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1334174

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4018 on Camelot Group: Sales, if he will publish sales figures by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited for Instant Win games by (a) physical scratch cards and (b) online Instant Win entries in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Camelot UK Lotteries Limited is a private, commercial organisation which is currently operates the National Lottery under the terms of the third licence. The National Lottery is regulated independently of Government by the Gambling Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS does not routinely collect separate information about sales of (a) physical scratchcards and (b) online Instant Win games, and as such there are currently no plans to publish this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/06/2021 10:56:04 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334175

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4017 on Camelot Group: Profits, what proportion of the increase of digital sales from 25.4 per cent in financial year 2018-19 to 31.1 per cent in financial year 2019-20 was in (a) draw-based and (b) instant win game sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>National Lottery digital sales increased by £622m between 2018/19 and 2019/20. 48% of this growth was due to increased sales of Interactive Instant Win Games (IIWGs) and 52% was due to increased sales of online Draw-Based Games.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/06/2021 10:56:58 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334176

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4020 on National Lottery: Computer Software, (a) how many times Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has submitted a player protection strategy for approval by the Gambling Commission and (b) how many of those submissions related to (i) underage and (ii) excessive play in each year since 1994.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The operator is subject to conditions set out within the Licence which specify that it must adopt, maintain and implement strategies to prevent underage and excessive play on the National Lottery and that such strategies shall first have been approved by the</p><p>Gambling Commission. Information on the more specific requirements of the operator in this respect can be found within Condition 7 of the <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/j16ev64qyf6l/6rQW3u6wUhNkSEwY3lqbw5/408696a101882706a34f6214adacfb75/Third_National_Lottery_Licence_May2021.pdf" target="_blank">Third Licence</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It has not been possible for the Gambling Commission to collate the requested information in the time available and confirm how many times a player protection strategy has been submitted to them for approval by the operator since the National Lottery was launched in 1994.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/06/2021 10:57:43 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334177

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4020, how many times Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has submitted (a) a risk assessment, (b) an assessment by the game design governance group and (c) academic research to the Gambling Commission for (i) new game proposals and (ii) changes to existing games in each year since 1994; and what the nature and outcome of each of those items was.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is the independent regulator of the National Lottery and has statutory duties to ensure that the interests of all players are protected, the Lottery is run with due propriety and that returns to good causes are maximised.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Details of significant regulatory decisions and the rationale supporting those decisions are published and can be found on the Gambling Commission’s <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/guide/how-we-regulate-the-national-lottery" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It has not been possible for the Gambling Commission to collate the requested information in the time available, and confirm how many times the National Lottery operator has submitted (a) a risk assessment, (b) an assessment by the game design governance group and (c) academic research to the Gambling Commission for (i) new game proposals and (ii) changes to existing games in each year since 1994; and the nature and outcome of each of those items.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/06/2021 10:58:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334178

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4020 on National Lottery: Computer Software, for what reasons the Government increased the minimum age for entry to (a) the National Lottery in December 2020 and (b) all games operated by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Legislation was laid in December 2020 to increase the minimum age for all National Lottery products from 16 to 18 from 1 October 2021, in order to protect 16 and 17 year olds from the risk of gambling-related harm. This followed a public consultation in 2019, and more detailed information can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-the-minimum-age-for-playing-national-lottery-games/outcome/government-response-to-the-consultation-on-the-minimum-age-to-play-national-lottery-games" target="_blank">consultation response</a> and the accompanying <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/941847/National_Lottery_minimum_age_change_-_de_minimis_impact_assessment_V2.pdf" target="_blank">impact assessment</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As anticipated in the consultation response, the National Lottery operator was able to implement the change more swiftly, with the new minimum age being implemented online and in retail on 22 April 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/06/2021 10:59:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334179

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4020 on National Lottery: Computer Software, if he will publish the findings of all monitoring work undertaken by the Gambling Commission since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Gambling Commision is the independent regulator of the National Lottery and one of its statutory duties is to ensure that the interests of all players are protected, alongside ensuring the National Lottery is run with due propriety and that returns to good causes are maximised.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Monitoring is therefore an ongoing process and the Gambling Commission has undertaken an extensive amount of work in this area since 2010. As a result, it is not possible to collate and publish this information in its entirety.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission publishes details of significant regulatory decisions and the rationale supporting those decisions on its website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/guide/licence-to-run-the-national-lottery" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/guide/licence-to-run-the-national-lottery</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, wider data and research relating to the National Lottery, such as statistics around participation rates, can be found on the Gambling Commission’s website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/statistics-and-research" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/statistics-and-research</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 21/06/2021 11:10:58 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334180

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Gambling Commission made of the impact on (a) the National Lottery and (b) competition for the next licence of renewing Camelot UK Lotteries Limited licence in June 2020 to run the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The third National Lottery licence contains a provision which allows the Gambling Commission, as the sector regulator, to extend the duration of this Licence for a period of six months. A maximum of two extensions are permitted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission decided to enact the first six-month extension to the third licence, due to the impact of the pandemic on the fourth National Lottery licence competition. The licence was extended on existing terms of the Third National Lottery licence. More information can be found on their website, <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/guide/page/notice-of-variations-third-licence-extension" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The third National Lottery licence requires the operator to implement player protection strategies to prevent underage and excessive play which must be approved by the Gambling Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission then adopts a variety of measures to monitor, assess and challenge the National Lottery operator’s player protection performance. This includes detailed monitoring to identify risks to players, and where appropriate, undertaking strategic reviews of areas of the portfolio which are identified as higher (but not necessarily high) risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission is also responsible for approving proposed changes to National Lottery games where it carries out thorough assessments of National Lottery game change proposals in line with its statutory duties, including ensuring that such proposals do not present risks from a player protection perspective.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Evidence from the latest (2018) Health Survey for England shows that National Lottery games were associated with the lowest rates of problem gambling of all gambling products considered.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 15383 15384 question first answered 21/06/2021 11:07:30 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334182

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Gambling Commission made of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited’s performance and delivery before the decision was taken to extend its licence in June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The third National Lottery licence contains a provision which allows the Gambling Commission, as the sector regulator, to extend the duration of this Licence for a period of six months. A maximum of two extensions are permitted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission decided to enact the first six-month extension to the third licence, due to the impact of the pandemic on the fourth National Lottery licence competition. The licence was extended on existing terms of the Third National Lottery licence. More information can be found on their website, <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/guide/page/notice-of-variations-third-licence-extension" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The third National Lottery licence requires the operator to implement player protection strategies to prevent underage and excessive play which must be approved by the Gambling Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission then adopts a variety of measures to monitor, assess and challenge the National Lottery operator’s player protection performance. This includes detailed monitoring to identify risks to players, and where appropriate, undertaking strategic reviews of areas of the portfolio which are identified as higher (but not necessarily high) risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission is also responsible for approving proposed changes to National Lottery games where it carries out thorough assessments of National Lottery game change proposals in line with its statutory duties, including ensuring that such proposals do not present risks from a player protection perspective.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Evidence from the latest (2018) Health Survey for England shows that National Lottery games were associated with the lowest rates of problem gambling of all gambling products considered.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 15382 15384 question first answered 21/06/2021 11:07:30 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1334183

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	Camelot Group: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what checks were put in place by the Gambling Commission to ensure the National Lottery was not causing harm to consumers before it extended Camelot UK Lotteries Limited’s licence in June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	15384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The third National Lottery licence contains a provision which allows the Gambling Commission, as the sector regulator, to extend the duration of this Licence for a period of six months. A maximum of two extensions are permitted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission decided to enact the first six-month extension to the third licence, due to the impact of the pandemic on the fourth National Lottery licence competition. The licence was extended on existing terms of the Third National Lottery licence. More information can be found on their website, <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/guide/page/notice-of-variations-third-licence-extension" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The third National Lottery licence requires the operator to implement player protection strategies to prevent underage and excessive play which must be approved by the Gambling Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission then adopts a variety of measures to monitor, assess and challenge the National Lottery operator’s player protection performance. This includes detailed monitoring to identify risks to players, and where appropriate, undertaking strategic reviews of areas of the portfolio which are identified as higher (but not necessarily high) risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Gambling Commission is also responsible for approving proposed changes to National Lottery games where it carries out thorough assessments of National Lottery game change proposals in line with its statutory duties, including ensuring that such proposals do not present risks from a player protection perspective.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Evidence from the latest (2018) Health Survey for England shows that National Lottery games were associated with the lowest rates of problem gambling of all gambling products considered.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 15382 15383 question first answered 21/06/2021 11:07:30 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1330743

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	Football Index
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how evidence can be submitted to the review into the collapse of Football Index; and when evidence sessions will be held.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	12281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has appointed Malcolm Sheehan QC to lead the independent review of the Football Index gambling product and we have published its scope and terms of reference on gov.uk. As I said in my Written Ministerial Statement of 7 June, many former customers of Football Index have already contacted the Department to provide information and they can continue to do so via <a href="mailto:gamblingactreview@dcms.gov.uk" target="_blank">gamblingactreview@dcms.gov.uk</a>. We will pass on any relevant evidence to the inquiry. The statement can be found at: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-06-07/hcws63" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-06-07/hcws63</a></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 15/06/2021 15:21:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel