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90895

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether companies providing sound effects, graphics and language translation services for use in the creation of gambling products require a licence.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission’s advice note “What is gambling software?” explains that, “Where the third party is only providing part of a game, such as artwork, under the control and design specifications of Company Y, then this indicates Company Y is in control and is the entity to hold a gambling software licence whereas the third party does not” (para 4.13). This equally applies to those that provide other aspects of the overall game for example sound effects and language translation services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 22/09/2014 13:30:01 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

90896

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why intellectual property relating to gambling software, often owned by separate companies which in turn license that software, rather than by the direct software developers or gambling operators, remains a determinant of a gambling licence requirement.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Intellectual property relating to gambling software is only one of the factors that is relevant to understanding where control of the product sits. There are also other factors that are relevant when considering who needs a gambling software licence for example who is responsible for the design and functionality of the software and what the contract says in terms of responsibilities and liabilities. One relevant activity caught by Section 41 of the Gambling Act 2005 is adaptation, and so the person who actually undertakes that adaptation will need to be licensed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL1823 question first answered 22/09/2014 13:55:31 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

90897

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the light of the Gambling Commission’s guidance, a software developer owning intellectual property in gambling software requires a licence if it amends the software, whereas a gambling operator owning the intellectual property in gambling software which sub-contracts the amendment of that software to another company does not.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Intellectual property relating to gambling software is only one of the factors that is relevant to understanding where control of the product sits. There are also other factors that are relevant when considering who needs a gambling software licence for example who is responsible for the design and functionality of the software and what the contract says in terms of responsibilities and liabilities. One relevant activity caught by Section 41 of the Gambling Act 2005 is adaptation, and so the person who actually undertakes that adaptation will need to be licensed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL1822 question first answered 22/09/2014 13:55:30 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

89900

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when further guidance will be provided to online poker gambling companies and their software providers in respect of the latest licence conditions and codes of practice guidance relating to the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014, the sharing of information to prevent cheating, money laundering, crime and problem gambling, and the investigation of customer complaints.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has no immediate plans to add to the guidance already given, but will add answers to any specific questions or points that may emerge in the Commission’s Frequently Asked Questions blog.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 12:02:34 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

89901

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will clarify which elements of the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards are considered mandatory; and whether they have received any communication from businesses about the clarity of the guidance relating to those Standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards clearly differentiate between requirements which are mandatory and those provisions which are guidance. The Government has not received any communication from businesses about the guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 12:03:45 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

89902

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in respect of the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards, concessions were granted on compliance times in relation to auto-play and clock display.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has identified significant differences between its own auto-play requirements and those currently available to British consumers from operators based in other jurisdictions where they can currently offer gambling to the British market. The Commission is currently consulting on improvements to auto-play requirements and wanted to avoid unnecessary investment by operators to change their auto-play functionality whilst this is underway. There has been no concession in relation to the technical standard on clock display.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 11:57:57 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

89903

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work has been done to ensure that new compliance rules relating to the Gambling Act 2005 and the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards do not prevent any software businesses from providing services to the gambling industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The Commission has held a number of meetings with software suppliers and users to discuss matters such as the length of time for suppliers to obtain the necessary licences. On current plans the requirement for licensed remote gambling operators to source their gambling software from Commission licensed gambling software businesses has been deferred until 30 January 2015. In addition, the Commission has published an advice note titled ‘<a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/What%20is%20gambling%20software%20-%20June%202014.pdf" target="_blank"><em>What is gambling softwar</em>e?</a>’. The Commission has also demonstrated its awareness of the commercial implications of its requirements by its willingness to contemplate ‘umbrella’ licensing arrangements in some circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 12:01:35 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

89904

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the release in July 2014 of the Gambling Commission’s consultation on amendments to its statement of principles for licensing and enforcement policy, with a closing date of September 2014, they have given consideration to delaying the deadline for applications for gambling software licences pursuant to the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 until the second quarter of 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on minor updates and amendments to the Commission’s statement of principles for licensing and compliance ending on 30 September 2014, does not affect the timetable for applications for gambling software licences.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 11:55:48 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

89905

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Gambling Commission will publish the reasoning behind each gambling software licence decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission does not publish the reasoning behind all licence decisions, only those where there is a public interest in doing so. There are no plans to change this process.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 11:59:05 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

79827

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how a business is to determine whether its activity will be classed as "manufacture", "supply", "installation" or "adaption", pursuant to section 41 of the Gambling Act 2014, and therefore require a licence; and whether they have plans to supplement the guidance provided by the Gambling Commission on the matter.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL1716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s publication ‘What is gambling software?’ (June 2014) provides advice to assist the industry in understanding who needs a gambling software licence. This covers what constitutes the activities of manufacturing, supplying, installing and adapting gambling software, considers circumstances where multiple parties are involved in the development process and who needs a licence. The guide can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/What is gambling software - June 2014.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to obtain gambling software from Gambling Commission-licensed providers is an important provision both to ensure the integrity of gambling software and to keep crime out of gambling, and ensures a consistent approach for remote gambling operators based in Britain and overseas. This requirement is set out in the Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice and was subject to statutory consultation this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1717 HL1718 HL1719 HL1720 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:46:52 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft