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1019268

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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: Video Games
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to conduct an investigation into the impact loot boxes in video games have on (1) underage gambling, and (2) instances of gambling related harm.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
	uin	HL11957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Where gambling facilities are offered, operators must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and have controls in place to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>Loot boxes do not fall under gambling law where the in-game items acquired are confined for use within the game and cannot be cashed out. However, the Government is aware of concerns that loot boxes and other entertainment products, such as some video games, could encourage gambling-like behaviour and longer term lead to gambling related harm, and will continue to look closely at any evidence around this issue. We welcome the recent introduction by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-game purchases.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, the Gambling Commission, along with 16 other regulators from Europe and the USA signed a declaration which outlined common concerns around gaming and gambling. The regulators agreed to work together to monitor the characteristics of video games and social gaming and where there is potential cross-over into gambling.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/12/2018 17:58:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

1019302

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Social Media
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to invest in cyber skills to help improve the digital protection provided to users of social media.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Our Digital Charter aims to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. As part of this work, we will publish an Online Harms White Paper in winter 2018/19, which will include a range of proposals including setting out how we will ensure that parents, children and other users develop the skills they need to stay safe online.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to increasing cyber security capacity across all sectors to ensure that the UK has the right level and blend of skills required to maintain our resilience to cyber threats and be the world’s leading digital economy.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/12/2018 17:58:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1017500

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Airguns
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the Government's response to the Air Weapons Review before the House rises for the Christmas adjournment.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	197648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government fully understands the interest that Members of Parliament and others have in the outcomes of the Home Office review of the regulation of air weapons. It remains our intention to set these out as soon as we can.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/12/2018 17:27:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1023332

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans by the Hon Member for Bristol South to answer Question 197648 on Airguns: Reviews tabled on 30 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	201266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The response for UIN 197648 was given on 17th December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/12/2018 17:28:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1020844

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Gin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Plymouth Gin will be served in Parliamentary catering establishments ahead of Mayflower 400 commemorations.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	200158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Plymouth Gin is not sold in House of Commons catering outlets and there are no plans to serve it ahead of the Mayflower 400 commemorations.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 17/12/2018 17:43:29 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1019395

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the Maximising Competition in Defence Procurement Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	198141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence plans to publish the strategy for Maximising Competition in Defence Procurement in 2019, on completion of the acquisition review elements of the Modernising Defence Programme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/12/2018 16:52:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1020858

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Marine Vehicles: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of the development of the ecoSUB-µ5-SVP vehicles to be deployed from HMS Enterprise.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	200135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The ecoSUB-µ5-SVP vehicles were not developed as part of a defence contract. The vehicles were developed by industry, Planet Ocean, in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/12/2018 16:59:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1023180

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that children are protected from the marketing of alcohol products.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	201158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with industry to address concerns over any irresponsible promotions, advertising and marketing relating to alcohol, particularly to ensure that children and young people are suitably protected. Advertising in the United Kingdom is regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority, the industry’s independent regulator, who enforces the Advertising Codes through a system of self-regulation and co-regulation with Ofcom. The Codes apply to all media, including broadcast and online, and set standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers are expected to adhere, including specific conditions on advertising to children, causing offence and social responsibility. The Codes currently state that alcohol advertising must not be targeted at people under 18 and “should not imply, condone or encourage immoderate, irresponsible or anti-social drinking.&quot;</p><p> </p><p>The Codes are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they remain effective. The Portman Group also provides a Code to the alcohol industry on Naming and Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks, which includes that drinks should not have a particular appeal to under-18s.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/12/2018 17:44:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1023291

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Rare Diseases: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the appropriateness of the Single Technology Appraisal process for rare diseases that do not meet the Highly Specialised Technology criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	201198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>All topics, including selected drugs for rare diseases, are considered through a rigorous topic selection process before formal referral to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to ensure that NICE guidance is appropriate and will add value. NICE assesses most significant new drugs through its technology appraisal programme through which it has been able to recommend a number of drugs licenced for the treatment of rare diseases for routine use on the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/12/2018 17:43:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1023292

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Rare Diseases: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many rare disease treatments appraised through the Single Technology Appraisal process have been approved by NICE.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	uin	201199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has advised that it has published 48 technology appraisals of orphan medicines of which it has recommended 75% for some or all of the eligible patient population.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/12/2018 17:44:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris