§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what work her Department's Green Minister has undertaken in the last three months 433W in that capacity; and what meetings her Department's Green Minister has attended in the last 12 months in that capacity. [165955]
§ Estelle MorrisIn February, as the Green Minister for DCMS I endorsed the publication of my Department's strategy for sustainable development, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House. In the spirit of strengthening links for sustainable development between departments, as recommended by my colleague the Minister for Environment, I recently issued an invitation to ministers across Government to attend an informal discussion on how our various departments relate to the subject. This will take place in the Royal Parks' newly opened restaurant in St James's Park, during London Sustainability Weeks in June. The restaurant has a modern ecological design constructed from sustainably produced materials (larch, oak) and has a green turf roof. The food it serves is procured as far as possible from named small specialist English producers, and will be organic, British and seasonal. It will present information on the ingredients used in an educational, fun and original way.
§ Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria she used for making the selection of 20 sports eligible for main Lottery funding; if she will list the 20 sports selected for Lottery funding; and whether crown green bowling was considered as a sport which might be eligible for main Lottery funding. [166798]
§ Richard CabornThe 20 sports eligible for priority lottery funding were selected by Sport England. The selection criteria were participation rates, retention, and levels of success. Sport England also considered the governance of each sport. Any sports can apply for lottery funding.
DCMS Gender, Ethnicity and Disability Breakdown by Grade Ethnicity Disability Total staff in Grade
Female Non-White Not Declared Disability Declared
Not Declared AA/AO 104 67 21 13 6 11 EO 119 64 18 8 * 14 HEO/SEO 152 69 12 22 * 24 Grade 7 90 35 * 8 * 14 SCS 25 6 * * 0 * * Fewer Than 5
DCMS Age Breakdown by Grade 25 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55 + AA/AO 29 19 11 16 8 5 4 12 EO 7 32 23 20 14 10 6 7 HEO/SEO 2 27 22 40 31 10 15 5 Grade 7 0 7 7 15 23 14 12 12 SCS 0 0 0 5 4 5 8 3
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Royal Parks Agency Gender, Ethnicity and Disability Breakdown by Grade Ethnicity Disability Total staff in Grade
Female Non-White Not Declared Disability Declared
Not Declared AA/AO 145 51 6 33 0 0 EO 53 17 * 12 * 0 HEO/SEO 30 8 * * * 0 The Priority sports are:
England only: badminton, cricket, football, golf, hockey, netball, rugby union, rugby league, squash and tennis.
UK-wide (same treatment by Sport England, but also qualify for UK Sport One Stop Planning support: athletics. canoeing, cycling, equestrianism, gymnastics, judo, rowing, triathlon, sailing and swimming).
Crown green bowling was considered for priority funding. However, in comparison to the 20 sports chosen, there is less overall participation in numbers and diversity.
There is no reason why crown green bowling should not successfully apply for individual project lottery funding. Applications should be made to the new Regional Sports Boards that have been established to ensure that funding meets local and regional needs.