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510215

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date	11/04/2016
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: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times payment providers have (1) been asked to block payments to online gambling websites not licensed in the UK, and (2) blocked such payments, since the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 came into force.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL7421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>Since the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 came into force there have been 11 occasions where the Gambling Commission has asked payment providers to prevent payments to online gambling website operators not licensed in the UK but believed to be transacting with consumers in Great Britain. On all 11 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.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Gambling Commission are aware of additional instances where payment providers have, of their own initiative, terminated agreements with unlicensed gambling websites transacting with consumers in Great Britain. The Commission are unable to quantify these instances because payment providers are not obliged to report these cases unless the action is instigated by the Commission.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/04/2016 11:51:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

510216

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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: Internet
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 number of foreign online gambling websites not licensed in the UK that are being accessed from the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission monitors this through the complaints received from customers and licensed operators, and other sources of intelligence. It is not possible to state precisely how many individual unlicensed websites there are, however, 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 they cease these activities. Since November 2014 the Commission has written to approximately 60 foreign online gambling websites, to remind them of the legal position and require them to immediately cease their activities in Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/04/2016 14:02:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

433638

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Video on Demand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation took place with relevant stakeholders before the announcement that video-on-demand programme services would be regulated by Ofcom from 1 January 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2016, Video on Demand (VOD) services will be regulated by Ofcom, following an internal review to ensure the regulation of broadcast is as effective and efficient as possible, for the benefit of customers, audiences, and the industry. Ofcom will act as the sole regulator for VOD services, rather than two separate bodies carrying out this work, creating operational efficiencies and allowing editorial content on VOD services to sit alongside Ofcom’s existing regulation of broadcasting.</p><p>Ofcom has communicated the outcome and reasons for its decision to stakeholders. More information can be found here :<a href="http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/" target="_blank">http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL4149 question first answered 16/12/2015 14:24:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

433639

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Video on Demand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the report of, or other documentation from, Ofcom's strategic review that led to the decision that Ofcom should regulate video-on-demand programme services from 1 January 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2016, Video on Demand (VOD) services will be regulated by Ofcom, following an internal review to ensure the regulation of broadcast is as effective and efficient as possible, for the benefit of customers, audiences, and the industry. Ofcom will act as the sole regulator for VOD services, rather than two separate bodies carrying out this work, creating operational efficiencies and allowing editorial content on VOD services to sit alongside Ofcom’s existing regulation of broadcasting.</p><p>Ofcom has communicated the outcome and reasons for its decision to stakeholders. More information can be found here :<a href="http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/" target="_blank">http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL4148 question first answered 16/12/2015 14:24:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote