Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information the Government holds on the size of the proposed reduction in the number of jobs proposed in the Big Lottery Fund in Newcastle.

The government does not hold information on the size of any proposed reductions to staffing levels at the Big Lottery Fund (the Fund) in Newcastle. The Fund is led by a non-executive board and has operational autonomy; therefore, the shape or form that organisational changes take is an independent decision and is not a matter for the Secretary of State.