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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What recent assessment she has made of the CPS’s ability to effectively prosecute cases of (a) stalking and (b) coercive behaviour. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Government first legislated to deal with stalking and coercive behaviour in 2012 and 2015 respectively. Can my hon. and learned Friend assure me that the Government will continue to prioritise tackling violence against women and girls?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)

"This is slightly tangential, but better declared than risked. The Grundy family farm has a mobile phone mast, for which my father receives yearly payment...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)

"Q I refer the Committee to my earlier declaration of interest. We mentioned the issue of particular sites and the considerable reductions in rent. Is that a universal problem across all telecoms companies, or are there any particularly egregious offenders regarding the practice of aggressive rent reduction?

Anna Turley: …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)

"Q Are those changes, with the creation of those middlemen tower companies, largely developments since the 2017 review of the legislation?

Anna Turley: Yes, that is when we started to see them emerge. They are a recent phenomenon...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)

"Q Just for clarification, on that basis, do you think that the pressure for dramatic rent reductions is coming from those middlemen companies, rather than the telecoms companies themselves?

Anna Turley: I think that they are certainly playing a role in it. We have seen examples where, as I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the CPS to tackle the increased backlog of cases before the courts as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will my hon. and learned Friend tell me what reassurance I can provide my constituents that the most serious cases are being prioritised, to ensure the protection of the public?..."
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Written Question
Musicians: Coronavirus
Tuesday 2nd March 2021

Asked by: James Grundy (Conservative - Leigh)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of covid-19 on self-employed musicians.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

The Government recognises the significant challenge the current pandemic poses to many individuals and freelancers working in the music industry.

The Government has carried out an assessment of access to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) for individuals’ working in the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Sector:

  • For SEISS round 1: 76,000 individuals given an average of £2,700

  • For SEISS round 2: 72,000 individuals given an average of £2,400

  • For SEISS round 3: 66,000 individuals given £2,700

We are working very hard to help freelancers in those sectors access support, including through the Self Employment Income Support Scheme and funding from Arts Council England.

The Government has and will continue to look for ways to improve the Self Employment Income Support Scheme grant and existing support.

Written Question
Rugby: Coronavirus
Friday 26th February 2021

Asked by: James Grundy (Conservative - Leigh)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support the Government plans to provide to rugby league clubs to ensure the safe return of local sport following the covid-19 pandemic.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

To date, the government has provided an unprecedented £300 million Sport Winter Survival Package to give a lifeline to organisations that would otherwise not survive the winter as a result of the restriction on spectators announced from 1 October. This included a provisional allocation of £12 million to support rugby league which is in addition to the £16 million cash injection government announced in May 2020 to safeguard the immediate future of the sport for the communities it serves.

Furthermore, rugby league clubs will have benefitted from the £220m of National Lottery and Exchequer funding committed by Sport England since March 2020 to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic. This sector support was recently boosted by an extra £50million to help grassroots sports clubs and organisations as part of Sport England’s new strategy Uniting the Movement. Further details of Sport England funding including the organisations that have benefited can be found at: https://www.sportengland.org/why-were-here.