HMG have worked closely with the Fundraising Regulator and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising to produce guidance to support safe and effective fundraising, in line with restrictions under each step of the COVID-19 roadmap. Current guidance is available on the Fundraising Regulator\u2019s website.<\/p>
The National Lottery Community Fund is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), which means that it operates at \u2018arm\u2019s length\u2019 from government. As a distributor of Lottery money, rather than of government funds, it makes its individual funding decisions independently, within the framework of the policy directions set by the Secretary of State for DCMS. <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1315662", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1315662/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> <\/p> The government is committed to delivering lightning-fast, reliable broadband to everyone in the UK. \u2018Project Gigabit\u2019 is ambitious, challenging and central to how we build back better. Our plan - to stimulate investment, bust barriers and drive competition - is working. We are on track for one of the fastest rollouts in Europe and for 60% of all households to have access to gigabit speeds by the end of the year. It is a huge leap forward from 2019, when it was 9%.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p> We are backing Project Gigabit with £5 billion so hard to reach communities are not left out - starting to level up now, not waiting for the end of the commercial rollout, and building on the half a million rural homes and businesses already given coverage through our support.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p> As part of Project Gigabit we are funding up to £210 million worth of vouchers over the next three years to help with the costs of installing gigabit to people\u2019s doorsteps and up to £110 million to connect up to 7,000 rural public buildings such as GP surgeries, libraries and schools. All premises not covered through these measures or through commercial coverage will be in scope for new Project Gigabit contracts.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p> According to Thinkbroadband (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/E14000958<\/a>) 99.61% of premises in Southport currently has access to superfast broadband - up from 23% in 2011. On top of this, 19% also have access to Gigabit speeds. So far, 9 gigabit connection vouchers have been issued in the Southport area with a value of £19,600. Eligibility of other premises for vouchers can be checked at https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/ <\/a><\/ins><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase broadband speeds in Southport.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4669", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damien Moore"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1315110", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1315110/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The figures for Arts Council England funding for opera and brass bands in financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 are given below.<\/p> <\/p> The figures for each year are broken down into primary and secondary funding and then a total. Primary classification indicates that, in this case, opera or brass bands, was a major focus of the activity funded with the assumption most of this amount went to funding this activity. Secondary classification indicates this was a minor focus of the activity and so it cannot be assumed this full amount of funding went towards this activity.<\/p> <\/p> A small number of projects are classified under both opera and brass bands, so these figures cannot be added together, as these projects would be double counted.<\/p> ACE Opera Funding:<\/ins><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Primary<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Secondary<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £59,230,322<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £26,335,477<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £85,565,799<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £61,920,159<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £37,675,988<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £99,596,147<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/ins><\/p> ACE Brass Bands Funding:<\/strong><\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> Year<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Primary<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Secondary<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £375,339<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £765,573<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £1,140,912<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £392,670<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £5,132,587<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £5,525,257<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council spent on (a) opera and (b) brass bands in each of the last two financial years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the timescale for allowing choirs to sing (a) indoors and (b) outdoors as covid-19 restrictions are eased.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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<\/ins><\/p>Rules on outdoor singing for non-professionals will be relaxed at Step 3 of the roadmap and no earlier than 17 May, in line with the changes to social contact limits and wider performing arts activity restarting. Amateur singing indoors, is expected to return at Step 4 of the Roadmap and no earlier than 21 June.<\/del><\/p>