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906330

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date	17/05/2018
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	Channel Four Television
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 economic benefits to the North West of relocating Channel 4 to Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	145404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>We have long been committed to Channel 4 moving out of London, and welcome Channel 4's agreement to move 300 staff out of London, rising over time. There are many creative locations across the UK, including in the North West, which could see a significant positive economic impact from Channel 4 relocating staff. The decision on new out of London locations will be taken by Channel 4, and Channel 4 has said it will take this decision in Q3 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/05/2018 08:58:00 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

906508

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	ZTE Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risks associated with using equipment supplied by the ZTE Corporation in the UK's telecoms network.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has written to a number of telecommunications organisations regarding the potential use of ZTE equipment and services in the UK telecommunications infrastructure environment.</p><p> </p><p>The NCSC’s technical assessment is that the national security risks arising from the use of ZTE equipment or services in UK telecommunications infrastructure where there are national security concerns cannot be mitigated.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2018 13:44:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

905474

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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	Tickets: 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, what steps his Department is taking following the action taken by the Advertising Standards Authority against misleading presentation of pricing information on the websites of secondary ticket operators.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	144968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text The Government is determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market and improve fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price. We have strengthened the existing ticketing provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, are in the process of introducing a new criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets than that allowed, and support the work of the Competition and Markets Authority and National Trading Standards in enforcing the law in this area. We recognise, however, that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken in March by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, and the assurances from these platforms that they would make changes to their websites to comply with this ruling. We hope this will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.<p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/05/2018 08:59:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

902265

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make the 0.1 per cent levy on the gambling industry mandatory rather than voluntary.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL7791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 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>We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published 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.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving £9.4m in 2017/18, up 16% from the previous year. 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> </p><p>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 that continue to improve the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base.</p><p>Each year, the Minister for Public Health writes to PHE setting out the organisation’s strategic remit and priorities for the next year. For 2018/19, PHE is explicitly committed for the first time to action on gambling-related harm. As a first step, Government has asked PHE to carry out a review of the evidence relating to the public health harms of gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2018 11:01:09 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington