Written questions

1,438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number and proportion of children and young people meeting the UK Chief Medical Officers' recommended levels of physical activity.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise and Sports: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consultations her Department undertook with children and young people to (a) inform and (b) prepare the policy paper entitled Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical acti

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the contribution of the seventh and eighth tiers of English football to the economy.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the EFL and Premier League on adequate funding and support for the seventh and eighth tiers of English football.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the seventh and eighth tiers of English football.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC and Ofcom: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet Office colleagues on issuing guidance to Ministers on upholding the operational independence of (a) the BBC and (b) Ofcom in respect of the con

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Journalism

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has held with the(a) the United Nations, (b) Israeli government and (c) Palestinian authority on steps to improve the safety of (i) journalists and (ii)

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent conversations her Department has had with platforms on the technological feasibility of offering regional prominence.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Radio: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the draft Media Bill, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove requirements on local analogue radio services to feature loca

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the impact of the horseracing sector on the UK economy in each of the last five years.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the horseracing sector.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is undertaking to prevent illegal gambling; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposed gambling reforms on the level of illegal gambl

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Casinos

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support elite casinos.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Crockfords

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the closure of Crockfords casino in Mayfair.

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnostic processes for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Physical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of data indicating a potential fall in the number of PE hours taught in secondary schools during academic year 2022-23.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools do not have access to facilities to deliver co-curricular sport.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the proportion of children and young people undertaking the levels of physical activity recommended by the Chief Medical Officer.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise and Sports: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what opportunities children and young people had to (a) inform and (b) shape the Get Active strategy.

23 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Physical Activity Task Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Physical Activity Task Force includes (a) children and young people and (b) representatives from youth sport.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on establishing an independent football regulator.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to introduce a shadow non-statutory independent football regulator.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce barriers to entry for young deaf people in (a) sport and (b) other activities.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote the inclusion of deaf people in sport.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps with (a) Swim England and (b) British Swimming to help ensure that Para S15 swimmers (i) are able to access (A) support and (B) funding and (ii) receive acknowledgemen

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the prevalence of degenerative brain conditions in former rugby union players.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in women’s football.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper entitled A sustainable future - reforming club football governance, published on 23 February 2023, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of req

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper entitled A sustainable future - reforming club football governance, published on 23 February 2023, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of req

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