To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current structures to protect the long-term financial sustainability of football clubs in England.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on ensuring financial redistribution between the leagues and clubs in English football.
To ask His Majesty's Government, over the past 12 months, how many individual devices issued by government departments have been identified as containing malware.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) successful, and (2) unsuccessful, cyberattacks have been identified in each government department over the past 12 months.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following several recent school closures resulting from cyberattacks, what steps they are taking to ensure (1) schools, and (2) other public services, have good cyber resilience.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests for the offence of entering the playing areas at football grounds have led to football banning orders in the past three football seasons.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests have been made following pitch invasions in each year since 2010.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many football banning orders have been issued in each year since 2010.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay published on 28 March (HL6443), when the next review of the Governing Body Endorsement will take place; how long the review will run for; what criteria will be...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for granting tax relief for grassroots music venues to grant them parity with theatres, orchestras and other cultural institutions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they will offer to grassroots music venues, such as Brighton Concorde 2, to prevent them from closing down.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of applying a levy on ticket sales for large music events and at large arenas for investment in grassroots music.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address (1) pitch invasions, and (2) fan disorder, at football stadiums in order to ensure the safety of (a) fans, and (b) footballers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received concerning the Governing Body Endorsements regulations; and what plans they have to review the current arrangements.
To ask His Majesty's Government what were the recycling rates for each local authority in the last year for which figures are available; and what is the ranking of local authorities with regard to percentage of waste recycled.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether regional Levelling Up Directors will be (1) budget holders, (2) responsible for the work of junior staff, and (3) line mangers to junior staff.
To ask His Majesty's Government which stakeholder groups regional Levelling Up Directors will be expected to work with in each region.
To ask His Majesty's Government what role, if any, regional Levelling Up Directors will have in awarding funding; and to whom will they be accountable for this function.
To ask His Majesty's Government what duties they expect regional Levelling Up Directors, when appointed, to fulfil.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the safe landing and dispatch of critical patients from the helipad located on Royal Sussex County Hospital tower block.