Louie French MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Rugby: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of rugby union in England.
Answer: Rugby Union has a vital role to play in our national identity. I recently met with the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby to discuss the future of the sport. The RFU is independent of the Government and is responsible for the regulation of rugby u...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the gambling research, education and treatment sector; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new statutory levy on that sector.
Answer: Ministers and officials have undertaken significant engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including those with lived experience of gambling-related harm, to inform the government’s work to reduce gambling harm in line with its manifesto commitment...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: ReformDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with people recovering from gambling addiction on reform of the gambling industry.
Answer: Ministers and officials have undertaken significant engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including those with lived experience of gambling-related harm, to inform the government’s work to reduce gambling harm in line with its manifesto commitment...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: SchoolsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21215More
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 (a) sport in and (b) other aspects of the school curriculum review.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport regularly engages with the Secretary of State for Education on a range of issues, including school sport. Minister Peacock recently attended a roundtable discussion with PE and school sport sector leader...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed EventsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of recategorising sporting events designated as listed events under the Ofcom Code on Sport and Other listed and Designated Events.
Answer: The listed events regime aims to ensure many of the nation's biggest sporting events are free-to-air wherever possible while protecting competition organisers' ability to raise income from the sale of broadcast rights to invest in their sports. The govern...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Video GamesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prevent children participating in gambling via online video games.
Answer: Protecting children and young people from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core priority for the Government and a Gambling Commission objective. Under the Gambling Act 2005, gambling is defined as playing a game of chance for a prize of money or...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with the shadow Football Regulator to prevent English football clubs from joining breakaway leagues.
Answer: The Football Governance Bill will create a Regulator that will be able to prevent English clubs from joining a future breakaway competition, taking into account factors like sustainability, heritage, fairness and meritocracy.The Regulator will be obliged ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the suitability of the NHS Health Survey in assessing problem gambling rates in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Government is committed to reviewing all official statistics assessing gambling harm in the United Kingdom to help to build our picture of gambling harm. This includes the NHS Health Survey, and we will continue to engage with relevant officials in th...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxisDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of black cab numbers on (a) the elderly and (b) people with visual impairments or mobility issues.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of accessible taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) in supporting older and disabled people to live independent lives. All taxis in London and several other large cities in England are wheelchair accessible and w...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Sports: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on motor sport.
Answer: The Government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to Employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, which means that 865,000 employers will pay no National Insura...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAmerican Football: Public ParticipationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to promote participation in American football.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to sports and physical activity for everybody, wherever they live. Sport and physical activity is central to achieving our health and opportunity manifesto missions, with the biggest gains coming from suppor...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFootballDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the shadow football regulator and (b) supporters groups on fan engagement over kick-off time changes.
Answer: The Government fully appreciates the frustration and disappointment that fans might experience following kick off times being changed.Fan consultation is a key part of the licensing regime within the Football Governance Bill and the relevant matters have ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOlympic Games: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with UK Sport on future funding for Olympic and Paralympic sport.
Answer: The Government will continue to support the successes of Team GB and ParalympicsGB. The Chancellor has confirmed that a multi-year investment will mean a total of £344 million is invested in Olympic and Paralympic success over the next cycle. This will su...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCricket: Public ParticipationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase participation in cricket amongst (a) women and girls and (b) young people in schools.
Answer: Every child should have the opportunity to play sport and do regular physical activity. Schools play a key role in allowing all children to have high quality opportunities to take part in PE and sport, setting them up for a lifetime of physical activity. ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCricketDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to revoke no objection certificates for English county cri
Answer: Policies on when to issue “no objection certificates” for English county cricket players, which permit them to play in overseas tournaments, are a matter for the England and Wales Cricket Board in their stewardship of the game.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Transport for London on the potential implications for her policies of Transport for London's planned revised Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan.
Answer: The Government sets the regulatory structure within which 263 licensing authorities in England license the taxi and private hire vehicle sector and issues guidance to assist them in doing this. Transport for London are the licensing authority for London a...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for the provision of funding for the plug-in taxi grant from April 2025 onwards.
Answer: The Plug-in Taxi Grant (PITG) was introduced in 2017 to support the early market growth of zero emission capable taxis. To date it has provided over £70 million to support the purchase of over 10,000 vehicles of this type. The PITG is funded until at leas...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGreyhound RacingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to promote greyhound racing.
Answer: The Government acknowledges the importance of greyhound racing to the nation’s culture and economy, for example employing over 5,400 people across the country.The Department continues to engage with the Greyhound Board for Great Britain (GBGB) on developm...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRugby: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote participation in Rugby Union amongst (a) girls and (b) young women.
Answer: Everyone should have the opportunity to play sport and do regular physical activity. Schools play a key role in allowing all children to have high quality opportunities to take part in PE and sport, setting them up for a lifetime of physical activity. The...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: VATTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19450More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason it is her policy to exclude accessible taxi vehicles from the VAT exemption for disability-adapted motor vehicles.
Answer: Wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs) are subject to a zero rate of VAT when purchased by a disabled person for their personal use, or by a charity that will make the vehicle available to disabled people. Although taxis provide transportation services to ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHorse RacingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of measures announced in the Autumn Budget on the horseracing industry.
Answer: In order to repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the Government took difficult decisions at the Autumn Budget. Major tax measures were accompanied by Tax Information and Impact Notes in th...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCricketDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the England and Wales Cricket Board and (b) County Cricket Clubs on the sustainability of the county cricket system.
Answer: This Government wants a thriving sport sector, with robust National Governing Bodies that can use their nationwide remit to deliver sport to people across the country.I meet with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on a range of topics, including th...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRugby: ChildrenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase participation in rugby (a) union and (b) league amongst school children.
Answer: Everyone should have the opportunity to play sport and do regular physical activity. Schools play a key role in allowing all children to have high quality opportunities to take part in PE and sport, setting them up for a lifetime of physical activity. The...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCharlton Athletic Football ClubDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the change to the rate of employer National Insurance contributions on Charlton Athletic football club.
Answer: The government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to Employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, which means that 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all nex...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRugbyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she as had with the Rugby Football Union on the the future of rugby union in England.
Answer: I met with the Rugby Football Union in early November to discuss the future of the sport and my department is in regular contact with the rugby union authorities. The department continues to work with the RFU and the wider sport sector to support the ongo...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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