a week. In addition to this, Sport England’s remit has extended to include recreational activities and active travel.</p><p>Sport England does not record the number of volunteers in amateur football.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 25255 question first answered 15/05/2024 10:01:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1716385

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that played grassroots sport in England in (a) 2010, (b) 2019 and (c) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	25255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government tracks activity levels through Sport England’s Active Lives surveys. Two surveys run annually: Active Lives Adult, and Active Lives Children and Young People. These surveys measure the activity levels of people across England and allows the Government to collect accurate data on what and how much sport and physical activity different groups are participating in. You can find out more about the surveys on <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research-and-data/data/active-lives" target="_blank">Sport England's website</a>.</p><ul><li><p>2009/10</p></li><ul><li><p>Active People survey - 15.2 million people took part in sport and wider physical activity for an average of at least 30 minutes a week.</p></li><li><p>Children and young people - Sport England only started collecting data in 2017.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2018/19</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 28.6 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young People survey - 3.3 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><ul><li><p>2022/23</p></li><ul><li><p>Active Lives Adult survey - 29.5 million took part in 150+ minutes of activity a week.</p></li><li><p>Active Lives Children and Young people survey - 3.5 million doing an average of 60+ minutes per day.</p></li></ul></ul><p>It’s important to note that comparing data on a consistent basis across this time is not possible as the methodologies and metrics employed changed to reflect changes in the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) guidance.</p><p>Since 2010, the CMO guidelines on physical activity changed from five separate sessions of 30 minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity in a week to at least 150 minutes of moderate equivalent intensity physical activity a week. In addition to this, Sport England’s remit has extended to include recreational activities and active travel.</p><p>Sport England does not record the number of volunteers in amateur football.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 25254 question first answered 15/05/2024 10:01:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1700147

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has issued guidance on liability for the costs of preparing a building safety case on cladding remediation requirements.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	21111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the new building safety regime, all those accountable for higher-risk buildings are required to assess and manage building safety risks for their building, and prepare a safety case report which will be submitted to the Building Safety Regulator. The Building Safety Regulator produced guidance on developing a safety case and on preparing a safety case report which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/preparing-a-building-assessment-certificate-application" target="_blank">Preparing a building assessment certificate application - GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 21114 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:59:59 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1700148

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Rugby: Sixways Stadium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15100 on Rugby: Sixways Stadium, whether her Department has had discussions with Begbies Traynor on setting the criteria for which its decision on proposals from Bond Group Sixways for rugby to be resumed at Sixways Stadium will be made.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	21112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic the Government went above and beyond through the Sport Survival Package to provide a range of sports organisations across the country with generous financial support to ensure their survival throughout that difficult period. The Premiership Rugby club, Worcester Warriors, who played at Sixways Stadium were loaned money via the SSP.</p><p>In September 2022 Begbies Traynor were appointed as Administrators of Worcester Rugby Football Club (WRFC) Trading and Joint Receivers in relation to further companies within the structure of WRFC Trading. As Administrators, Begbies Traynor have a duty to act in the best interests of creditors and so the Department, as one of those creditors, has a limited role in those proceedings. It is for the Administrator to determine the best course of action to deliver on this objective in line with the Insolvency Act 1986 (as amended).</p><p>Bond Group should present their best offer to Begbies Traynors, who can evaluate the proposal and discuss with DCMS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/04/2024 10:59:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1700237

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 15211 on Mortgages: Misrepresentation, what redress is available to people missold shared appreciation mortgages not covered by Financial Ombudsman Service rules.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	21113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent of Government, has responsibility for the conduct regulation of shared appreciation mortgages. The FCA sets the rules regarding the information that must be disclosed before, during and after sale of mortgages and, in addition, the jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).</p><p> </p><p>Products like shared appreciation mortgages have been regulated since 2004 when wider mortgage regulations were first introduced, however a consumer’s right to pursue redress through legal channels is unaffected by the jurisdiction of the FOS. Anyone considering this option should consider seeking independent legal advice.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/04/2024 13:04:59 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1700238

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has issued recent guidance on liability for the costs of preparing a building safety case on cladding remediation requirements.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	21114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the new building safety regime, all those accountable for higher-risk buildings are required to assess and manage building safety risks for their building, and prepare a safety case report which will be submitted to the Building Safety Regulator. The Building Safety Regulator produced guidance on developing a safety case and on preparing a safety case report which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/preparing-a-building-assessment-certificate-application" target="_blank">Preparing a building assessment certificate application - GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 21111 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:59:59 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire