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1579607

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Dormant Assets Scheme
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 she plans to maintain funding for financial inclusion through the Dormant Assets Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	129720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>At present, the government is considering over 3,300 responses to the public consultation on what the broad social and/or environmental purposes of the English portion of dormant assets should be going forwards.</p><p>The government plans to publish a response in early 2023 setting out these future purposes of the English portion.</p><p>Until this response has been published, I am afraid that I cannot commit to a government position on financial inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/01/2023 16:08:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1454039

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty imposed on search engine firms in the Online Safety Bill is less stringent than that imposed on Category 1 firms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	146537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March.</p><p>The duties on search engines reflect that they facilitate harm in a different way to user to user services. The duties on search engines are therefore designed to be proportionate and risk-based.</p><p>We have also launched a consultation on proposals for wider reform of online advertising regulations, including in relation to fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/03/2022 10:07:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1454040

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill is not being applied to Category 2(b) firms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	146538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 17 March. We have designed the Online Safety Bill to be proportionate and risk-based.</p><p>The Bill will ensure that people using the largest platforms and where there is greatest risk of harm are protected from scams, and ensure these services do not profit from illegal activity.</p><p>The Online Advertising Programme will build on this duty and examine the whole ecosystem to provide a holistic review of the regulatory framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/03/2022 10:09:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1436557

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2022 to Question 124952 on Gambling: Fines, in which of the 46 cases was the level of the financial penalty reduced following representations and evidence received from the company concerned.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	131037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Commission’s <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/policy/statement-of-principles-for-determining-financial-penalties" target="_blank">statement of principles for determining financial penalties</a> and indicative sanctions guidance sets out the process governing imposition of a penalty, including the circumstances in which the Commission may consider it appropriate to reduce the size of a financial penalty. This can be for various reasons, including mitigating factors and affordability concerns.</p><p>Except in exceptional circumstances, the Commission publishes the outcome of its considerations and not the prior steps, which could involve release of commercially sensitive information and/ or provide a formula for pricing in non-compliance. It is not therefore appropriate to share further detail on specific cases by name. However, since April 2018, the Gambling Commission has identified five financial penalties which were reduced as a result of representations made to the Commission prior to the point of issue.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/03/2022 14:29:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1422748

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which companies have been served by the Gambling Commission with fines in excess of £100,000 since April 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	124952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission can fine a gambling operator if a licence condition has been breached. In some circumstances, the Commission may decide to agree a regulatory settlement instead of issuing a fine. While fines are paid to the exchequer, regulatory settlements are divested by the company to third parties.</p><p>Since April 2018, the Gambling Commission has imposed financial penalties in excess of £100,000 on 46 operators. These include both fines and regulatory settlements where an operator has admitted fault and made a payment in lieu of a fine, at a level agreed with the Commission. Regulatory action is published on the Commission’s website <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/regulatory-actions" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Fines</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Fine (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/12/2021</p></td><td><p>Genesis Global Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,769,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/11/2021</p></td><td><p>Buzz Group Limited</p></td><td><p>£780,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/09/21</p></td><td><p>EU Lotto Limited</p></td><td><p>£760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/07/21</p></td><td><p>Daub Alderney Limited</p></td><td><p>£5,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/03/21</p></td><td><p>In Touch Games Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/03/21</p></td><td><p>Casumo Services Limited</p></td><td><p>£6,005,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/02/21</p></td><td><p>A &amp; S Leisure Group Limited</p></td><td><p>£377,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/10/20</p></td><td><p>Aspers (Stratford City) Limited</p></td><td><p>£652,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/20</p></td><td><p>BoyleSports</p></td><td><p>£2,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/02/20</p></td><td><p>Triplebet Limited</p></td><td><p>£739,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/04/19</p></td><td><p>Bestbet Limited</p></td><td><p>£230,972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/01/19</p></td><td><p>Silverbond Enterprises Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/11/18</p></td><td><p>Casumo Services Limited</p></td><td><p>£5,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/11/18</p></td><td><p>Daub Alderney Limited</p></td><td><p>£7,100,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Regulatory settlements</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Payment in lieu (£)</p></td><td><p>Divestment (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/01/2022</p></td><td><p>Annexio (Jersey) Limited</p></td><td><p>£612,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/01/2022</p></td><td><p>Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited</p></td><td><p>£700,557</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2/12/2021</p></td><td><p>Greentube Alderney Limited</p></td><td><p>£685,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/10/21</p></td><td><p>VGC Leeds Limited</p></td><td><p>£209,000</p></td><td><p>£241,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Double Diamond Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£247,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Les Croupiers Casino Limited</p></td><td><p>£202,500</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Shaftesbury Casino Limited</p></td><td><p>£260,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Clockfair Limited</p></td><td><p>£260,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/01/21</p></td><td><p>White Hat Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,344,053.18</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/20</p></td><td><p>Netbet Enterprises Limited</p></td><td><p>£748,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/20</p></td><td><p>GAN (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>£46,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/20</p></td><td><p>BGO Entertainment Limited</p></td><td><p>£2,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/05/20</p></td><td><p>FSB Technology (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£600,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/04/20</p></td><td><p>Caesars Entertainment Limited Group</p></td><td><p>£13,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/03/20</p></td><td><p>Betway Limited</p></td><td><p>£5,800,000</p></td><td><p>£5,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/02/20</p></td><td><p>Mr Green Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/19</p></td><td><p>Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited</p></td><td><p>£182,000</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/07/19</p></td><td><p>Ladbrokes Betting &amp; Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£4,800,000</p></td><td><p>£1,100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/07/19</p></td><td><p>Casino 36 Limited</p></td><td><p>£152,259</p></td><td><p>£147,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/06/19</p></td><td><p>Platinum Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£990,200</p></td><td><p>£629,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/06/19</p></td><td><p>Gamesys Operations Limited</p></td><td><p>£690,000</p></td><td><p>£460,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/05/19</p></td><td><p>In Touch Games Limited</p></td><td><p>£2,200,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/05/19</p></td><td><p>Betit Operations Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/05/19</p></td><td><p>MT SecureTrade Limited</p></td><td><p>£592,333</p></td><td><p>£107,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/11/18</p></td><td><p>Videoslots Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>TSE Malta LP</p></td><td><p>£910,993</p></td><td><p>£95,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>Power Leisure Bookmakers Limited</p></td><td><p>£190,760</p></td><td><p>£95,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>PPB Entertainment Limited</p></td><td><p>£349,762</p></td><td><p>£174,881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>Paddy Power Holdings Limited</p></td><td><p>£265,606</p></td><td><p>£132,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/18</p></td><td><p>Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/18</p></td><td><p>Grosvenor Casinos (GC) Limited</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/02/2022 10:00:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1348063

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 7 July 2021, Q79, that one of the key objectives of the Online Safety Bill is to tackle online fraud, if he will list the key objectives of the Online Safety Bill.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will deliver the government’s manifesto commitment to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online while defending freedom of expression. The Bill’s key objectives are to protect users online and uphold users’ rights online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With regard to protecting users, the Bill will focus on:</p><ul><li><p>tackling criminal content online, including fraud where this is facilitated through user-generated content;</p></li><li><p>protecting children from harmful and inappropriate content; and</p></li><li><p>building trust between users and their online platforms.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To uphold users’ rights online, the legislation will defend freedom of expression and the invaluable role of a free press.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:44:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1348064

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill (HL)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the statement of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 7 July 2021, Q79, that one of the key objectives of the Online Safety Bill is to tackle online fraud, what plans he has for the Bill to tackle online fraud other than user-generated content.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Online fraud is in scope of the Online Safety Bill. This means that companies in scope of regulation will need to take action to tackle fraud, where it is facilitated through user-generated content or via search results.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government is currently working with industry to remove the vulnerabilities that fraudsters exploit, with intelligence agencies to shut down known fraudulent infrastructure, and with law enforcement to identify and bring the most harmful offenders to justice. We are also working to ensure that the public have the advice and support they need.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are continuing to explore additional legislative and non-legislative solutions to tackle fraud in the round. The Home Office is developing an ambitious Fraud Action Plan, which will be published after the 2021 Spending Review. The Online Advertising Programme, led by DCMS, will also consider further regulation of online advertising to reduce online fraud and we will be consulting on it later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/07/2021 10:45:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1303300

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Performing Arts: EU Countries
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 progress his Department's working group has made on EU touring productions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	170519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s creative industries are the finest in the world and this government is determined to support them. Touring is a vital part of musicians and performers’ careers, providing not only a vital income stream, but also enriching opportunities for cultural exchange across the world.</p><p>Being outside the European Union does not change this. It does, however, mean practical changes on both sides of the Channel that will require understanding and adaptation.</p><p>DCMS has established a working group with other key government departments, the devolved administrations, and over fifteen representatives from across the creative and cultural industries. The working group is seeking to build evidence on the impact leaving the EU has had on touring, to clarify the steps creative and cultural practitioners will need to take to tour in the EU, and identify ways to support those practitioners in touring confidently. We will set out next steps in due course.</p><p>We are now working urgently across government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries, including through a new working group, to help address these issues so that touring in Europe can resume with ease as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 170520 question first answered 22/03/2021 13:49:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1303301

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Performing Arts: EU Countries
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 his EU counterparts on UK productions touring in the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	170520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s creative industries are the finest in the world and this government is determined to support them. Touring is a vital part of musicians and performers’ careers, providing not only a vital income stream, but also enriching opportunities for cultural exchange across the world.</p><p>Being outside the European Union does not change this. It does, however, mean practical changes on both sides of the Channel that will require understanding and adaptation.</p><p>DCMS has established a working group with other key government departments, the devolved administrations, and over fifteen representatives from across the creative and cultural industries. The working group is seeking to build evidence on the impact leaving the EU has had on touring, to clarify the steps creative and cultural practitioners will need to take to tour in the EU, and identify ways to support those practitioners in touring confidently. We will set out next steps in due course.</p><p>We are now working urgently across government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries, including through a new working group, to help address these issues so that touring in Europe can resume with ease as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 170519 question first answered 22/03/2021 13:49:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1302850

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's engagement with the live events supply chain businesses during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	169779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises the challenges faced by the arts and creative sector during the pandemic and has introduced an unprecedented package of support for businesses that are required to close, or which are severely affected by the restrictions put in place to tackle Covid-19 and save lives. Supply chain organisations are recognised as a critical part of our sectors and were eligible to apply for the Culture Recovery Fund.</p><p>The discretionary Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) forms part of a wider package of support for businesses that have been mandated to close and also had their trade adversely affected by the Covid-19 Restrictions. The guidance for ARG funding encourages Local Authorities to develop discretionary grant schemes to help those businesses which - while not legally forced to close - are nonetheless severely impacted by the restrictions put in place to control the spread of Covid-19.</p><p>This could include - for example - businesses which supply the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors, or businesses in the events sector. The guidance specifically refers to the live events sector.</p><p>We continue to engage with stakeholders, including through the Tourism Industry Council, and industry representatives, including the Chair of the Events Industry Board and the Events and Entertainment working group, to monitor the situation facing the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/03/2021 13:56:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms