Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has in place to encourage (a) over-55s to become fitness instructors and coaches (b) other aspects of diversity in the physical activity sector workforce.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
An inclusive and professional sport and physical activity workforce is a vital part of the sport and physical activity strategies of both government and the national sport council, Sport England.
Sport England published its workforce strategy ‘Working in an Active Nation’ on 12 September 2018 after a widespread sector consultation. The strategy sets out the intention to support the sport and physical activity workforce to become more customer focused and to increase its recognition as a professional sector.
Sport England has developed a series of strategic approaches and key actions that will help achieve the strategy’s objectives. This includes engaging with both traditional and new partners across the sector to improve the diversity and inclusion of the workforce at all levels.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an equality assessment of the single person’s travel supplement.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Office of Fair Trading have examined the question of single person supplements and concluded that wherever there is a reasonable economic case for such charges, decisions should be primarily a matter for the industry.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to Answer of 10 July 2018 to Question 160146 on Ticketmaster, how many consumers were affected by Ticketmaster's recent data breach.
Answered by Margot James
Ticketmaster have released details about the data incident which stated that 5% of its global customer base had been affected and those affected have been contacted by the company with details on how to reset passwords. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued advice to customers of Ticketmaster which includes guidance on changing passwords which is freely available on the NCSC website. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is in regular contact with Ticketmaster, and their investigation into this matter is ongoing. The ICO will provide further detail on the incident on conclusion of their investigation.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2018 to Question 160146 on Ticketmaster, what progress has been made on the investigation into Ticketmaster's recent data breach.
Answered by Margot James
The National Crime Agency’s criminal investigation is ongoing. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has concluded a number of investigative strands to help Ticketmaster remediate and mitigate the compromise, and have since released relevant advice and guidance to the NCSC website: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/statement-ticketmaster-cyber-incident