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HANSARDCoventry City of Culture TrustI am grateful to the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) for securing this important debate on Government support for Coventry City of Culture Trust, on behalf of…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCoventry City of Culture TrustAbsolutely. That is an important point. I was pleased to be able to go to Bradford not long ago, and it was great to see how much it was engaging young people in particular in the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCoventry City of Culture TrustI know that officials in the Department are in regular discussions with Coventry City Council, and I understand that they are working with many of those local organisations on…14 Jun 2023HANSARDCoventry City of Culture TrustAs I said a moment ago, we are awaiting the report from the National Audit Office. I think that it will be doing the sort of detailed work that the hon. Lady talks about. I assure…14 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is the first opportunity I have had to pay tribute to our former colleague, and one of my closest friends, Karen Lumley. It was a privilege for me to call her a friend for…07 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment at the beginning there. He raises an important point. Obviously, that issue is not within my portfolio area, but I will certainly take…07 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the moment, the Government have no plans to amend that Act. Obviously, we keep everything under further consideration.07 Jun 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportYes, absolutely. This is obviously an important area of work. The running of NHS 111 is not within my remit, but that close working relationship with colleagues in the Department…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportThe Department and I work closely with colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care. I understand the point that the hon. Lady is making. We are making this a priority…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportThat is precisely why we have published these guidelines. Professor Chris Whitty has said: “These guidelines help players, referees, schools, parents and others balance the…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportMy hon. Friend is right to raise that issue. We are working incredibly hard on this. As I have said, we held a summit just last week with national governing bodies and all…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportFirst of all, I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on all his work in this area. He has been a passionate advocate and campaigner, and I welcome all the further work that he is doing…02 May 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI wish to inform the House that His Majesty’s Government announced the UK concussion guidelines for grassroots sport in conjunction with the Sport and Recreation Alliance on…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI thank the acting Chair and the whole of the Select Committee for their input into this important area of work that we have announced today. I add my thanks to Love of the Game.…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportThe UK concussion guidelines for grassroots sport mark an important step in making sport safer for millions of people. Taking part in sport has many benefits. It is great for…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI thank the hon. Gentleman for welcoming the guidance. Prevention is important. It is up to each of the national governing bodies to draw up plans, and in every meeting I have…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportThe very publication of the guidelines shows how seriously we are taking the issue. We felt that it was really important to get guidelines out to grassroots sports, given how many…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportI know that my right hon. Friend is vice chair of the all-party parliamentary group on acquired brain injury and takes a keen interest in this area. I hope that the publication of…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportObviously, the guidelines are a baseline that we would expect all the national governing bodies to use, but then to go even further. Many of them have professional medical…02 May 2023HANSARD UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots SportMy hon. Friend is right, and that is the exact purpose of the guidelines: they are for coaches, referees and teachers. Our key priority will be ensuring that everyone has this…02 May 2023