Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.256 of Budget 2016, what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Department for Education on his support for the UK's bid to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
As stated in Spending Review 15 the government supports the ambition to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in the Northern Powerhouse.
Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.
Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel
Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.256 of Budget 2016, when he plans to take a decision on the details of the Government's support for the UK bid to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup; and if he will do so in time for the Rugby Football League to meet the deadline of 30 June 2016.
Answered by David Evennett
Pursuant to my answer of 13 April 2016, my officials have been working closely with the Rugby Football League and the government is aware of the deadline for submitting the bid to the Rugby League International Federation. The government will make a decision in due course, ahead of this deadline.
Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to paragraph 2.256 of Budget 2016, when he plans to announce further details of the Government's support for a bid to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
Answered by David Evennett
My officials are holding regular discussions with the Rugby Football League (RFL) and UK Sport about establishing the support the RFL requires for a successful bid. The government will make a further announcement ahead of the bid deadline in June.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Leigh (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support the establishment of a National Museum of Rugby League in the Northern Powerhouse area.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
There are a number of independent sporting museums in the UK based on individual sports including rowing, tennis and Rugby Union. Arts Council England supports a Subject Specialist Network for sporting museums that promotes and shares best practice and expertise in the field. There are currently no plans to fund a National Museum of Rugby League in the Northern Powerhouse area, however this Department is investing in the game of Rugby League, through the £17.5m that that Rugby League will receive from Sport England between 2013 and 2017 and the £100k support for a bid for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup; announced in the Budget.
Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve links between schools and elite sports organisations.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The national curriculum sets out the expectation that pupils should be provided with opportunities to engage in a broad range of competitive sports and activities.
Many national governing bodies of sports and elite sporting organisations offer a programme for schools, to engage children and young people in their sports. Through their school sports programme, the Premier League is currently working in over 4,000 schools to support the PE curriculum, provide sports clubs, and deliver enrichment activities. In October 2015, the Premier League announced that they will expand their schools offer to every primary school in the country within 6 years.
The Department funds ‘On the Front Foot’, a programme designed and delivered by Premiership Rugby to develop character and resilience in primary and secondary schools across the country. The programme delivers classroom based and physical activity character building programmes to 17,250 pupils.
The Football Association’s Skills programme is a nationwide football coaching programme working in over 1,000 primary schools a year, providing specialist football coaching for children and supporting teachers in their delivery of sport. Sessions are offered during PE lessons, extra-curricula clubs and holiday clubs.
The Tennis Foundation and the Lawn Tennis Association support teachers with training, resource and equipment to help them deliver tennis in schools. Their aim is to increase access to tennis across schools, further and higher education through a wide range of programmes. They offer support to make tennis inclusive and accessible to all pupils. Over 60,000 primary, special and secondary school pupils take part in schools tennis competitions every year.
The Rugby Football Union works with hundreds of maintained schools as part of its ‘All Schools Plan’ to help more secondary school children play rugby. This was launched by the RFU and the Rugby Football Foundation in 2012, as part of the RFU’s Rugby World Cup 2015 legacy plans.
The School Games is the Government’s framework for competitive school sports. The programme provides a national final event where the most talented young people in the UK compete in 12 different sports. More than 150 of the athletes who competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow had previously competed at the School Games and 59 athletes claimed 84 medals.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2015 to Question 12304, on consumer protection measure, what the names are of the main stakeholders who were alerted to the call for evidence; when those stakeholders were altered; and how those stakeholders were alerted.
Answered by Nick Boles
These stakeholders were notified by email on 13 October 2015:
Academy Music Group
Advertising Standards Authority
All England Lawn Tennis Club
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions
AEG Worldwide
Agents Association
Andrew Bingham MP
Arts & Business Scotland
Arts Council England
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Arts Council of Wales
Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers
Association of Festival Organisers
Association of Independent Festivals
Association of Independent Music
Association of Secondary Ticket Agents
Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations
Baroness Grey Thompson
Baroness Hayter
Baroness Heyhoe Flint
Birmingham Hippodrome
British Association of Concert Halls
Brighton Centre
British Arts Festival Association
British Boxing Board of Control
British Cycling
British Phonographic Industry
Business in Sport and Leisure
Cardiff International Arena (Motorpoint Arena)
Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Cinema Exhibitors Association
Citizens Advice
City of London Police
Competition and Markets Authority
CBI
Concert Promoters Association
Creative Scotland
eBay UK Ltd
David Morris MP
Direct Selling Association
England and Wales Cricket Board
England Rugby Union
Equity
European Arenas Association
European Commission
European Secondary Ticketing Association
Event Industry News
Fan Freedom
Federation of Small Businesses
Festival Republic
Festivals Edinburgh
Football Association
Football Supporters Federation
Greater London Assembly
Historic Houses Association
Historic Royal Palaces
Incorporated Society of Musicians
International Live Music Conference
Lawn Tennis Association
Live Nation
Live UK
Liverpool Echo Arena
Local Government Association
Lord Addington
Lord Borwick
Lord Clement-Jones
Lord Moynihan
Lord Stoneham
Lord Younger
Manchester Arena
Mark Garnier MP
Mark Pritchard MP
Mastercard
Millennium Stadium plc
Motor Sports Association
Musicians Union
National Campaign for the Arts
National Operatic and Dramatic Association
National Police Chiefs’ Council
National Theatre
National Trading Standards Board
NEC Group
Nick Smith MP
Nigel Adams MP
NOISE Festival
Paypal
Penny Mordaunt MP
Premier League
Premiership Rugby
Racecourse Association
Ricoh Arena
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Opera House
Royal Parks
Royal Shakespeare Company
Rugby Football League
Rugby Football Union
Sadler’s Wells
Sage Gateshead
Seatwave
See Tickets
Sharon Hodgson MP
Society of London Theatre
Sound Diplomacy
Southbank Centre
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Sport England
Sport Northern Ireland
Sport Scotland
Sport Wales
Sports Rights Group
STAR (Secure Tickets from Authorised Retailers)
Stephen McPartland MP
Stubhub
Supporters Direct
The Federation of Scottish Theatre
Ticketmaster UK
Trading Standards Institute
Trading Standards Scotland
UK Cards Association
UK Music
UK Sport
UK Theatre Association
Viagogo
Visa
Visit Britain
Welsh Government
Wembley Arena
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Asked by: Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op) - Preston)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which women's (a) rugby, (b) cricket and (c) football matches (i) he and (ii) Ministers of his Department have attended in an official capacity since taking office.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Since the new Government has been formed, both I, the Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, and the Secretary of State have yet to attend any women’s rugby, cricket and football matches in an official capacity. The Minister for Sport and Tourism has attended the Kent Girls and Ladies League Final and she is scheduled to attend the Ladies Ashes in August.
Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of grassroots rugby league across the UK.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
Since 2010 Sport England has invested £32.8 million of National Lottery and Grant-in-Aid funding in the Rugby Football League, local rugby league clubs and community projects to support the development of grassroots rugby league. Rugby League’s Whole Sport Plan funding is now a mix of investment in the RFL and in club foundation community projects.
Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what grants and loans his Department has made available to support the development of grassroots rugby league in the last five years.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
Since 2010 Sport England has invested £32.8 million of National Lottery and Grant-in-Aid funding in the Rugby Football League, local rugby league clubs and community projects to support the development of grassroots rugby league. Rugby League’s Whole Sport Plan funding is now a mix of investment in the RFL and in club foundation community projects.
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has for the promotion and development of rugby league.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The Government, through Sport England, is investing £17.5m between 2013 and 2017 to get more people playing rugby league and to support talented individuals within the sport. I am keen to meet the Rugby Football League soon to discuss expanding the game across the country.