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447470

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	Employment: Electronic Surveillance
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 impact of the European Court of Human Rights ruling on 12 January in <i>Barbulescu v Romania</i> on an employer's right to access an employee's private emails in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL5372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the judgment The case raises the important question of whether the Applicant had a reasonable expectation that his communications would not be monitored; and could reasonably expect privacy when communicating from the Yahoo Messenger account that he had registered at his employer's request, and where there was a strict company policy prohibiting use of work systems for personal purposes. The Applicant alleged interference with his article 8 rights and that the interference was not foreseeable or proportionate. But the Court held that there was nothing to indicate that the domestic authorities failed to strike a fair balance between the applicant’s right to respect for his private life under Article 8 and his employer’s interests, and that there had been no violation of Article 8 of the Convention.</p><p> </p><p>The attached ICO's employment practices code sets out guidance in relation to workplace monitoring. The code is already clear that employers should have policies in place explaining how they expect their IT systems to be used, including setting out the extent to which, if any, the IT system can be used for personal use. Even where no such policy is in place, it is reasonable in certain circumstances for employers to monitor an employee’s use of the IT systems to ensure compliance with any policy or to ensure that employees are not abusing the use of the system. Such monitoring may include accessing non-work communications but this should only be done in exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/02/2016 14:25:09 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name the_employment_practices_code.pdf title ICO Employment Code
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

445322

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in tackling problem gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL5086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>This Government wants to ensure that people are protected from being harmed or exploited by gambling. We welcome the ongoing work of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB), the Gambling Commission and the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) to identify the causes of problem gambling and to implement effective deterrents and treatments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/01/2016 13:43:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

445323

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Sports: Betting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice exempts sports betting around televised sporting events from the 9pm television watershed.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL5087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Televised gambling advertising in the UK is governed by the Advertising Codes which are maintained by the Broadcast Committee for Advertising Practice. This is supplemented by a self-regulatory industry code, the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Gambling. An enhanced version of the industry code will come into effect in February 2016. New measures include a commitment that gambling operators will no longer advertise sign-up offers on television before 9pm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/02/2016 12:28:32 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

445324

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Gaming: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce regulation for the social gaming industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL5088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Social gaming is already covered by existing consumer protection legislation and other regulatory bodies. The Gambling Commission published the attached report on social gaming in January 2015. The Commission concluded that there was no compelling reason to impose additional regulation on the social gaming sector given that it is already subject to extensive consumer protection legislation.</p><p>The Government will continue to keep this issue under review to ensure that appropriate protections remain in place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/01/2016 13:53:40 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Gambling Commission Social-gaming---January-2015.pdf title Gambling Commission Social Gaming January 2015
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

445325

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to publish an updated policy on fixed odds betting terminals.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL5089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>On 21 January the Government published its evaluation of the £50 regulations introduced in April 2015, which is attached.</p><br /><p>The evaluation indicates that a large proportion of players of FOBTs may now be making a more conscious choice to control their playing behaviour and their stake level. We will now consider the findings of the evaluation before deciding if there is a need for further action.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/01/2016 13:55:01 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Evaluation_of_Gaming_Machine__Circumstances_of_Use___Amendment__Regulations_2015 (HL5088).pdf title Evaluation of gaming machines April 2015
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

381058

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Gambling
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 current level of gambling addiction in the United Kingdom, and the comparable figure from before the coming into force of the Gambling Act 2005.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The England and Scotland Health Surveys and the British Gambling Prevalence Surveys contain data on problem gambling levels going back to 1999. The approach and methodology for these different surveys are broadly comparable and show that there has been very little significant change in the levels of problem gambling since 1999, with current levels at around 0.5% of the adult population compared to 0.8% in 1999. Nevertheless the Government remains determined to tackle problem gambling and is working with the Gambling Commission and the industry to improve measures to prevent harm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/06/2015 16:45:11 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

381059

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Gambling: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent advertising related to gambling on television before the watershed.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text The previous Government initiated a review of gambling advertising including "free bets" and "free money" last year. Televised gambling advertising in the UK is governed by the Advertising Codes which are maintained by the Broadcast Committee for Advertising Practice. This is supplemented by a self-regulatory industry code, the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Gambling. The Industry Code includes a 9pm television watershed for all gambling advertising, with exceptions for bingo, lotteries and the advertising of sports betting around televised sporting events. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL508 question first answered 29/06/2015 16:53:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

381060

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Gambling: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent advertising related to gambling offering "free bets" and "free money".
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text The previous Government initiated a review of gambling advertising including "free bets" and "free money" last year. Televised gambling advertising in the UK is governed by the Advertising Codes which are maintained by the Broadcast Committee for Advertising Practice. This is supplemented by a self-regulatory industry code, the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Gambling. The Industry Code includes a 9pm television watershed for all gambling advertising, with exceptions for bingo, lotteries and the advertising of sports betting around televised sporting events. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL507 question first answered 29/06/2015 16:53:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington