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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-26more like thismore than 2020-06-26
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 remove filter
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Children and Young People remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect of gambling advertising on children and young people. more like this
tabling member constituency Swansea East more like this
tabling member printed
Carolyn Harris more like this
uin 65163 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-07-06more like thismore than 2020-07-06
answer text <p>All gambling advertising, wherever it appears, is subject to strict controls on content and placement. Ads must never be targeted at children or vulnerable people and operators face sanction if their advertising or sponsorship activities are not carried out in a socially responsible way. These rules mean that an operator would face sanctions from the Advertising Standards Authority or the Gambling Commission if their advertising were to appear in computer games targeted at children. The realistic reproduction of a team football shirt in a computer game based on football is not considered advertising simply because there are logos on the shirt.</p><p> </p><p>The Advertising Standards Authority’s latest figures on TV gambling advertising show that children’s exposure has fallen from an average of 4.4 ads per week in 2013, to 2.5 per week in 2019. At the Gambling Commission’s urging, industry has committed to make better use of advertising technology to target adverts away from children online and on social media. From July 2020 the Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible advertising will require operators to ensure advertising is targeted only at those over 25 years old on social media and to age-gate operator YouTube channels and content.</p><p> </p><p>The Government assessed the evidence on advertising in its Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, the full response to which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</a>. Since then, in March this year, the charity GambleAware has published the final report of a major piece of research into the effect of gambling marketing and advertising on children, young and vulnerable people. That study found that while there was some indication that exposure to advertising was associated with an openness to gamble in the future amongst children and young people aged 11-24 who did not currently gamble, there were other factors that correlated more closely with current gambling behaviour amongst those groups including peer and parental gambling. It did not suggest a causal link between exposure to gambling advertising and problem gambling in later life.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have regular meetings with stakeholders on a range of issues. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on the government’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type=transparency&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
grouped question UIN
65164 more like this
65165 more like this
65166 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-06T17:11:36.707Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-06T17:11:36.707Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4480
label Biography information for Carolyn Harris more like this
1135411
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-27more like thismore than 2019-06-27
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 remove filter
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Children and Young People remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken of the extent and nature of gambling among children and young people; and where any such analysis is published. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Adonis more like this
uin HL16732 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2019-07-10more like thismore than 2019-07-10
answer text <p>Protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core objective of the regulation of gambling in Great Britain, and a priority for the government.</p><p> </p><p>Operators offering gambling services to people in Great Britain must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and must have effective policies and procedures designed to prevent underage gambling. Where there is a failure to prevent underage gambling, the Gambling Commission has a range of powers to act, including regulatory and/or criminal action.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, published in May 2018, set out measures to increase existing protections around gaming machines, online gambling and gambling advertising. These included new guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice on protecting children and young people, and stricter age verification controls for online gambling operators. The response can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission carries out an annual survey of gambling behaviour among 11-16 year olds in Great Britain, which gives an estimate of rates of participation in gambling activities and problem gambling. The most recent report was published in November 2018. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/survey-data/young-people-and-gambling-2018-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/survey-data/young-people-and-gambling-2018-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>A report from the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB, now called Advisory Board for Safer Gambling, ABSG), expert advisers to the Gambling Commission, and the Gambling Commission’s response can also be found here: <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/RGSB-Gambling-and-children-and-young-people-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/RGSB-Gambling-and-children-and-young-people-2018.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/Gambling-and-children-and-young-people-response-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/Gambling-and-children-and-young-people-response-2018.pdf</a></p>
answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-10T14:24:30.48Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-10T14:24:30.48Z
answering member
4247
label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
tabling member
3743
label Biography information for Lord Adonis more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-06more like thismore than 2018-09-06
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 remove filter
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Children and Young People remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent children and young people becoming addicted to gambling. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Storey more like this
uin HL10174 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-09-19more like thismore than 2018-09-19
answer text Protecting children and the vulnerable from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core objective of the regulation of gambling in Great Britain, and a priority for the government. Operators offering gambling services to people in Great Britain must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and must have effective policies and procedures designed to prevent underage gambling. The Gambling Commission has a range of powers to act in the case of failure, including the power to suspend or revoke a licence, impose financial penalties or prosecute criminal offences. The Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility set out measures to increase existing protections around online gambling and gambling advertising. The Gambling Commission is currently consulting on strengthening age verification protections for online gambling. It is also working with the video games industry to raise awareness of the risks of third parties using its products to provide illegal gambling facilities.<p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-19T13:07:58.413Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-19T13:07:58.413Z
answering member
4247
label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
tabling member
4238
label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this
931970
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-27more like thismore than 2018-06-27
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 remove filter
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Children and Young People remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations in the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board’s report on children, young people and gambling: a case for action; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency St Albans more like this
tabling member printed
Mrs Anne Main more like this
uin 158200 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-07-06more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board are expert advisers to the Gambling Commission on safer gambling and gambling-related harm. Government welcomes the RGSB’s report on children and young people and the Commission’s response. Protecting children and other vulnerable people from harm was a key objective of our Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Review, which was published in May. Our Review, which was informed by advice from the RGSB and Commission, set out measures to increase existing protections around gaming machines, online gambling and gambling advertising. The Committees of Advertising Practice will publish further guidance on protecting children and young people later this year and additional research has been commissioned on the impact of marketing and advertising on them.<p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford more like this
answering member printed Tracey Crouch more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-06T09:11:11.47Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-06T09:11:11.47Z
answering member
3950
label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch more like this
tabling member
1568
label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main more like this