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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillWe understand that they are two different things, but I am happy to clarify and come back to the noble Lord—I hope to do so before we come to future amendments. Amendment 3 aims…12 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportI think that we are all very proud of the record-breaking success of England’s Lionesses this summer. The Prime Minister and the Secretary of State were delighted to meet some of…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportThe noble Baroness makes a very important point about the use of streets. A number of countries do this across the world. I remember going to Guyana as a young boy in 1976 and…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportMy department is working with the Department for Education to make sure that there is school sport and activity. On the wider point, it is important to recognise that, sometimes,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportSport and physical activity are incredibly important to our physical and mental health. This Government are committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background and…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportWe are working across government on this. With DfE, we are looking at opening up existing sports and leisure facilities, including schools. We have to work with schools to work…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportThe Government are refreshing the sport strategy at the moment. Noble Lords who took part in debates on the Health and Care Bill will remember that we talked about the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. We have to make sure that sports bodies represent the whole range of our communities and are not focused on elite sports or one…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportDuring the pandemic a lot of local community sports clubs relied heavily on volunteering. We are looking at some of the challenges that they face, for example, with increased…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportMy noble friend raises a very important point about the partnerships. We want to learn from what has worked in the previous partnerships and make sure that we continue to expand…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportIn my early discussions with officials from the department and talking about it not only within DCMS but across government, we have been looking at a number of the blockages, as…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportMy department is having a number of conversations, particularly on the issue that the noble Lord raises, but also on understanding the challenges of rising energy prices and those…11 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyVolunteering did increase in the years after London 2012, halting what had been a long-term decline, and more than half of the 70,000 London 2012 Games makers continue to…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyA variant of that is that we want to see elite sports themselves put money into grass-roots sport. We are working in partnership with Sport England, for example, and its 10-year…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyYes, when I was being briefed for this Question, one of our discussions was about whether the Government would think about bidding for future events—not just athletics or major…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyThis issue came up in the Health and Care Bill, funnily enough. I remember, when we were talking to noble Lords who raised this, that we raised the issue of the cross-government…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyWe have built on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by hosting a number of major sporting events, including this year’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyOne of the things I was very reassured by when I came into the department was how seriously it takes volunteering and what it wants to do for it. As I said earlier, we are looking…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyThe noble Lord makes an important point, which a number of noble Lords have raised with me since I took on this position. While there are some events for which there is a lot of…10 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyI thank my noble friend for that warm welcome. Indeed, if noble Lords will allow me, I also thank the Labour Front Bench and others for welcoming me to my new post. I look forward…10 Oct 2022