The table below shows the percentage of participants who said they are ‘more likely to help out in my local area’ after NCS, as part of annual independent evaluations which are available on the NCS Trust’s website (2017 results are not yet published):

In addition, the NCS Trust estimates that participants have dedicated over 12 million hours to social action projects during phases 3 and 4 of the programme.

The National Lottery raises over £1.6 Billion a year for good cause projects across the UK. 40% of this funding is distributed for Big Lottery Fund.

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK. It funds both large and small charities across every community in the UK.Every year, around 90% of its awards to community projects are for £10,000 or less.

On the attached sheet are the top 30 recipients of the largest grants given by the Big Lottery Fund in each of the last 10 years, and the total size of the grant for each recipient.

The footballing authorities take financial management within their sport very seriously. The FA has introduced a club licensing system in the National League System covering the areas of legal; ownership and control; integrity; finance; and grounds and security of tenure. The Premier League and English Football League that take responsibility for these matters for clubs in their competition now require business cases and proof of funds from owners, and a range of other financial and ownership related disclosures.

However we are not complacent and we will continue to work with football to ensure that, as well as complying with the existing legal framework, there are regulations in place within the sport that support appropriate financial conduct.

We are committed to working closely with the civil society sector. Since his appointment in July 2018, the Secretary of State for DCMS has met with several civil society representatives. During a recent visit to Salisbury, he met with volunteers from Alabaré, a charity which supports homeless, vulnerable and marginalised people, and discussing how the government can help to remove barriers to volunteering.

Other meetings include visiting the National Citizen Service programmes and meeting leaders from the Charity Commission. We look forward to engaging further with civil society organisations so that we can work together to deliver the Civil Society Strategy and achieve the government's vision of building a country that works for everyone.

As set out in the Civil Society Strategy the government is committed to supporting a thriving civil society throughout the country. To inform our approach and understand the health and makeup of civil society across the country we draw from a range of sources for evidence, such as the NVCO’s UK civil society almanac and data from the Charity Commission.

Digital fundraising platforms raise significant funds for charitable causes and therefore must ensure high standards of transparency to allow donors to make informed decisions.

The Fundraising Regulator has updated the Code of Fundraising Practice to include requirements for these platforms, including new transparency requirements about charges. This helps donors ensure that as much money as possible, including Gift Aid, goes to the intended charities and beneficiaries, which is important.

In addition, one of the largest digital fundraising platforms, Just Giving, has recently announced they will no longer charge fees on donations made to campaigns for major incidents, which will also ensure more money, including Gift Aid, is passed to charities

The department sets the NCS Trust’s participation targets each spring for the following financial year, based on the NCS Trust’s estimate of demand. We will consider future participation levels as part of our work on the forthcoming Spending Review.

The government's Sporting Future strategy is clear that sport and physical activity have a key role to play to promote inclusion, celebrate diversity and to tackle discrimination of all kinds.

The strategy sets out that all future funding will focus on the delivery of five key outcomes - physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, individual development, social and community development and economic development. Government and Sport England is working with a number of wide ranging organisations to look at the impact that sport and physical activity can have on these five outcomes.

The figures for asset sales provided by the London Legacy Development Corporation in July 2018 for PQ 168018 are still current. The Corporation does not hold a schedule for asset sales, and the Department has not discussed the development of one with them.

The figures for asset sales provided by the London Legacy Development Corporation in July 2018 for PQ 168018 are still current. The Corporation does not hold a schedule for asset sales, and the Department has not discussed the development of one with them.

The change to stakes will be delivered through secondary legislation.

We intend to lay the draft affirmative regulations before Parliament, for the usual process of approval, in the Autumn term.

A date for implementation of the change will be announced in due course.

Government's Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), including the four DCMS Sport ALBs (Sport England, UK Sport, the Sports Ground Safety Authority and UK Anti-Doping), have to comply with the Treasury's publication Managing Public Money. They are also subject to various other spending controls which set out how they should allocate and govern their funding. ALBs are audited annually to ensure that they are complying with these controls.

When allocating funding, ALBs must also comply with relevant equality legislation.

Government's Sporting Future strategy sets out the principles and priorities by which sport bodies should invest their funding. Furthermore, A Code for Sports Governance was published in October 2016 and sets out the levels of transparency, accountability, diversity and financial integrity required from all organisations that receive Government and National Lottery investment.

We believe charities and social enterprises should be fully confident in their right to speak in public debates, and to have a strong campaigning and advocacy role.

The government has not made an assessment on the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts on charities.

Athletes in Northern Ireland have the choice as to whether they wish to represent the UK or Ireland in their given sport. However, at times this will be subject to the overarching rules applied by the individual Governing bodies of the sport. Eligibility and selection for international competition remain matters for the relevant sports authorities.

Part 2 of the Charities Act 1992 requires all professional fundraisers, including online fundraising platforms, to inform potential donors of their fees and charges. The Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice was strengthened in June 2018 and accompanied by guidance to make clear what is expected of online fundraising platforms in terms of their transparency. These transparency requirements enable potential donors to make informed choices about their giving.

The government is determined that charities and social enterprises should be fully confident in their right to speak in public debates, and to have a strong campaigning and advocacy role.

Where suppliers encounter unreasonable contract terms in Government contracts they can make use of the Mystery Shopper service. Introduced in 2011, it allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1,500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. The Mystery Shopper Service can be contacted via MysteryShopper@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

No assessment has been made of the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in Government contracts on charities that have an income of less than £1 million pounds.

The government is determined that charities and social enterprises should be fully confident in their right to speak in public debates, and to have a strong campaigning and advocacy role.

Where suppliers encounter unreasonable contract terms in Government contracts they can make use of the Mystery Shopper service. Introduced in 2011, it allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1,500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. The Mystery Shopper Service can be contacted via MysteryShopper@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

No assessment has been made of the effect of anti-advocacy clauses in Government contracts on charities that have an income of less than £1 million pounds.

I refer the Honourable Member to my response to PQ 179240 on 18th October.

The National Lottery raises over £1.6 Billion a year for good cause projects across the UK. 40% of this funding is distributed for Big Lottery Fund.

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK. It funds both large and small charities across every community in the UK. Every year, around 90% of its awards to community projects are for £10,000 or less.

On the attached sheet are the top 30 recipients of the largest grants given by the Big Lottery Fund in each of the last 10 years.