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1137098

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	Betting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 2 July (HL Deb, col 1346), on what evidence they based their claim that the Bet Regret campaign is showing promising results.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL16962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>We published the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures in May last year. A safer gambling advertising campaign was one of a range of measures to strengthen protections around gambling advertising and more widely, to ensure that the sector is socially responsible and doing all it can to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign was launched in February and the initial message, ‘Bet Regret’, is aimed at reducing risky or impulsive betting on sports, particularly by young men. Campaign activity has been closely monitored and a tracking study conducted at the end of the first burst of TV advertising suggests that the campaign is well-targeted and is effectively reaching the intended audience. The attached summary is published on GambleAware’s website here: <a href="https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1966/safer-gambling-campaign-update-june-2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1966/safer-gambling-campaign-update-june-2019.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 16/07/2019 11:18:35 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name safer-gambling-campaign-update-june-2019.pdf title Safer Gambling Update
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1127239

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the growth of (1) the creative industries, and (2) the design sector, relative to the UK economy as a whole across the last decade.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blackstone
	uin	HL15792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>DCMS have published figures setting out the growth of the creative industries in relation to the rest of the economy for the period 2010 - 2017. These are available on the government website (2017 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2017-gva" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2017-gva</a>).</p><p>In 2017 the gross value added (GVA) of the creative industries was £101.5 billion, up from £66.3 billion in 2010. This represents a 53.1% increase, compared to the 29.7% increase in the rest of the economy over the same period. When viewed as a percentage of the UK’s entire GVA, the creative industries now make up 5.5% of the UK’s total GVA, a 53.1% increase since 2010.</p><p>DCMS measure the design sector under the broader category of &quot;design and designer fashion&quot;. In 2017 these sectors contributed £3.95 billion to the economy, up from £1.97 billion in 2010. This represents a 100.6% increase and in 2017 these sectors contributed 0.2% of the UK’s GVA.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2019 14:50:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name DCMS_Sectors_Economic_Estimates_2017__provisional__GVA.pdf title DCMS Sectors 2017
	tabling member	3561 label Biography information for Baroness Blackstone

1126330

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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	Telephones: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the cap on the cost of phone calls between EU member states will apply to UK consumers until the end of any transition period, in the event that a Brexit deal is agreed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text Under the draft Withdrawal Agreement, EU law will continue to apply in the UK during the Implementation Period (subject to certain exceptions), including EU law that comes into force during the Implementation Period. That will include the Regulation that caps the cost of phone calls via landline and mobile phone or SMS made from one EU country to another.   answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/05/2019 13:51:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1133778

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	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	Loneliness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the report by the Red Cross Barriers to belonging, published in June, for their loneliness strategy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	uin	HL16529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>“Barriers to belonging: An exploration of loneliness among people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds” highlights that many people from BAME backgrounds face multiple challenges to feeling like they belong and accessing support services. These include increased likelihood of discrimination, not feeling welcome and fear of stigma. The report also points to greater barriers to accessing help for loneliness and joining in community activities, including a lack of money, language barriers and not having enough free time.</p><p> </p><p>The cross government tackling loneliness team will consider the research findings and recommendations made to Government, in its work taking forward the loneliness strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 02/07/2019 15:56:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1134698

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	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	Young People: Crime Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support youth services working to deter young people from crime, and violent crime in particular.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL16665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Youth services and their strategic partners provide crucial preventative and targeted interventions and are an important partner in the strategy to tackle serious violence.</p><p> </p><p>My Department allocated over £863m between 2014/15 and 2018/19 to youth programmes providing positive activities for young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s £200m Youth Endowment Fund will deliver a ten-year programme of grants enabling interventions targeted at those who are most at risk of involvement in crime and violence in England and Wales. This follows an investment of £22m by the Home Office between 2018/19 and 2019/20 through the Early Intervention Youth Fund to support community services which deter young people from violent crime.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government will continue to work together closely to implement the Home Office’s Serious Violence Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 04/07/2019 13:25:49 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1005587

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more (1) social enterprises, (2) charities, (3) mutuals, and (4) co-operatives to apply for and win government contracts; and what consideration they have given to strengthening the provisions of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL11358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>With the Cabinet Office, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is currently implementing a package of measures for the future of social value and procurement. This includes training for government commercial staff and will help unlock more opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. This work is part of government's long term ambition to grow social value commissioning and strengthen the Social Value Act as set out in the Civil Society Strategy.</p><p>Officials are working with Claire Dove, VCSE Crown Representative to ensure that VCSE’s have a powerful voice in both commissioner and supplier communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 26/11/2018 12:10:22 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1140013

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Tourism: Productivity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to improve the tourism and hospitality industry's productivity.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>With both Government and industry working together, the recently published Tourism Sector Deal has a focus on increasing the sectors productivity through several means, including:</p><ul><li>Ensuring that the UK will become the most accessible tourism destination in Europe by 2025 and increasing the number of international disabled visitors by 33%.</li><li>Creating a new independent Tourism Data Hub with support from some of our biggest travel companies. This will allow organisations, including SMEs, to make the most of big data revolution to understand activity and product preferences in their area - and better tailor their services as a result.</li><li>The sector committing to deliver 30,000 apprenticeships per year, in England, by 2025 as well as leading a mentoring programme aimed at supporting 10,000 employees so that they are more likely to remain in the sector.</li><li>Continuing to be Europe’s leading hub for hotel investment for the next decade with over 130,000 additional bedrooms added to accommodation stock by 2025, with 75% of these outside of London.</li><li>Introducing Tourism Zones, bringing businesses and local organisations together to establish a coordinated strategy for growth in their local visitor economy and a reduction in the impact of seasonality.</li><li>Publishing the Business Events Action Plan which aims to improve our attractiveness as a destination for international business events.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/07/2019 11:28:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1061385

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fines have been issued to companies for contravening the Gambling Act 2005 in each year between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Hindhead
	uin	HL13765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Where an operator fails to meet its requirements under the Licensing Conditions and Codes of Practice, the Gambling Commission can take regulatory action. Whilst the vast majority of issues are resolved without the use of formal powers, the Gambling Commission may, in the event of a serious breach, impose financial penalties or revoke an operator’s licence. Within the regulatory process, the Commission may also agree a regulatory settlement, whereby an operator agrees to makes a donation to a socially responsible cause.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of fines and regulatory settlements issued between 2010 and 2018. Together, these came to over £40 million. These figures do not include other fines which may have been issued by the courts as a result of prosecutions brought by other enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fines imposed under s121 of the Gambling Act<br> 2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regulatory settlements </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 26/02/2019 12:23:06 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4542 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Hindhead

1055104

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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	Culture: Urban Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by the Cultural Cities Enquiry Enriching UK cities through smart investment in culture, in particular the importance of (1) investment, and (2) corporate social venture funds and other city-wide philanthropy platforms, in increasing the ability of cities to use culture to drive inclusive growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL13435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the valuable contribution of the Cultural Cities Enquiry report to the cultural sector and fully recognise the benefits that investment, alongside philanthropy, can bring to a cities cultural offer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government appreciates the impact of different investment models in driving inclusive growth, and my officials will consider the recommendations set out in the report closely.</p><p> </p><p>In support of the report’s vision, my department has announced funding of up to £110,000 to support early adopters across England in establishing ‘Culture Compacts’. These will bring together local partners to deliver a shared vision for investing in culture at a local level to drive inclusive growth. Arts Council England will begin work with the Core Cities Group and the Key Cities Group to identify a number of cities to become early adopters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/02/2019 12:01:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1110707

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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	Artificial Intelligence: Ethics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remain aligned with EU guidelines on the ethical development of artificial intelligence following the UK's departure from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the guidelines as an important contribution towards ensuring AI is used and developed ethically and to the benefit of society.</p><p>The UK will continue to take a leading role in the global debate around the ethics of AI. This is why we have established the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, to provide independent, expert advice on the measures needed to enable and ensure safe, ethical and innovative uses of AI and data-driven technologies.</p><p>The principles set out in the EU guidelines are closely aligned with the UK’s own approach. Many of the principles are the same as those highlighted as key work areas for the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.</p><p>The EU guidelines are also aligned with the UK’s Data Ethics Framework, which includes clear principles for how data should be used in the public sector, including in applications of AI.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/04/2019 12:08:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick