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Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: May I congratulate Newcastle United on its amazing win in the Carabao cup final? I share the Secretary of State’s remarks about the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and we all hope that the ceremonies around the country will be enjoyed by everybody. In just three days, national insurance bills will fall on the doormats of charities across the country, and they will have to find another £1.4...
Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: We supported charities through the pandemic with millions and millions of pounds and with the £100 million cost of living fund. Month after month, we have urged the Secretary of State to tell the Chancellor that this policy is wrong and will do irreversible harm. We now hear that one charity a day is closing because of Government decisions. How many will have to close before the Government...
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Youth Services: Finance ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to her Department's planned budget for the 2025-26 financial year on the provision of youth services.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Streaming: Subscriptions ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the subscriptions regime in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on the level of investment in the video on-demand sector.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Streaming: Subscriptions ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the effectiveness of proposed exemptions to cooling-off rights within the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 subscription regime for preventing consumers from accessing digital content for free.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Media Act 2024 ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on the implementation of the Media Act 2024.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Media Act 2024 ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps with Ofcom on implementing fair terms of carriage for public service broadcasters on streaming platforms under the Media Act 2024.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Charities: Finance ( 3 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to her Department's planned budget for the 2025-26 financial year on support for charities.
Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: Cultural Heritage and Tourist Attractions: Subscriptions ( 1 Apr 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals on cooling-off rights in the consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime, published on 18 November 2024, on (a) the heritage sector and (b) visitor attractions.
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Local Government Finance on 24 February 2025, HCWS461, whether her Department plans to take steps to prevent local authorities from disposing of community and heritage assets.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Planning Permission: Listed Buildings (31 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, last updated on 27 February 2025, whether she plans to provide local authorities with powers to charge a fee for Listed Building Consent planning applications.
Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Telecommunications: Civil Proceedings (31 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of mobile infrastructure litigation cases that have been processed via the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber following changes to the Electronic Communications Code 2017; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on caseloads of changes to be introduced via the Product Security and...
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (18 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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 screening in the Library of the House.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Reform (12 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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 of the potential impact of the policies in that white paper on the land-based gambling industry.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis (11 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis (11 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department for Education: PE and Sport Premium (11 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department for Education: PE and Sport Premium (11 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme ( 6 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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 scheme.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Physical Education and Sports ( 4 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Tennis: Finance ( 4 Mar 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for grassroots tennis.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance (27 Feb 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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) preservation of historic buildings.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (27 Feb 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Historic England (27 Feb 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Churches (25 Feb 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sports: Concussion ( 3 Feb 2025)
Stuart Andrew: 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.
Written Answers — Treasury: Gift Aid (30 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has plans to make changes to the rules on gift aid.
Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (16 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: January is traditionally a time when people commit to exercising more, and it is the perfect opportunity to encourage a more active nation—
Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (16 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: Bingo! I knew he would do that. I am proud that in government we had a sport strategy and set up the national physical activity taskforce, which brought together Departments, delivery partners and industry to work to increase activity rates. May I ask the Secretary of State when the taskforce last met, whether it discussed the impact of the jobs tax on the sector’s ability to get more...
Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (16 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: The murder of Jimmy Mizen sadly sticks in the minds of many of us. An investigation by The Sun has revealed that his killer, Jake Farhi, is the masked rapper who has shockingly been promoted by the BBC despite his lyrics sickeningly boasting about killing and other crimes. Will the Secretary of State join me in calling for an investigation into how the BBC allowed this to happen? I cannot...
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Buildings: Carbon Emissions (13 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she department has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the decarbonisation of listed buildings.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Planning Authorities: Staff (10 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Written Statement of 30 July 2024 on Building the homes we need, HCWS48, how many of the new planning officers will have the expertise to handle historic and traditionally constructed buildings.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Historic Buildings: Energy ( 8 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Section 5.2 of Adapting historic homes for energy efficiency: a review of the barriers, what progress has been made on Historic England’s review into the barriers to delivering the Level 3 Award in Energy Efficiency Measures for Older and Traditional Buildings.
Written Answers — Treasury: Cultural Heritage: Tax Allowances ( 7 Jan 2025)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) Business and (b) Agricultural Property Relief on the heritage sector.
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to review the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.
Written Answers — Treasury: Music Venues: Business Rates (12 Dec 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of forthcoming changes to business rate relief on the viability of grassroots music venues.
Written Answers — Department for Education: Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions ( 9 Dec 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support she plans to provide to the Early Years sector to help manage the impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (28 Nov 2024)
Thank you, Mr Speaker, and a very happy birthday to the Clerk of the House. As we have heard time and again today, and in the past few weeks, the Government’s jobs tax could cost £2.8 billion to the Department’s sectors—to the arts, sport, music, hospitality and tourism. Was the Secretary of State blindsided by the Budget, as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural...
Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (28 Nov 2024)
So it sounds like the right hon. Lady did know, which is interesting, given that she cares about charities as much as I do. They face a £1.4 billion bill. When they needed help the most, we gave them £100 million. Her Government are now going to take 14 times that amount back from them. We heard yesterday that the Teenage Cancer Trust will have to find an extra £300,000, and Marie Curie...
House of Commons Debate - National Youth Strategy (12 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. Let me begin by saying that the Opposition really do welcome any focus that the Government are putting on young people. I recall from my time in the Department that spending time in the youth sector provided some of the most inspiring moments of my time as a Minister. In government, we had a proud record of listening to young...
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Children (11 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase investment into the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access to support.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (11 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will continue to support the continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme which is due to expire in March 2025.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Motorway Service Areas: Greater London ( 8 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the lease on the Motorway Service Area at Watford Gap.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Motorway Service Areas: Greater London ( 8 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to resolve the status of lease renewals of Motorway Service Areas.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Motorway Service Areas: Greater London ( 8 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Motorway Service Area operators on the renewal of leases for those areas.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Economic Situation ( 7 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the contribution of the betting and gaming industry to the UK economy.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Taxation ( 5 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing gambling taxes on employment in (a) high street bookmakers, (b) high street adult gaming centres and (c) bingo halls.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Taxation ( 5 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in machine gaming duty on bingo halls.
Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Taxation ( 5 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in machine gaming duty on high streets.
Budget: Implications for Farming Communities ( 4 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: In the Minister’s opening answer, we sadly heard more Government slogans and soundbites than real understanding of the fear that Daventry farmers have been telling me about. I can assure him that they have been looking at the detail in great detail. One of them, whose father is sadly coming to the end of his life, is now actively looking to sell off land because they simply cannot make the...
Education: Topical Questions ( 4 Nov 2024)
Stuart Andrew: Thank you, Mr Speaker. It has been a while since I have spoken! Those at Buckton Fields school in my constituency were delighted when they had a newly constructed building, but that delight was sadly short-lived, as there were defects. As a consequence, with interim arrangements, the school’s roll has gone up and down, and now it has a £45,000 shortfall in its budget. Will the Minister...
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Children and Young People (28 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Mental Health Bill will (a) protect and (b) enhance the rights of (i) children and (ii) young people who are (A) detained in and (B) admitted informally to mental health hospitals.
Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance (25 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations in Loan Charge Resolution’s letter to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, dated 7th August 2024.
Written Answers — Department for Education: Educational Institutions: Mental Health Services (25 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to embed a Whole Education Approach to mental health and wellbeing in all education settings.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Children (23 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase investment into the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access to support.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Roads: Repairs and Maintenance (21 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for road infrastructure in each of the next three financial years.
Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance (16 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suicides of people facing the Loan Charge HMRC has referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct.
Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions (16 Oct 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Retail Trade: Empty Property (18 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of 2 September 2024 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report, Column 3, if she will publish a timetable for implementing high street rental auctions.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social Services: Finance (17 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Local Government Finance Settlement will contain measures to reform adult social care funding.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance (17 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to redistribute assets and wealth between different (a) local authorities, (b) communities and (c) local government through the Local Government Finance Settlement.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance (17 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to change the local government funding formula in the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement; and whether she plans to consult on (a) technical changes and (b) data sources before publication.
Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Hospitality Industry: Smoking (16 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to facilitate (a) restaurants and (b) pubs to offer outdoor smoking facilities since 2010.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Smoking: Hospitality Industry (13 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out impact assessments of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping (i) in pub gardens, (ii) at outdoor restaurant tables, (iii) at outdoor shisha bar seating and (iv) in outdoor nightclubs.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Smoking: Hospitality Industry (13 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposals to ban outdoor smoking and vaping in and by pubs on the number of pub closures.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Smoking: Hospitality Industry (13 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping across university campuses.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Smoking: Hospitality Industry (13 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to consult on banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, nightclubs and restaurants; and whether he has a planned timetable for the proposed ban.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Smoking: Hospitality Industry (13 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, restaurants and nightclubs on the (a) night-time economy and (b) viability of local high streets.
Written Answers — Treasury: Hospitality Industry: Business Rates (12 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what business rate reliefs will be available in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 to (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) nightclubs; and what the thresholds and eligibility requirements are for each.
Written Answers — Treasury: Public Houses: Business Rates (12 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency takes account of the (a) presence and (b) size of a pub garden when valuing a pub for business rates; and whether the size of the garden is recorded by Agency.
Written Answers — Treasury: Hospitality Industry: Business Rates (12 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the number of hereditaments there are with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurants, (d) 238 Roadside Restaurants (National Scheme), (e) 409 Cafes, (f) 500 Cafes/Restaurants Within/Part of...
Written Answers — Treasury: Hospitality Industry: Business Rates (12 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average rateable value was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurants, (d) 238 Roadside Restaurants (National Scheme), (e) 409 Cafes, (f) 500 Cafes/Restaurants Within/Part of Specialist Property, (g) 060 Clubhouses,...
Written Answers — Treasury: Hospitality Industry: Business Rates (12 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average business rates charge was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurants, (d) 238 Roadside Restaurants (National Scheme), (e) 409 Cafes, (f) 500 Cafes/Restaurants Within/Part of Specialist Property, (g) 060...
Written Answers — Treasury: Shisha Bars (12 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what Special Category code the Valuation Office Agency classifies shisha bars; and how many shisha bars there are in each local authority in England.
Winter Fuel Payment (10 Sep 2024)
Stuart Andrew: claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36). Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to. Main question put accordingly.