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687952

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times payment providers (a) were asked by the Gambling Commission to block payments to online gambling websites not licenced in the UK and (b) blocked such payments between the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 coming into force and 31 December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Between 1 November 2014 and 31 December 2016, there have been<del class="ministerial"> approximately</del> 13 occasions where the Gambling Commission has asked payment providers to prevent payments to online gambling website operators not licensed in the Great Britain but believed to be transacting with consumers in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>On 12 of those occasions the payment provider either terminated their relationship with the unlicensed operator or took steps to ensure that the unlicensed gambling website was no longer available to consumers in Great Britain. In the other case, enforcement activity is currently ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/02/2017 16:01:47 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2017 14:16:17 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 36147 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

686240

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what educational programmes the Government makes available to youth bodies to help support young people who are the victims of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office and the Government Equalities Office have committed £2 million for a further phase of the “Teenage Relationship Abuse” campaign, called “Disrespect NoBody,” which is taking place this year from February to May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign encourages young people to rethink their understanding of abuse in relationships, including issues such as sexting. It also addresses all forms of relationship abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour, and situations including same-sex relationships.</p><p> </p><p>It is targeted at 12 to 18-year-old boys and girls, with the aim of preventing them from becoming the perpetrators or victims of abuse in relationships. We have worked with the PSHE association to produce lesson plans that cover relationship abuse, consent and sexting, which are available on their website for use by schools and youth bodies. The campaign is also supported by a website where young people can receive guidance and advice.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/02/2017 14:54:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

687949

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many online gambling websites located outside the UK and without a Gambling Commission remote-operating licence were sent letters reminding them of the legal position on licensing in the UK between the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 coming into force and 31 December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Between 1 November 2014 and 31 December 2016, the Gambling Commission wrote to approximately 144 unlicensed remote gambling operators to remind them of the legal position on licensing in Great Britain and to require them to immediately cease their activities in Great Britain or obtain a licence to operate.</p><p>Where websites are identified that are offering facilities for gambling to customers in Britain without the appropriate licence the Commission will take action to ensure compliance with the licensing regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/02/2017 15:51:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

687950

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Gambling Commission remote-operating licences are held by gambling websites based outside of the UK; and in which jurisdictions such websites are located.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission does not require operators to specify a jurisdiction as their principal location. Gambling operators that transact with consumers in Britain can operate from multiple locations and may have remote gambling equipment located in more than one jurisdiction. Operators are required to report to the Commission where their equipment is based.</p><p> </p><p>At 1st January 2017 there were 283 operators that held Gambling Commission remote-operating licences. Of these, 79 have remote gambling equipment based in GB only. 59 have no remote gambling equipment in GB. And 145 have equipment in both GB and elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Excluding Britain there were 31 jurisdictions where remote gambling equipment was located.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 63923 question first answered 20/02/2017 15:50:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

687951

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Gambling Commission remote-operating licences are held by gambling websites based in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission does not require operators to specify a jurisdiction as their principal location. Gambling operators that transact with consumers in Britain can operate from multiple locations and may have remote gambling equipment located in more than one jurisdiction. Operators are required to report to the Commission where their equipment is based.</p><p> </p><p>At 1st January 2017 there were 283 operators that held Gambling Commission remote-operating licences. Of these, 79 have remote gambling equipment based in GB only. 59 have no remote gambling equipment in GB. And 145 have equipment in both GB and elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Excluding Britain there were 31 jurisdictions where remote gambling equipment was located.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 63922 question first answered 20/02/2017 15:50:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon