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942597

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Gambling
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 his Department made of the effectiveness of responsible gambling messages in tackling problem gambling.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The Review looked at protections around gambling advertising and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further. The gambling industry changed its code to require responsible gambling messaging appears on screen throughout the length of TV adverts, and it is working with GambleAware and the Gambling Commission to identify good practice on identifying vulnerable players, pilot responsible gambling messaging and interventions and understand the information players need to help them manage their own gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The package of measures also included a major responsible gambling advertising campaign, to run for two years with a budget of £5-7m each year, and will aim to raise awareness of risks and signpost to help where appropriate. The campaign will be led by GambleAware, with extensive input from experts on public health and gambling-related harm to ensure its effectiveness. Different messages will be tested with focus groups to build understanding around what type of core messaging can be used to achieve the desired behaviour and attitude change.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2018 12:09:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

942600

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Gambling
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory contributions for the (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) treatment of gambling disorders.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate a minimum of 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving £9.4m in 2017/18. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry’s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility and published our response on 17 May. The Review looked at protections across the gambling industry and support for those who experience harm, including the arrangements for funding support.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We want to see an effective and sustainable voluntary system, with improved coordination and better understanding of what measures are most effective to ensure future funding increases will be spent in the most effective way. Our response outlined a number of initiatives for improving the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base. The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2018 12:10:11 question first ministerially corrected 19/07/2018 13:05:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 70502 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

900396

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to mandate actions to be taken by online bookmakers to tackle problem gambling .
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	142403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>As the statutory regulator for gambling in Great Britain, the Gambling Commission has powers under the Gambling Act 2005 to determine the rules under which gambling companies operate.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission has identified a number of key areas where it plans to consult on changes to its regulatory requirements to enhance the protections afforded to online gambling customers.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, the Gambling Commission is proposing to require operators to set limits on players’ spending until affordability checks have been completed, and to introduce stricter licence requirements for gambling companies to know their customers and intervene at an earlier stage before players experience harm.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/05/2018 09:44:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

891395

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Gambling
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 many meetings he has had with (a) officials and (b) Ministers of the Department of Health and Social Care under its current and previous names to discuss problem gambling over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	137980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We take problem gambling very seriously. As the minister responsible for gambling, I met my Rt. Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care recently to discuss these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions and have worked together on the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. Our response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/05/2018 13:45:25 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

891396

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Gambling
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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the system of voluntary contributions from the gambling industry to fund research, education and treatment of gambling disorder.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	137981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility looks at research, education and treatment as part of our consideration of the effectiveness of social responsibility measures across the industry. The consultation closed on 23 January and we will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/05/2018 13:46:50 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

891397

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the gambling companies which have contributed less than 0.1 per cent of gross gambling yield to fund research, education and treatment of gambling addiction in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	137982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The government does not hold this information. The Gambling Commission and GambleAware, the leading charity commissioning research education and treatment, are planning to work together to improve data on contributions, and to improve reporting on contributions, either by operator or sector. GambleAware has also announced that it plans to publish details of all the funding it receives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 30/04/2018 14:34:00 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

869267

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce problem gambling.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Colin Clark
uin	904537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>We take problem gambling very seriously and protecting vulnerable people is a key aim for the Government and the Gambling Commission.</p><p> </p><p>The rate of problem gambling among the adult population in Britain has remained relatively stable over many years, and is currently 0.8%.</p><p> </p><p>Our consultation on gaming machines and social responsibility closed in January. It made clear we will cut stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals. It also included measures to strengthen protections around other gaming machines, online gambling and gambling advertising.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/03/2018 13:57:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4650 label Biography information for Colin Clark

860635

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Gambling
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 he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the (a) National Audit Office Investigation report entitled National Lottery funding for good causes, published in December 2017 and (b) Gambling Commission report entitled Gambling participation in 2017, published in February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	131992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>We take seriously the findings of the recent NAO investigation into National Lottery funding for good causes and the trends shown in the Gambling Commission’s report.</p><p>The Department is working closely with the Gambling Commission, Camelot and the Lottery Distributors to achieve the strongest possible National Lottery. Actions include a full strategic review by Camelot of its National Lottery business, alongside other work to encourage participation. Conclusions and findings of these reports have contributed to these discussions, and will continue to be taken into account going forward.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/03/2018 17:48:38 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

834233

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Gambling
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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of problem gambling (a) in betting shops, (b) in casinos, (c) in pubs, (d) in clubs, (e) in bingo halls, (f) on the National Lottery (g) at racecourses and dog tracks (h) on line and (i) at other venues.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	125866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>In August 2017 NatCen, commissioned by the Gambling Commission, published a report using 2015 Health Survey data into gambling behaviour in Great Britain, including problem gambling prevalence rates. The report identified 0.8% of the adult population as problem gamblers, which is a similar rate to that found in the British Gambling Prevalence Survey published in 2012. The NatCen report does not provide a breakdown by venue, but problem gambling rates by activity are available in table 4.5. The report can be found here:<a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Gambling-behaviour-in-Great-Britain-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Gambling-behaviour-in-Great-Britain-2015.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 05/02/2018 11:27:37 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

829897

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Gambling
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 steps his Department is taking in response to the finding by the Gambling Commission that 2 million people in the UK are addicted to gambling.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	124651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>A report from NatCen, published by the Gambling Commission in August 2017, estimated the number of adult problem gamblers in Great Britain as approximately 430,000, 0.8% of the population. The surveys that underpinned this also identified people who are at risk of problems related to their gambling behaviour but who are not classified as problem gamblers. The number of moderate-risk gamblers was 555,000, and the number of low-risk gamblers was approximately 1,430,000. Both headline rates of problem gambling and at-risk rates have been relatively stable for many years.</p><p> </p><p>In October the government published a consultation on Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility across the industry. This closed on 23 January, and we will consider all responses and publish our response and next steps in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 31/01/2018 10:15:54 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier