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Motion that this House has considered the Serious Fraud Office and tackling fraud and economic crime. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.
Motion that this House has considered the Serious Fraud Office and tackling fraud and economic crime. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
The department’s budgets for Publicity and Communications – excluding pay costs are set out below:
2010/11 - £1,099k
2011/12 - £966k
2012/13 - £674k
2013/14 - £283k
2014/15 - £403k
Budgets in 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 reflect the costs associated with the preparation for, and delivery of, the hugely successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
The budget for 2014/15 has been increased to provide for the work associated with the planned events at home and abroad to commemorate the centenary of the First World War
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games includes:
· 1.6 million more people, including over 260,000 more disabled people, are playing sport once a week than when we won the bid for the Games back in 2005
· over £14 billion of economic benefits have been realised in terms of trade and investment following the Games and Games-time promotional activity
· all permanent venues on the Park have a secured legacy use, more than 4.5 million people have visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park since it re-opened, and over 4,500 people are now living in the former Athletes' Village
· volunteering in England increased in 2012 after a period of decline, with an increase from 65% to 72% of the population who had volunteered at least once in the previous 12 months, an increase that has been maintained since.
I have reported to Parliament regularly on the sporting legacy from the 2012 Games. My most recent report was made in a written ministerial statement on 5 March 2015, Hansard columns 72-76/WS.
In addition government and the Mayor of London produce joint annual reports on the Games' legacy. The most recent report, 'Olympic and Paralympic legacy: inspired by 2012 - second annual report' is on the gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-olympic-and-paralympic-legacy-inspired-by-2012-second-annual-report .
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to increase participation of blind people in sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to increase participation of blind people in sport.
Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £296,636 in British Blind Sport to get more blind people playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of blind people who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for blind people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to increase participation of people with cerebral palsy in sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to increase participation of people with cerebral palsy in sport.
Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £265,882 in Cerebral Palsy Sport to get more people with cerebral palsy playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of people with cerebral palsy who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for people with cerebral palsy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what changes to the proportion of National Lottery funding committed to (a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) heritage there have been in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what changes to the proportion of National Lottery funding committed to (a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) heritage there have been in the last five years.
A. In 2010 the Government announced its intention to revert to the original funding allocations for Arts, Sports and Heritage Good Causes. This saw the proportions shift in two phases from 16.66% to 20% over 2011-2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding has been allocated to (a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) heritage from the National Lottery in each of the last eight years for which figures are available; and what the aggregate equivalent figures are for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding has been allocated to (a) the arts, (b) sport and (c) heritage from the National Lottery in each of the last eight years for which figures are available; and what the aggregate equivalent figures are for (i)...
The figures are set out in the table below:
GOOD CAUSE | 2006-2007 £m | 2007-2008 £m | 2008-2009 £m | 2009-2010 £m | 2010-2011 £m | 2011-2012 £m | 2012-2013 £m | 2013-2014 £m | AGGREGATE | |
2006-2010 £m | 2010-2014 £m
| |||||||||
ARTS | 213 | 217 | 208 | 205 | 217 | 264 | 363 | 339 | 843 | 1,183 |
SPORT | 213 | 217 | 210 | 215 | 227 | 274 | 368 | 339 | 855 | 1,208 |
HERITAGE | 231 | 217 | 208 | 205 | 217 | 264 | 363 | 339 | 861 | 1,183 |
(NOTE: figures are taken from the National Lottery Distribution Fund Annual Report and Accounts and show total NLDF income allocated to the Arts, Sports and Heritage Good Causes, net of Olympic transfers and operational costs. These are cash figures.)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each report was; from whom...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each report was; from whom...
This table shows research commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport between September 2010 and December 2014 which is yet to be published.
Research Title | Nature of Research | External contractor | Value of work |
The Local economic impacts from cultural sector investments | The purpose of this report is to bring together the best evidence of local economic impacts from culture into one report which could inform the department’s evidence base on the value of culture. The purpose was also to aid others in making the case for culture whether it’s local government, ALBs or the culture sector more widely. | ECORYS | £20,303 |
Publication of Child Taking Part Survey: Multivariate analysis of the determinants of child participation in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries. | To explore the factors most strongly associated with child participation in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries, both in and outside of school. Commissioned by the Culture and Sport Evidence (CASE). | Sheffield Hallam University, Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) | £21,156 |
Outlook and structure of publicly funded organisations in culture, heritage and sports | Programme of research scoping the extent to which local sport and cultural organisations can be surveyed to provide information on their business practices and underlying attitudes towards ensuring resilience during times of difficult economic operating climate. | BOP consulting | £79,575 |
The Department has yet to identify appropriate events or publication opportunities for the 3 named pieces of research.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
From the HR Oracle Database, the breakdown of hourly pay for those with more than 5 people in each category is laid out in the attached table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which news applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which news applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
News applications currently available to DCMS users are BBC News, Sky News, The Daily Mail, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Mirror, The Spectator, The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of employees in his Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of employees in his Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
The breakdown of ethnicity within DCMS is:
White: 43%
Black: 3%
Asian: 4%
Not Declared: 48%
Other: 2%
This data is from the HR system, Oracle, and is based on employees self-declaration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of the gambling industries to discuss the practice of offering free bets to young adults and the inclusion of messages regretting that they had not gambled in a while.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of the gambling industries to discuss the practice of offering free bets to young adults and the inclusion of messages regretting that they had not gambled in a while.
Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the gov.uk website and are available at
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable he has set for introducing the new horse race betting right; what assessment he has made of the potential benefits that betting right will bring to York Racecourse; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable he has set for introducing the new horse race betting right; what assessment he has made of the potential benefits that betting right will bring to York Racecourse; and if he will make a statement.
No timetable has been set for introducing legislation to bring in a new Horserace Betting Right. Draft legislation will be developed following a thorough economic analysis and discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority, HMRC and others.
The Horserace Betting Right will apply to all bookmakers, wherever located, who take bets from British customers on British racing and provides a modern and sustainable future for the funding of racing.
The flagship race at York Racecourse, the Group 1 Juddmonte International, has recently been confirmed as the best race in the world by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The Horserace Betting Right will allow York Racecourse, and every racecourse across Britain, to build upon current successes and continue to offer a great experience for racegoers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of the gambling industries to discuss the offering of free bets to 18 year olds on their birthdays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of the gambling industries to discuss the offering of free bets to 18 year olds on their birthdays.
Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the gov.uk website and are available at
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of Gamblers Anonymous to discuss the industry practice of offering free bets to young adults and the inclusion of messages regretting that they had not gambled in a while.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of Gamblers Anonymous to discuss the industry practice of offering free bets to young adults and the inclusion of messages regretting that they had not gambled in a while.
Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the gov.uk website and are available at
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of Gamblers Anonymous to discuss the industry practice of offering free bets to 18 year olds on their birthdays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met representatives of Gamblers Anonymous to discuss the industry practice of offering free bets to 18 year olds on their birthdays.
Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the gov.uk website and are available at
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
New tighter rules governing âoff-payrollâ appointments in central government were established in May 2012 when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury published the Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees.
The recommendations of the Review mean that the most senior staff must go on the payroll, and departments are now able to seek assurance in relation to the tax arrangements of their long-term, high paid contractors.
The Treasury has carried out two evaluations of compliance with the rules which were published on 11 March 2014 and 5 March 2015. The most recent review revealed that the large majority of central government departments are operating the rules effectively.
Off-payroll engagements for more than £220 per day and that last for longer than six months:
Department /ALB | 2013-14 | 2012-13 |
DCMS | 28 | 24 |
Ofcom | 25 | 1 |
Olympic Delivery Authority | 13 | 38 |
British Library | 7 | 9 |
Equality & Human Rights Commission | 7 | 15 |
Visit Britain | 6 | 0 |
British Museum | 5 | 0 |
British Film Institute | 3 | 0 |
Tate | 2 | 0 |
UK Sport | 2 | 0 |
V&A | 1 | 0 |
Arts Council England | 0 | 2 |
National Gallery | 0 | 3 |
Natural History Museum | 0 | 5 |
Sport England | 0 | 1 |
Data Source: DCMS Annual Reports 2012-13 and 2013-14
The following Armâs Length bodies have not used off-payroll engagements for more than £220 per day and that last for longer than six months:
· Churches Conservation Trust |
· English Heritage |
· Gambling Commission |
· Geffrye Museum |
· Horniman |
· Horse race Betting Levy Board |
· Imperial War Museum |
· National Heritage Memorial Fund /Heritage Lottery Fund |
· National Museums Liverpool |
· National Portrait Gallery |
· Royal Armouries |
· Royal Museums Greenwich |
· Science Museum Group |
· Sir John Soaneâs Museum |
· Sports Ground Safety Authority |
· The Royal Parks |
· Wallace |
For appointments prior to this and below this threshold, the cost to provide the numbers would be disproportionate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make representations to FIFA on reducing deaths among workers constructing stadia and infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make representations to FIFA on reducing deaths among workers constructing stadia and infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The British Government takes the issue of migrant workers rights seriously and we would expect FIFA to do the same.
We are encouraged by the steps taken by the Qatari Government in response to concerns about the rights of migrant workers and continue to support efforts where we can. The Qatari Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy has responsibility for those working on 2022 World Cup infrastructure and has ensured that a Workers Charter is incorporated into all infrastructure contracts to protect workers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
According to the 2014 staff survey, 9% of staff in Department for Culture Media and Sport (which includes the Government Equalities Office) reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work. Due to the small numbers of staff involved, the data is not split between disabled or non-disabled staff for data protection purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
Information on the total amount of expenditure by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publically available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014
This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.
The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.