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Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Davies Committee (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: We look forward to receiving the David Davies report, which will be published in due course.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Davies Committee (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I congratulate my hon. Friend, who I believe has written to David Davies expressing his views.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Davies Committee (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I am sure that my hon. Friend would want me to read the report before embarking on any deliberations.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Davies Committee (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I acknowledge all that the hon. Gentleman has said. It was this Government who introduced the system, which was last examined in 1998. Controversial issues are clearly involved, but we want to ensure that we protect sport in the way that he has described while also meeting the needs of the public. We will read the report with great interest, and we look forward to our deliberations on it.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Football Association (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I wrote to the Football Association, as well as the premier league and the Football League, on 23 September, outlining the Government's views on their responses to the seven governance and regulation questions put to them by a former Secretary of State. In that letter, I asked those bodies to work more closely together on key issues in football and to support the full implementation of Lord...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Football Association (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: My hon. Friend should say what he means. Clearly, there are issues to address, and the whole purpose of this correspondence and these meetings, and the Burns recommendations in particular, is to do that. Progress has been made—there is now an independent chairman of the FA, which is a step in the right direction, and we have seen support for women's football—but I believe that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Competitive Sport (Schools) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: Under this Government, there has been record investment in school sport—more than £2 billion since 2003. From an estimated one in four young people doing two hours a week of sport in school in 2002, 90 per cent. are now doing two hours, and more than half are doing three hours. We have raised admission to offer every young person five hours per week, with three hours for 16 to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Competitive Sport (Schools) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: We fund school sport in a variety of ways, including direct funding from Government. The hon. Gentleman will congratulate the Government on the £100 million we are spending on school sport, although he may be embarrassed by the performance of the previous Conservative Government on school sport. I hope he will support all the initiatives that we are taking forward.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Competitive Sport (Schools) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I was previously the Minister with responsibility for prisoners and young offenders, so I am pleased that sport is taking place in young offender institutions. I am able now, in the role of Minister for sport, to make sure that a growing number of children participate in school sport. The 16 to 19 age group is difficult but we are making sure, through investment in whole sport plans, that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: In the run-up to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, as part of our legacy promises, we want to create a world-class system of PE and sport for young people in England. We have raised our ambitions to offer every child five hours of high quality PE and sport per week, with three hours for 16 to 19-year-olds. Between 2008 and 2011 we are investing over £780 million through the PE and sport...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: Investment in the Olympics is superb and the whole country will benefit from the Olympic games being held in London. The people contributing to the success of the building of the stadiums and the people involved in organising and running the games are doing a fantastic job. The inspiration from the Olympic games as well as the decade of sport that we are undertaking will mean that young...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I am happy to praise the Special Olympic movement and Leicester, the people of Leicester and my hon. Friend for the work that they carried out in order to hold successful games in July. My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Olympics was at the opening ceremony and I was heavily involved in the organisation of the games. It shows that sport should be available to everybody. The Special...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: It is important that we promote sport in all its forms because sport can raise individual self-esteem, teach people about team work and help us with other life skills that we need. We have made it the responsibility of sports governing bodies to develop and grow their sports. They know their sports best. We are looking to them and we will measure how successful they are in making sure that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Sport (Young People) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I congratulate my hon. Friend on being a marvellous advocate for sport free of racism. I am concerned about his feelings and will write to him in due course and make sure that we raise the issue in the appropriate places.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Public Houses (Closures) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: We understand that in June this year, CGA Strategy, the pub and drinks market analyst that tracks the pub closure rate on behalf of the British Beer and Pub Association, estimated that 2,377 pubs had closed over the previous 12 months.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Public Houses (Closures) (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: Of course, tax is a matter for the Chancellor and the Treasury, and I am sure that the Chancellor will have heard the hon. Gentleman's comments. However, I agree that pubs play a major role in our communities, whether in urban or rural areas. We have been happy to support the community pubs initiative; we are supporting the sector where we can; and I was happy to respond to and, indeed,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Football Stadiums (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Government currently do not provide any financial support to improve or develop professional football club stadiums. However, the football stadia improvement fund, which is funded equally by the premier league and the Football Association and administered by the Football Foundation, has to date invested more than £100 million in 1,099 projects. My Department also sponsors the work of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Football Stadiums (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: I might take the hon. Gentleman up on his offer, as the next game is against Leeds United, and Kettering beat Hartlepool 1-0 on Saturday. That shows that the Sport Minister is well informed. The serious point is that clubs such as Kettering Town act as a strong community focus, and if there are issues about planning or any other areas where we can offer support, we will do that.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (9 Nov 2009) has video

Gerry Sutcliffe: Of course I would love to do that—congratulations to Kettering. The world-class facilities that we now have up and down the country show that the investment that we have put into sport is coming to fruition. There are world-class facilities not only for elite sport but for community and school sport.

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Licensing Act (22 Oct 2009)

Gerry Sutcliffe: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Miss Begg, and to be here to respond to the excellent report of the Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport. I pay tribute, as colleagues have done, to the Chairman of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Maldon and East Chelmsford (Mr. Whittingdale) for his excellent chairing. We will not always agree on the issues raised by...