Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse
Welfare
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and
Sport ():...My hon. Friend the Member
for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) said we should transfer
responsibility to DEFRA. Our Department works very closely with
DEFRA, which leads on animal welfare—I will say a bit more about
that later. However, DCMS oversees the whole of the sporting
sector, of which horseracing is a part, and has a strong track
record of stewardship of major sporting events. With a wide range
of public bodies under the Department’s sponsorship, including
other sporting bodies such as Sport
England DCMS is well placed to provide robust
sponsorship to the Horserace Betting Levy Board and to ensure
that it is meeting its statutory requirements...
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Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Elderly and Vulnerable People:
Loneliness and Isolation
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and
Sport ():...We are committed to
tackling loneliness for all, and in March 2023 we launched the
know your neighbourhood fund, a package of up to £30 million to
create volunteering opportunities and help reduce loneliness. It
will go to new and existing activity in 27 of the most deprived
areas. I recently visited one of the projects in Hull, where Age
UK was running a befriending service. It was creating
volunteering opportunities for younger people to befriend older
people who have been feeling isolated, and make them feel part of
the wider community. Just a few weeks ago, I visited Waterside
Farm Leisure Centre on Canvey Island, one of the recipients of
Sport
England funding designed to bring investment into local
communities. I had the chance to take part in an exercise class
with elderly people, many of whom were coming together simply
because it was an opportunity not only to be active but to meet
with other people...
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