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861134

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Video Games
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 he is taking to regulate in-game purchasing in video games.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Game purchasers are protected by general consumer law such as the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. This includes a requirement on businesses not to subject anyone to misleading or aggressive marketing practices, or, for example, direct exhortation to buy products, such as games content, including in-game purchases such as loot boxes. The government is committed to ensuring that consumers are properly protected and not exploited by aggressive commercial practices.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/03/2018 10:39:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

861136

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Video Games
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 bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the game mechanics of (a) loot boxes and (b) similar in-game reward mechanisms in video games to ensure fair practices.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Video games are subject to a mixture of statutory and voluntary regulation mainly linked to the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) classification system. The PEGI ratings system is used to classify video games content against criteria which includes, among other things, gambling. Additionally, PEGI informs consumers purchasing products from major app stores if they contain further purchases and are considering the possibility of placing these notifications on boxed products.</p><p> </p><p>Regulators such as PEGI and the Gambling Commission are speaking to industry to ensure that those who purchase and play video games are informed and protected. The government’s Internet Safety Strategy sets out how the government will work with the industry to promote further awareness and understanding of PEGI age ratings, parental controls and advice on safe gaming.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the risks that come from increasing convergence between gambling and video games. The Gambling Commission is keeping this matter under review and will continue to monitor developments in the market.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 132286 question first answered 16/03/2018 10:36:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

861137

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Video Games
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ensure the disclosure of the odds of winning items in (a) loot boxes and (b) similar variable reward mechanisms on screen at the time of purchase in video games.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Video games are subject to a mixture of statutory and voluntary regulation mainly linked to the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) classification system. The PEGI ratings system is used to classify video games content against criteria which includes, among other things, gambling. Additionally, PEGI informs consumers purchasing products from major app stores if they contain further purchases and are considering the possibility of placing these notifications on boxed products.</p><p> </p><p>Regulators such as PEGI and the Gambling Commission are speaking to industry to ensure that those who purchase and play video games are informed and protected. The government’s Internet Safety Strategy sets out how the government will work with the industry to promote further awareness and understanding of PEGI age ratings, parental controls and advice on safe gaming.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the risks that come from increasing convergence between gambling and video games. The Gambling Commission is keeping this matter under review and will continue to monitor developments in the market.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 132285 question first answered 16/03/2018 10:36:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

827985

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Internet: Harassment
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 potential merits of the Royal Foundation's National Action Plan to Tackle Cyberbullying, published on 16 Novmber 2017, to tackle on-line (a) Islamophobia, (b) homophobia and (c) antisemitism.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	123945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Foundation has played a key role bringing together technology companies with those working hard to protect children, in order to help create industry-driven initiatives and encourage the companies to take their social responsibility seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Foundation’s National Action Plan tackles cyberbullying which can include islamophobia, homophobia and antisemitism. In our Internet Safety Strategy, we consulted on introducing a code of practice, which will build on the Royal Foundation’s work. As set out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, the code will address all forms of bullying, insulting, intimidating and humiliating behaviour by setting out guidance for social media providers about what they should do in relation to conduct on their platforms.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/01/2018 14:53:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

827987

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Digital Technology: Departmental Coordination
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 meetings officials and ministers from his Department have had with their counterparts at the Department for Education on education and the proposed Digital Charter.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	123947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with their counterparts in the Department for Education to discuss a range of issues, including the Digital Charter.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/01/2018 14:51:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

535152

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Redcar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which official engagements he has undertaken in Redcar since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	42349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) visited Redcar on 2 October 2015 following the announcement of the liquidation of Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK (SSI).</p><p> </p><p>The then Secretary of State announced a support package worth up to £80 million for former employees affected by the closure. He was accompanied by the then Minister for Small Businesses, Industry and Enterprise, Anna Soubry.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister for Small Businesses, Industry and Enterprise then attended the Redcar taskforce on 21 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In his previous role as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my Rt hon Friend met the Mayor and Leaders of the five Tees Valley authorities on the following dates: 15 July 2015 (a joint meeting with James Wharton), 23 March 2016, 7 June 2016 (to launch Lord Heseltine’s report <em>Tees Valley: opportunity unlimited</em>) and 12 July 2016. These were regular catch-up meetings, which took place in Westminster.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 05:59:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley