Harpreet Uppal MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Cultural Heritage: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department provides to help support local cultural (a) events and (b) awards that seek to celebrate the (i) heritage and (ii) creativity of (A) Huddersfield and (B) similar towns
Answer: The department primarily funds such aspects through Arts Council England (ACE) which supports organisations through their National Portfolio (NPOs) programme which provides funding of over £450 million a year to arts organisations across the country, many...
Answered 8 May 2025
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Youth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authorities have not fulfilled their statutory duty to provide recreational leisure-time activities for young people; and what steps the Government are taking to support those loca
Answer: The Government does not hold the data requested. Local authorities fund youth services from their Local Government Settlement in line with local need, and this was increased to more than £69 billion in 2025/26 - a 6.8% increase in cash terms compared to 2...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Public Consultation: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting with young people on cross-government decision-making processes.
Answer: This Government recognises the value of effective youth participation in decision making at all levels. We understand this leads to impactful policy locally, regionally and nationally.Youth consultation opportunities are taking place across government: As...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
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Youth Services: Community Development and Economic SituationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) youth and (b) other preventative services on (i) social cohesion and (ii) the economy.
Answer: Youth work is estimated to have an indirect economic value of £3.2 billion, including £0.5 billion from decreased crime, £1.7 billion from improved health, and £0.8 billion from increased employment and education. There is also evidence that youth social ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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Youth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to provide statutory services for young people.
Answer: As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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Youth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to increase funding for youth services.
Answer: As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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Young People: Public ConsultationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held discussions with representatives of young people on the development of the national youth strategy.
Answer: Both the Secretary of State and I have conducted roundtables with young people and over the coming months will conduct a number of different engagement activities with young people, including focus groups.In addition, a Youth Advisory Group was establishe...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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Attorney General	1
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	7
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	7
Department for Transport	5
Department for Work and Pensions	2
Department of Health and Social Care	11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	11
Home Office	2
Ministry of Defence	1

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