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1173478

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date	27/01/2020
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 Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of the Gambling Regulator.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has broad and flexible powers to set licence conditions and take action where there is evidence of harm, including the power to suspend or revoke a licence, impose financial penalties or prosecute criminal offences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age. We will announce further details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/01/2020 17:24:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1173479

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Football: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has had discussions with Premier League football teams on paying the living wage to their employees.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The National Living Wage is the statutory minimum wage for those aged 25 and over, and the Government is committed to ensuring that everyone entitled to the National Living Wage receives it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is up to individual businesses to decide whether they would like to pay employees under the age of 25, the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/01/2020 12:50:05 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1173481

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Football: Homophobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department has provided to LGBT+ football fans in relation to tackling homophobia in that sport.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Homophobia or any form of discrimination has no place in football or society, and we want sport to be at the forefront of promoting equality.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 15 January, I met with the Football Association and discussed their progress on combatting discrimination in football, including their work improving reporting mechanisms at grassroots levels. Whilst progress has been made, there is still more to do and we will be calling in all the footballing authorities for a further update about their work on this important issue.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport supports the work of Sport England (our national sport council) with the national governing bodies of individual sports and sport organisations on anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion, for example Stonewall's Rainbow Laces Campaign. Government is determined to show support for LGBT+ equality and inclusivity in sport, on and off the pitch.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/01/2020 17:07:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West