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1401232

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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: Licensing
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 she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory timeframe for the review of the Gambling Commission’s licence fees.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	100447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Gambling Act Review is taking a close look at how the Gambling Commission licence fees are set and we are considering all the evidence carefully, including the conclusions of the independent review of the regulation BetIndex Ltd, the operator of Football Index, which we published in September. We will publish a White Paper outlining our conclusions and proposals for reform in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100448 question first answered 13/01/2022 13:48:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1400702

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
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	Peers' Interests: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row's register of interests, whether any funding has been allocated by her Department to any companies or charities, or subsidiaries thereof, that Lord Brownlow has an interest in under the Celebrate 2022: Commonwealth Games, Platinum Jubilee, Unboxed programme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	99339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>DCMS has not allocated any funding to any companies or charities, or subsidiaries thereof, that Lord Brownlow has an interest in under the Commonwealth Games programme, the Platinum Jubilee, or UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK programme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/01/2022 14:58:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1400705

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
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	Festivals and Special Occasions: Disclosure of Information
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 she will publish minutes of meetings where (a) the Great Exhibition 2, (b) Festival UK* 2022 and (c) Unboxed were discussed.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	99340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers meet a wide range of stakeholders on a regular basis relating to the department’s portfolio. While DCMS does not routinely publish minutes of meetings, Ministers’ official meetings with external organisations are published each quarter on gov.uk. These can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2021" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 13/01/2022 15:23:18 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1400706

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
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	Festivals and Special Occasions
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 she will publish any correspondence between her Department and the Prime Minister's Office on (a) Great Exhibition 2, (b) Festival UK* 2022, (c) Unboxed and (d) the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	99341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>DCMS corresponds regularly with the Prime Minister’s Office on a wide range of issues relating to the department’s portfolio. DCMS does not routinely publish this correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 13/01/2022 15:24:39 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1400728

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
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
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 the Government plans to bid to host the 2028 UEFA European Football Championships.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	99390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>A partnership of the football associations and the Governments of the UK and Ireland have been undertaking feasibility activity to determine the viability of a bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2030, which is the government’s focus. This feasibility assessment includes a number of key work streams to identify the winnability, likely costs, and the benefits of hosting the tournament. To ensure we can make an informed decision we will contrast these findings against other potential hosting opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/01/2022 17:09:49 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1400781

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
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	Social Media: 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 discussions officials in her Department have had with representatives of social media platforms on tackling the use of anonymous accounts to abuse people.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	99411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Officials have regular meetings and discussions with social media platforms on a range of issues, including the use of anonymous accounts.</p><p>The Online Safety Bill will require companies in scope to manage the risk of online anonymous abuse. Companies will need to remove and limit the spread of illegal content and prevent children from harmful abuse. Major platforms will also need to set out clearly what legal content is acceptable for adult users on their services and enforce their terms and conditions consistently and transparently. This applies whether a user is anonymous or not.</p><p>If platforms fail in their duties under the Bill, they will face tough enforcement action including fines of up to 10% of global annual qualifying turnover.</p><p>The draft Bill has been subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee which reported its recommendations on 14 December. We are considering the Committee’s report and will introduce the Bill as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/01/2022 18:15:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1400208

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	Television: Scots Gaelic Language
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 discussions she has had with Ofcom and broadcasters on supporting Gaelic language television.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	904873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has a strong record of demonstrating its commitment to minority language broadcasting to ensure that our broadcasting sector services all audiences of the UK nations and regions.</p><p>In particular, the government has embedded a duty to regional and minority languages within the BBC’s general duties under the current Charter, with a further set of responsibilities in the Framework Agreement.</p><p>Ministers regularly meet Ofcom and broadcasters to discuss a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 06/01/2022 15:17:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1400209

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	National Anthems
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 her Department will take steps to promote the singing of the national anthem in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	904874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>Although it’s not the place of the government to mandate the singing of the National Anthem, we are delighted that it is regularly sung at occasions throughout the UK such as major sporting events, the Last Night of the Proms and other events at which Members of the Royal Family are present, and of course schools are also free to promote the singing of the National Anthem. The Government supports the singing of the Anthem at any appropriate occasion.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:22:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1400210

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that those responsible for the collapse of Football Index are held to account.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	904875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has revoked the licence of Football Index’s operator, BetIndex. It has also referred it to the Insolvency Service to consider whether directors breached fraud or insolvency laws.</p><p>The Insolvency Service investigates allegations of Directors misconduct and they can conduct criminal investigations against those suspected of committing criminal offences.</p><p>Senior members of the company have also surrendered their Personal Management Licences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:24:04 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1400211

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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: Safety
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 progress her Department has made on improving online safety.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	904876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will drive a step-change in online safety by holding tech companies to account.</p><p>Following the conclusion of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill, we are carefully considering the Joint Committee’s recommendations and thank the Committee for its work.</p><p>The Government is committed to introducing the Bill as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/01/2022 16:24:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford