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855939

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the number of books that are stolen each year from local authority-run libraries and illegally sold.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	131105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information about the number of books from local authority run libraries that are stolen and sold each year. Local library authorities are responsible for providing public library services including managing book stock available for library lending.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/03/2018 15:50:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

855940

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Press: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on the revised Editors Code published by the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	131106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly meets and engages with its stakeholders to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/03/2018 13:06:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

855963

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's Digital Charter, published on 25 January 2018, if he will outline his Department's definition of harmful content; and how that definition differs from the Government's definition of (a) hate speech and (b) hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	131129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Internet Safety Strategy, which forms part of the Digital Charter, will address a wide range of harms, relating both to behaviours and content, which can be experienced online by users. In her speech on 6 February 2018, the Prime Minister confirmed that we would be bringing forward the Government response to the consultation to the measures proposed in the green paper in the spring.</p><p> </p><p>Hate crime is defined in law as any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's actual or perceived committed by reason of the victim's race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity. In legislation there are some specific hate crime offences, and provision for enhanced sentences. While some hate speech is illegal under various pieces of legislation, hate speech does not necessarily constitute hate crime, e.g. if it targets other groups. These offences can take place online and offline.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/03/2018 13:01:20 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

856046

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Appleby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials in his Department have held meetings with the legal firm Appleby's since October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	131212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/03/2018 13:08:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

856126

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bookmakers: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Gambling Commission is taking to ensure bookmakers do not breach anti-money laundering and social responsibility requirements.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	131292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>All gambling operators have duties to prevent money laundering under the Gambling Act 2005, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Any operators selling services into the British market must be licensed by the Commission, and the licence conditions require operators to assess the money laundering risks to their business and to have controls in place to mitigate them. Operators must also comply with social responsibility and customer interaction requirements to protect vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission conducts suitability checks on the business, all persons relevant to the business and on key management personnel, and has powers to revoke or suspend licences, attach individual conditions to licences and/or impose a financial penalty in the case of failings. The Commission also has powers to launch criminal investigations and bring criminal proceedings against companies and individuals. The Government considers that these powers are sufficient to enforce bookmakers’ compliance with anti-money laundering and social responsibility obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 a Gambling Commission investigation into William Hill resulted in a £6.2m penalty package for breaches of anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations. As part of the regulatory settlement, the Gambling Commission has instructed William Hill to appoint external auditors to review its anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures, and to share learning with the wider industry.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation, which is still ongoing, into online gambling companies’ compliance with consumer protection law. Information on this work can be found on the CMA website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch</a>. In February 2018 the CMA launched a merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by GVC Holdings plc of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc. Information on this investigation can be found at</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/gvc-holdings-ladbrokes-coral-group-merger-inquiry</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Gambling Commission does not provide information on ongoing investigations. The outcomes of the Gambling Commission’s enforcement work are published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission will continue to take robust and effective action where gambling companies fail to meet their obligations. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 131294 131295 131296 131297 131465 question first answered 14/03/2018 11:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

856128

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bookmakers: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ask the Gambling Commission to launch an investigation into the social responsibility and money laundering compliance by bookmakers as a result of the outcome of the Gambling Commission’s investigation into William Hill.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	131294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>All gambling operators have duties to prevent money laundering under the Gambling Act 2005, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Any operators selling services into the British market must be licensed by the Commission, and the licence conditions require operators to assess the money laundering risks to their business and to have controls in place to mitigate them. Operators must also comply with social responsibility and customer interaction requirements to protect vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission conducts suitability checks on the business, all persons relevant to the business and on key management personnel, and has powers to revoke or suspend licences, attach individual conditions to licences and/or impose a financial penalty in the case of failings. The Commission also has powers to launch criminal investigations and bring criminal proceedings against companies and individuals. The Government considers that these powers are sufficient to enforce bookmakers’ compliance with anti-money laundering and social responsibility obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 a Gambling Commission investigation into William Hill resulted in a £6.2m penalty package for breaches of anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations. As part of the regulatory settlement, the Gambling Commission has instructed William Hill to appoint external auditors to review its anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures, and to share learning with the wider industry.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation, which is still ongoing, into online gambling companies’ compliance with consumer protection law. Information on this work can be found on the CMA website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch</a>. In February 2018 the CMA launched a merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by GVC Holdings plc of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc. Information on this investigation can be found at</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/gvc-holdings-ladbrokes-coral-group-merger-inquiry</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Gambling Commission does not provide information on ongoing investigations. The outcomes of the Gambling Commission’s enforcement work are published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission will continue to take robust and effective action where gambling companies fail to meet their obligations. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 131292 131295 131296 131297 131465 question first answered 14/03/2018 11:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

856129

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bookmakers: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Gambling Commission on social responsibility and money laundering compliance by bookmakers.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	131295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>All gambling operators have duties to prevent money laundering under the Gambling Act 2005, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Any operators selling services into the British market must be licensed by the Commission, and the licence conditions require operators to assess the money laundering risks to their business and to have controls in place to mitigate them. Operators must also comply with social responsibility and customer interaction requirements to protect vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission conducts suitability checks on the business, all persons relevant to the business and on key management personnel, and has powers to revoke or suspend licences, attach individual conditions to licences and/or impose a financial penalty in the case of failings. The Commission also has powers to launch criminal investigations and bring criminal proceedings against companies and individuals. The Government considers that these powers are sufficient to enforce bookmakers’ compliance with anti-money laundering and social responsibility obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 a Gambling Commission investigation into William Hill resulted in a £6.2m penalty package for breaches of anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations. As part of the regulatory settlement, the Gambling Commission has instructed William Hill to appoint external auditors to review its anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures, and to share learning with the wider industry.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation, which is still ongoing, into online gambling companies’ compliance with consumer protection law. Information on this work can be found on the CMA website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch</a>. In February 2018 the CMA launched a merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by GVC Holdings plc of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc. Information on this investigation can be found at</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/gvc-holdings-ladbrokes-coral-group-merger-inquiry</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Gambling Commission does not provide information on ongoing investigations. The outcomes of the Gambling Commission’s enforcement work are published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission will continue to take robust and effective action where gambling companies fail to meet their obligations. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 131292 131294 131296 131297 131465 question first answered 14/03/2018 11:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

856130

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bookmakers: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the number of ongoing investigations into bookmaker companies by the (a) Gambling Commission and (b) Competition and Markets Authority.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	131296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>All gambling operators have duties to prevent money laundering under the Gambling Act 2005, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Any operators selling services into the British market must be licensed by the Commission, and the licence conditions require operators to assess the money laundering risks to their business and to have controls in place to mitigate them. Operators must also comply with social responsibility and customer interaction requirements to protect vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission conducts suitability checks on the business, all persons relevant to the business and on key management personnel, and has powers to revoke or suspend licences, attach individual conditions to licences and/or impose a financial penalty in the case of failings. The Commission also has powers to launch criminal investigations and bring criminal proceedings against companies and individuals. The Government considers that these powers are sufficient to enforce bookmakers’ compliance with anti-money laundering and social responsibility obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 a Gambling Commission investigation into William Hill resulted in a £6.2m penalty package for breaches of anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations. As part of the regulatory settlement, the Gambling Commission has instructed William Hill to appoint external auditors to review its anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures, and to share learning with the wider industry.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation, which is still ongoing, into online gambling companies’ compliance with consumer protection law. Information on this work can be found on the CMA website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch</a>. In February 2018 the CMA launched a merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by GVC Holdings plc of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc. Information on this investigation can be found at</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/gvc-holdings-ladbrokes-coral-group-merger-inquiry</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Gambling Commission does not provide information on ongoing investigations. The outcomes of the Gambling Commission’s enforcement work are published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission will continue to take robust and effective action where gambling companies fail to meet their obligations. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 131292 131294 131295 131297 131465 question first answered 14/03/2018 11:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

856131

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the powers of the Gambling Commission to respond to social responsibility failings in the gambling sector.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	131297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>All gambling operators have duties to prevent money laundering under the Gambling Act 2005, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Any operators selling services into the British market must be licensed by the Commission, and the licence conditions require operators to assess the money laundering risks to their business and to have controls in place to mitigate them. Operators must also comply with social responsibility and customer interaction requirements to protect vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission conducts suitability checks on the business, all persons relevant to the business and on key management personnel, and has powers to revoke or suspend licences, attach individual conditions to licences and/or impose a financial penalty in the case of failings. The Commission also has powers to launch criminal investigations and bring criminal proceedings against companies and individuals. The Government considers that these powers are sufficient to enforce bookmakers’ compliance with anti-money laundering and social responsibility obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 a Gambling Commission investigation into William Hill resulted in a £6.2m penalty package for breaches of anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations. As part of the regulatory settlement, the Gambling Commission has instructed William Hill to appoint external auditors to review its anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures, and to share learning with the wider industry.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation, which is still ongoing, into online gambling companies’ compliance with consumer protection law. Information on this work can be found on the CMA website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/online-gambling#case-launch</a>. In February 2018 the CMA launched a merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by GVC Holdings plc of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc. Information on this investigation can be found at</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/gvc-holdings-ladbrokes-coral-group-merger-inquiry</p><p> </p><p>As a matter of policy, the Gambling Commission does not provide information on ongoing investigations. The outcomes of the Gambling Commission’s enforcement work are published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission will continue to take robust and effective action where gambling companies fail to meet their obligations. Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 131292 131294 131295 131296 131465 question first answered 14/03/2018 11:23:25 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

856144

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's policy is on expanding broadband provision in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	131310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is to ensure world-class broadband connectivity across the UK, including in rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>To date, we have invested £1.7 billion of public money to deliver 95% superfast broadband coverage of the UK by the end of 2017, and are continuing to support delivery with at least a further 2% coverage likely to be achieved. In Northern Ireland, this will have provided superfast coverage to 41,000 premises.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the UK Government allocated a further £150 million for ultrafast broadband in Northern Ireland as part of the June 2017 funding agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Full Fibre Networks programme includes a £190 million Challenge Fund designed to stimulate commercial investment in full fibre networks in both rural and urban locations across the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has also allocated £30 million of grant funding from the Rural Development Programme for England, targeted at helping to connect businesses with broadband in hard to reach rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure no-one is left behind, the Better Broadband Scheme ensures all UK premises have access to an affordable broadband service delivering at least 2Mbps. From 2020 we are also introducing a broadband Universal Service Obligation so everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high-speed broadband.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond these actions, the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review will assess the policy conditions that will best encourage the long-term investment needed to deliver the next generation of digital infrastructure in different areas of the UK, including hard-to-reach rural areas.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/03/2018 13:04:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson