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HANSARDRugby: 200th AnniversaryI completely agree with what my noble friend says about the power of this sport to inspire people around the world. I pay tribute to his long-standing championing of it, as both a…15 Mar 2023HANSARDRugby: 200th AnniversaryThe noble Lord tempts me to send wishes against my own home nation. I send good wishes to all the teams from the British Isles—and, indeed, the other two.15 Mar 2023HANSARDRugby: 200th AnniversaryThe safety, well-being and welfare of everyone taking part in sport, whatever the sport, are paramount and the Government are leading work on brain injuries across sports,…15 Mar 2023HANSARDRugby: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, His Majesty’s Government are delighted that rugby football is celebrating its bicentenary this year. Last month, the Minister for Sport was thrilled to attend some of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsThe noble Lord underlines the emotional journey that supporters go on when cheering on the teams in their preferred sport, but also the great delight that they bring to the many…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsMy Lords, we work with a variety of people in sport to ensure that funding is available to those who need it, to inspire future generations of boys and girls to take part in…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsMy Lords, in part, that falls to colleagues at the Department for Education, but the noble Lord is right to point to the importance of school facilities. Through the programmes…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsThe noble Baroness is right to point to other sports. In regard to the £300 million I referred to, 40% of projects will support a sport other than football. We know that, like…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsThe £300 million which I mentioned is making sure that there are changing rooms, facilities, and new artificial and grass-pitch improvements; it is also being targeted toward…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsWe work through the Department for Education to encourage schools to make their facilities available to the wider community. Last week we announced a significant package of over…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsThe programme is targeted and, as I say, at least 50% of the funding will go to the most deprived areas across the United Kingdom to make sure that we are inspiring people and…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsIn the context of the fan-led review, we have talked through wanting to see funding flow more equitably throughout the football pyramid, and the work that we have taken forward in…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsWe applaud those schools that make their facilities open to the community, and our Opening Schools Facilities programme is providing up to £57 million to allow selected schools…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsWe are working through the programmes that I have mentioned—the PE and school sport premium, the School Games Organisers network, and the Opening School Facilities programme—to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsI certainly agree with the noble Baroness that sport facilities are important, not just to people’s physical health but to their mental health and well-being. That is why we are…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsMy Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring that every community has the facilities it needs so that sport and physical activity are accessible to all. We are investing…13 Mar 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Sector: Social MobilityThe noble Baroness is absolutely right: many exciting job opportunities are open to people in the creative industries and the cultural sector, backstage and off-screen. Because…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Sector: Social MobilityI shall take that issue up with colleagues at the Department for Business and Trade, but the noble Viscount is right to point to the large number of freelancers and small and…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Sector: Social MobilityThe noble Baroness is right to point to recent research, which shows that this is a long-standing problem afflicting more than just our nation. That is why DCMS commissioned the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCreative and Cultural Sector: Social MobilityMy Lords, culture and creativity are for everyone and are enriched when everyone is able to play their full part in them. As part of our work to promote social mobility in the…07 Mar 2023