Tracey Crouch: ...Trudy Harrison) led a debate in the House, to which the Minister responded and I contributed, that highlighted the health benefits of learning to cycle. Kent’s Bikeability stats are woeful. Just 13% reach the required level against a target of 50%, which is well below the national target of 50%. Medway’s is better, at 47% against a target of 60%, but it can be much improved. Both...
Tracey Crouch: ...petition of residents of the United Kingdom, Declares that Maidstone Borough Council is proposing to build over 2000 houses, named Lidsing Garden Village, on farmland at Lidsing, a small hamlet of 13 houses near Hempstead, Lordswood and Bredhurst; further that there has been very little community engagement on the proposed development, with many local residents finding out via social...
Tracey Crouch: ...ways in which Ministers can improve regulation further. We have previously expressed a desire for the UK to go further than any other country on animal welfare legislation, improving on article 13 of the Lisbon treaty, which still allows for cultural activities that cause unimaginable animal suffering. I hope we do not lose sight of that commitment. There is much more to be done, ranging...
Tracey Crouch: ...spend between one and 28 days in detention, which is much better than in 2017, when it was only 30%. However, the statistics show that 33% still spend one to three months in detention, and 13% still spend three to six months in detention. I have sympathy with a new clause that limits detention time, although I still need to be persuaded on the issue of excluding foreign national offenders....
Tracey Crouch: I wish to take only a few minutes of the Chamber’s time on amendments 11, 12 and 13, which I signed, and on the Government’s amendments 16 and 17 that relate to the reduction in stake for fixed odds betting terminals and the increase in remote gaming duty. I am relieved that the Chancellor reconsidered his position on the timeframe for the increase for RGD and therefore the reduction in...
Tracey Crouch: ...backgrounds to participate in NCS. NCS Trust assess socio-economic profile in two main ways: Free School Meals eligibility and living in a deprived area. Free School Meals: All 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Proportion of NCS participants eligible for FSM 17% 16% 16% 16% 16% Proportion of the national population of 16-17yr olds eligible for FSM 14% 13% 13% 12% 12% ...
Tracey Crouch: ...the necessary licences and permits. The Gambling Act 2005 also specifies the circumstances in which local authorities can revoke licences: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/schedule/13. Local Authorities are responsible for compliance and enforcement measures of B4 machines located in clubs, which is financed from the income the licensing authority receives by way of premises...
Tracey Crouch: The FA has received £43,118, 824 of National Lottery and Exchequer funding from Sport England over the past five years for the grassroots programmes it delivers: £10,287,050 (13/14), £9,175,259 (14/15), £9,345,964 (15/16), £10,033,667 (16/17), £4,276,884 (17/18) The investment the FA receives is used on projects, which benefit men’s, women’s and disability football; for example,...
Tracey Crouch: ...of perspective, since Arsène Wenger took charge at Arsenal, Tottenham have had 11 different managers, Liverpool have had seven, Chelsea have had 12 and the current champions, Man City, have had 13.
Tracey Crouch: ...perspective and I think that his speech has reinforced that view beyond the Chamber. I would like to wish our home nation shooting squads the best of luck at the Gold Coast games starting in 13 days, 16 hours and 33 minutes. Across the United Kingdom, we should be proud of our teams heading to Australia, and I know that they will do their best to succeed and to bring back gold, silver and...
Tracey Crouch: ...from pool betting (some of which is attributable to betting shops). GB off-course betting data (April 2012 - Mar 2017): Betting Data - Off-course combined GGY (£m) Apr 2012 - Mar 2013 Apr 2013 - Mar 2014 Apr 2014 - Mar 2015 Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 Machines 1,547.69 1,569.14 1,685.15 1,747.59 1,802.61 Over the counter 1,495.08 1,437.95...
Tracey Crouch: The Scout Association received £1,288,573 in FY 13/14 as part of the Department for Communities and Local Government-funded Youth United Foundation Social Inclusion Programme. This Programme was designed to increase young people’s access to voluntary youth activities in a number of targeted areas of deprivation across England. In 2014, the Cabinet Office launched the £10 million...
Tracey Crouch: ...compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding. Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of £2,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of £1.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in...
Tracey Crouch: ...compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding. Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of £2,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of £1.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in...
Tracey Crouch: .... It should be noted this includes all volunteer sports coaches and not just those volunteering in sports club or, more specifically, a youth sports club. 2011/12 (APS6) 4.24% 2012/13 (APS7) 3.83% 2013/14 (APS8) 3.96% 2014/15 (APS9) 4.18% 2015/16 (APS10) 3.77% Since 2016 people's engagement in sport and physical activity has been measured via the Active Lives...
Tracey Crouch: ...27 participation and talent investments totalling £54,587,896 in the Rugby Football League (RFL) from 2007-2017. The breakdown of Sport England's four year funding awards for the RFL for 2009-13 and 2013-17 is set out below: 2009-13 - 7 awards totalling £28,031,694 2013-17 - 10 awards totalling £17,893,596 UK Sport - the arms-length body of government responsible for investing in...
Tracey Crouch: Local authorities are responsible for allocating funding to youth services in line with local need. Section 251 data gathered by the Department for Education shows that between 2012/13 and 2015/16 total local authority spending on youth services has reduced by 36%. Local authority spending is only one part of the picture: many local authorities are creating new partnerships and models to...
Tracey Crouch: ...the period after this date and does not reflect the total amount spent during this time. Before November 2014: General Remote Data (£m) GGY* 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Oct 2013- Sep 2014 Betting 640.77 460.85 492.25 563.96 751.70 979.83 1,192.85 Betting Exchange 142.54 146.91 145.93 46.04 32.51 29.80 27.03 Bingo 0.47 1.51 2.19...
Tracey Crouch: ...up 6% on the previous 12 months. The report also highlights that the number of jobs in music grew more quickly than across the rest of the jobs market to more than 140,000, and that exports were up 13% to £2.5 billion across the whole sector. As the House has already heard, UK Music’s equally excellent report “Wish You Were Here”—incidentally, the title of one of the albums in my...
Tracey Crouch: ...some issues around the levy in the consultation document. At the moment, bookmakers have to contribute 0.1% of their profits. If they did that, it would amount to somewhere in the region of £13 million to £14 million, but that is currently not happening across the board. We have made it very clear in the consultation that we want that to happen. If it does not happen, we will certainly...