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100052

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Public Statues: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the area of London for which the Secretary of State is currently responsible under the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854 for giving consent for the erection of public statues; and which local authorities are included in that area.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL2258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Under section 5 of the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854 the consent of the commissioners of works needs to be obtained before a public statue can be erected in a public place in the Metropolitan Police District of London. The functions of the commissioners of works are now vested in the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. By virtue of the London Government Act 1963 (as amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999), the Metropolitan Police District of London is now the area of Greater London (excluding the City of London, and the Inner and Middle Temples). Details of the local authorities in this region can be found at <a href="http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/10/2014 14:11:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

100053

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Public Statues: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Culture, Media and Sport holds an archive and register (including plans, drawings etc.) relating to consent given by the Secretary of State for the erection of statues under the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854; if so, whether they make that archive publicly accessible; and what plans they have for any such archive.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL2259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold an archive or register relating to consent given by the Secretary of State for the erection of statues under section 5 of the Public Statues (Metropolis) Act 1854.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/10/2014 13:04:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

100324

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Gambling Commission on financial transaction and IP blocking; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS officials and I hold regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of matters including arrangements for enforcing the new licensing regime for remote gambling operators, which comes into force on 1 November 2014.</p><p>These enforcement arrangements include the disruption of illegal financial transactions. Companies such as MasterCard, Visa and PayPal are working with the Gambling Commission to ensure the termination of financial processing contracts with unlicensed gambling operators.</p><p>The Government and the Gambling Commission will assess the effectiveness of this approach, to enable Government to ensure that the Gambling Commission continues to have all of the enforcement tools that it needs.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:59:39 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100325

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on introducing a one stop shop for problem gamblers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is currently consulting on a requirement for gambling operators to allow individuals to exclude themselves from gambling, by making a single request to exclude from all online gambling, and a single request to exclude from all land-based gambling within a local area.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:49:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100326

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will review the regulations related to pre-watershed television advertising relating to gambling; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The four strands of work exploring the current state of gambling advertising in the UK, which we announced in March this year, are concluding as scheduled. This includes the regulations relating to pre-watershed gambling advertising on television.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:52:53 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100327

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Tourism: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ministers of other departments on changing the level of VAT for the tourism and hospitality industries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues on a range of matters on a regular basis. VAT is a matter for the Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 10:00:43 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100328

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Horse Racing: Betting
	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 he or officials in his Department have met the European Commission to discuss the introduction of a horse racing betting levy for online gambling since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>DCMS officials have met with officials from the European Commission twice during 2014 to discuss proposals to extend the Horserace Betting Levy to offshore remote operators. Engagement with Commission officials has continued throughout this period, facilitated by BIS and UKRep. I have not held any discussions with the Commission on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:45:49 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100329

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to introduce a £50 limit on fixed odds betting terminals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Draft regulations have been drawn up and are being submitted to the European Commission for comment under the terms of the Technical Standards Directive. We intend for these to come into force on the April 2015 common commencement date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:46:39 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100330

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects the Natcen research into the relationship between fixed odds betting terminals and problem gambling to be published; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	211608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The research in question is scheduled to be published in December 2014 by the Responsible Gambling Trust. This will include an introductory statement on the plausible markers of harm as well as two research reports on patterns of risk along with associated contextual research analysis.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:48:04 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100335

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Media
	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 responses his Department's press office has made to enquiries from student journalists in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	211448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>In the last year, the DCMS press office has responded to ten enquiries from student journalists.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 29/10/2014 09:39:28 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell