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Written Question
Rugby: Finance
Monday 2nd March 2020

Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department held on the Rugby Football Union’s plans to reduce funding for championship clubs; and what steps he is taking to help ensure the viability of club rugby.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport does not hold any information on the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) plans to reduce funding for championship clubs. The stewardship of rugby union in England is the responsibility of the RFU, as the National Governing Body for the sport. The Government expects good governance from all our sports bodies, as set out in the sports governance code.

Through Sport England, government has invested £11.53m into grassroots rugby union in the three years to 2018/19. This includes investment in both the RFU as the national governing body for the sport, together with investment in specific community rugby union projects. Over this time period, Sport England has invested a further £12.61m in multi-sport projects where rugby union is one of the sports benefitting.


Written Question
Rugby: Females
Monday 2nd September 2019

Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of women playing professional rugby in the UK that are (a) UK and (b) non-UK citizens; and what the (i) immigration and (b) visa status is of those non-UK citizen rugby players.

Answered by Nigel Adams

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) currently contracts 28 fifteen-a-side players and 13 seven-a-side players and these players must have the right to live and work in the UK. Currently there is no central database of professional contracts at club level but the RFU has informed us that a system is being developed.

It is important to note that any female players who are contracted to play professionally in England must be UK Nationals, EU Nationals or have the right to live and work in the UK through a route other than as a professional sportsperson.

There are no female professional rugby league players in the UK.


Written Question
Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review
Monday 16th November 2015

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

Which?


Written Question
Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review
Monday 16th November 2015

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, what the names are of the main stakeholders who the Government consulted on the terms of reference of the Review into Secondary Ticketing Market.

Answered by Nick Boles

The following stakeholders were invited to provide input:

All England Lawn Tennis Club

Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

CBI

Competition and Markets Authority

eBay UK Ltd (StubHub)

England and Wales Cricket Board

England Rugby Football Union

European Commission Representation in the UK

Fan Freedom

Lawn Tennis Association

Northern Ireland Executive

Parliament

Royal Opera House

Scottish Government

Society of London Theatre

Sport and Recreation Alliance

STAR (Secure Tickets from Authorised Retailers)

Ticketmaster

UK Music

Viagogo

Welsh Government

Which?


Written Question
Rugby: World Cup
Monday 19th October 2015

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

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 to promote the legacy of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

The Rugby World Cup is expected to attract 466,000 international visitors to England – more than any previous RWC. Research from Visit Britain tells us that sport tourists traditionally stay for longer, have a propensity to travel around the country and spend more money when doing so. International visitors are expected to contribute up to £869 million in direct expenditure to the UK economy. Last year, an economic impact study by EY estimated a boost of almost £1bn to the UK’s GDP (of £2.2bn total spend generated). This includes £85m of infrastructure projects and the support of 41,000 jobs.

There are strong plans to drive legacy benefits from the tournament. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is working to spread the game's popularity and there are also plans around the host cities to maximise economic and community benefits.

The RFU's plans to grow the game include:


  • improving facilities through £10m investment
  • investing in people, including by recruiting and training nearly 3,000 referees and over 3,000 new coaches, and recruiting 6,000 volunteers ('the Pack') to help run the tournament
  • increasing schools’ participation in rugby, especially state schools. 130,000 new state school pupils have played rugby, of whom a third are girls and of whom 3,000 are now playing regularly for a club
  • attracting 16-24 year old players back to clubs
  • promoting touch rugby to appeal to more people
  • the Unity Project to promote rugby in Europe’s developing rugby nations; and
  • cultural engagement through over 700 rugby themed events and celebrations.

DCMS and the Government continue to be fully supportive of these plans.UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is coordinating a Rugby World Cup Business Festival programme of activity across 8 of 9 regions, aligned to the locations of fixtures. A Global Investment Conference (GIC), hosted by UKTI, launched the festival on 17 September 2015 at Lancaster House. This brought together government leaders and 150 senior potential and existing investors from 9 key Foreign Direct Investment target market countries with teams competing in the tournament.


Written Question
Rugby: World Cup
Monday 19th October 2015

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what legacy he expects from the UK's hosting of the Rugby World Cup.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

The Rugby World Cup is expected to attract 466,000 international visitors to England – more than any previous RWC. Research from Visit Britain tells us that sport tourists traditionally stay for longer, have a propensity to travel around the country and spend more money when doing so. International visitors are expected to contribute up to £869 million in direct expenditure to the UK economy. Last year, an economic impact study by EY estimated a boost of almost £1bn to the UK’s GDP (of £2.2bn total spend generated). This includes £85m of infrastructure projects and the support of 41,000 jobs.

There are strong plans to drive legacy benefits from the tournament. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is working to spread the game's popularity and there are also plans around the host cities to maximise economic and community benefits.

The RFU's plans to grow the game include:


  • improving facilities through £10m investment
  • investing in people, including by recruiting and training nearly 3,000 referees and over 3,000 new coaches, and recruiting 6,000 volunteers ('the Pack') to help run the tournament
  • increasing schools’ participation in rugby, especially state schools. 130,000 new state school pupils have played rugby, of whom a third are girls and of whom 3,000 are now playing regularly for a club
  • attracting 16-24 year old players back to clubs
  • promoting touch rugby to appeal to more people
  • the Unity Project to promote rugby in Europe’s developing rugby nations; and
  • cultural engagement through over 700 rugby themed events and celebrations.

DCMS and the Government continue to be fully supportive of these plans.UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is coordinating a Rugby World Cup Business Festival programme of activity across 8 of 9 regions, aligned to the locations of fixtures. A Global Investment Conference (GIC), hosted by UKTI, launched the festival on 17 September 2015 at Lancaster House. This brought together government leaders and 150 senior potential and existing investors from 9 key Foreign Direct Investment target market countries with teams competing in the tournament.