Stuart Andrew MP: written questions
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Listed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33865, on Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, if she will place a copy of the (a) internal Equality Impact Assessment and (b) equality screen
Answer: DCMS Ministers received advice on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme including careful consideration of the potential equality impacts of the changes, in particular with regard to the protected characteristic of religion or belief. A sep...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme Consultation on the ability of patients to access medication for ADHD.
Answer: As required by law, NHS England has assessed the impact of the proposed NHS Payment Scheme. This is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/25-26-NHSPS-Consultation-notice-C-impact-assessment.pdfThis impact as...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme Consultation on existing waiting times for an ADHD diagnosis.
Answer: As required by law, NHS England has assessed the impact of the proposed NHS Payment Scheme. This is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/25-26-NHSPS-Consultation-notice-C-impact-assessment.pdfThis impact as...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31424 on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, whether her Department has undertaken an equality impact assessment of changes to that s
Answer: The decision to make changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was made with careful consideration of the public sector equality duty outlined in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the objectives in that section were taken into...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysical EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all school-age children have access to high quality physical education.
Answer: The government is dedicated to increasing children's activity levels by protecting physical education (PE) time and supporting grassroots clubs to expand access to sports for all girls and boys. Through our independent, expert-led Curriculum and Assessmen...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education and SportsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of physical education in the national curriculum on future engagement with sport
Answer: The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport and the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth regularly meet with Ministerial counterparts from the Department for Education on a range of issues, including Physical Education and school spor...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for grassroots tennis.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide funding for the PE and sport premium for primary schools in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The government is dedicated to increasing children's activity levels by protecting physical education (PE) time and supporting grassroots clubs to expand access to sports for all girls and boys. Through our independent, expert-led Curriculum and Assessmen...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent correspondence she has received from Historic England on the Listed Places of Worship scheme.
Answer: None.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Historic EnglandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings she had had in the last six months with Historic England on listed places of worship that are at risk.
Answer: I have met with Historic England several times formally and informally since July 2024 when we have discussed a wide range of issues affecting heritage buildings, heritage at risk and planning reform. These discussions have also included discussions on li...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: ChurchesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings she has had with (a) the Church of England, (b) the Roman Catholic Church and (c) representatives of non-conformist churches in the last six months.
Answer: Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHistoric Buildings: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Church of England, (b) the Roman Catholic Church and (c) representatives of non-conformist churches on funding for the (i) restoration and (ii) preservat
Answer: DCMS leads on heritage policy covering a wide range of historic buildings; representatives from the churches have largely restricted their comments to matters of repair and renovation works to listed places of worship.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the Church of England, (b) the Roman Catholic Church and (c) representatives of non-conformist churches on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
Answer: The Government holds a range of meetings with representatives of religious organisations. DCMS officials have met with the Church of England and Catholic Bishops’ Conference to discuss the changes and ministers have exchanged correspondence with represent...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme on the (a) restoration and (b) preservation of historic buildings.
Answer: The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was established to provide grants towards VAT paid on repairs and maintenance to the nation's listed places of worship. Based on past claims we estimate that 94% of applications will not be affected by the £25,000...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish her Department's equality impact assessment in relation to changes to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
Answer: We do not have any plans to publish an equality impact assessment in relation to changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: ReformDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to implement the policies set out in the policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023; and if she will make an assessment o
Answer: The Minister for Gambling has indicated her support for the previous government’s 2023 gambling white paper. This government has moved quickly to implement a number of proposals, including the statutory levy and online slots stake limits. We are consideri...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure young performers are (a) not (i) overworked and (ii) financially abused and (b) otherwise safeguarded in the context of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bi
Answer: The existing legislation on child performance is already sufficient. Under S37 of the Children and Young Persons Act (1963), a licence must be obtained before children can take part in certain types of performance, both professional and amateur, and in pa...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguarding provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for young performers absent from school for work.
Answer: The existing legislation on child performance is already sufficient. Under S37 of the Children and Young Persons Act (1963), a licence must be obtained before children can take part in certain types of performance, both professional and amateur, and in pa...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that young performers who are absent from school receive an appropriate education.
Answer: The existing legislation on child performance is already sufficient. Under S37 of the Children and Young Persons Act (1963), a licence must be obtained before children can take part in certain types of performance, both professional and amateur, and in pa...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to ensure that young performers are positively recorded in the absent register following the passage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: The existing legislation on child performance is already sufficient. Under S37 of the Children and Young Persons Act (1963), a licence must be obtained before children can take part in certain types of performance, both professional and amateur, and in pa...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on local authority licensing for young performers who are absent from schools for performing engagements.
Answer: The existing legislation on child performance is already sufficient. Under S37 of the Children and Young Persons Act (1963), a licence must be obtained before children can take part in certain types of performance, both professional and amateur, and in pa...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: ConcussionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many national governing bodies of sport have (a) published and (b) implemented the Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport.
Answer: The impact of the Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport is currently being evaluated by the Department for Health and Social Care, with DCMS involvement, including an assessment of how National Governing Bodies have made use of the guidelines. The ev...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: InjuriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in developing a standard framework for the recording of head injuries in sport.
Answer: The impact of the Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport is currently being evaluated by the Department for Health and Social Care, with DCMS involvement, including an assessment of how National Governing Bodies have made use of the guidelines. The ev...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: ConcussionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to fund research recommended by the Sports Concussion Research Forum.
Answer: The impact of the Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport is currently being evaluated by the Department for Health and Social Care, with DCMS involvement, including an assessment of how National Governing Bodies have made use of the guidelines. The ev...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: ConcussionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the implementation of the Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport.
Answer: The impact of the Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport is currently being evaluated by the Department for Health and Social Care, with DCMS involvement, including an assessment of how National Governing Bodies have made use of the guidelines. The ev...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
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