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1316994

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
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, when he intends to (a) publish the Terms of Reference and (b) appoint the independent expert for the independent review of Football Index.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	5260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>DCMS will appoint an independent expert to conduct a review of the regulation of the Football Index gambling product and to make recommendations to government and the regulators. The review will take an objective look at the decisions and actions of the Gambling Commission and any other relevant regulatory bodies to provide a clear account of how the activities of its operator, BetIndex Ltd, were regulated, identify if there were areas for improvement, and inform our Review of the Gambling Act 2005. We intend to publish a report this summer and the appointment of an independent reviewer and further details on the terms of reference will be announced very shortly. Further information can be found in a Written Ministerial Statement on Regulation of Football Index, available at: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-20/hcws929" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-20/hcws929</a></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 26/05/2021 09:39:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1316231

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Camelot Group: Profits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 188089, if he will publish the declared profits of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in 2020-21; and if he will publish a breakdown of profits (a) generated online and (b) via sales in retail premises in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>In line with the conditions of the <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf" target="_blank">Third Licence</a>, the operator of the National Lottery is required to publish its Annual Report and Accounts for 2020/21 by 7th October 2021. At this point, the information requested in question 1(a) will be available.</p><p>In response to question 1(b), total profit figures are not itemised in this way. However, the <a href="https://annualreport2020.camelotgroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Camelot-AR2020-Full-Reports-Financial-Statements.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20 annual report</a> of the current operator reported that digital sales accounted for 31.1% of total sales, up from 25.4% in 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 24/05/2021 13:44:18 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1316232

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Camelot Group: 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, if he will publish sales figures by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited by (a) draw-based, (b) Instant Win and (c) scratchcard sales for each year since 2010; and whether those sales were made (i) online and (ii) offline.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows sales data, broken down by draw-based games and instant win games, which includes both scratchcards and online instant win games. Sales are not publicly reported at a more granular level, therefore it has also not been possible to differentiate between sales on the website or the mobile application.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Draw-based games sales (£m)</p></td><td><p>Instant win game sales (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10*</p></td><td><p>4,761</p></td><td><p>1,541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>4,389</p></td><td><p>1,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,778</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,915</p></td><td><p>2,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,595</p></td><td><p>2,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>4,646</p></td><td><p>2,629</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>4,663</p></td><td><p>2,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>2,902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>4,101</p></td><td><p>2,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>4,083</p></td><td><p>3,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>4,536</p></td><td><p>3,368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* 2009/10 covers a 14 month period due to the third Licence beginning on 1st February 2009.</p><p>The <a href="https://annualreport2020.camelotgroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Camelot-AR2020-Full-Reports-Financial-Statements.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20 annual report</a> of the current operator shows that digital sales accounted for 31.1% of total sales, up from 25.4% in 2018/19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 4019 question first answered 24/05/2021 16:45:03 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1316233

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Camelot Group: 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, if he will publish information on online sales by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited by whether that sale was made (a) on the website and (b) via the phone application.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows sales data, broken down by draw-based games and instant win games, which includes both scratchcards and online instant win games. Sales are not publicly reported at a more granular level, therefore it has also not been possible to differentiate between sales on the website or the mobile application.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Draw-based games sales (£m)</p></td><td><p>Instant win game sales (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10*</p></td><td><p>4,761</p></td><td><p>1,541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>4,389</p></td><td><p>1,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,778</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,915</p></td><td><p>2,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,595</p></td><td><p>2,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>4,646</p></td><td><p>2,629</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>4,663</p></td><td><p>2,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>2,902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>4,101</p></td><td><p>2,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>4,083</p></td><td><p>3,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>4,536</p></td><td><p>3,368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* 2009/10 covers a 14 month period due to the third Licence beginning on 1st February 2009.</p><p>The <a href="https://annualreport2020.camelotgroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Camelot-AR2020-Full-Reports-Financial-Statements.pdf" target="_blank">2019/20 annual report</a> of the current operator shows that digital sales accounted for 31.1% of total sales, up from 25.4% in 2018/19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 4018 question first answered 24/05/2021 16:45:04 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1316234

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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 Lottery: Software
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 ensure that there are player protections in place for people using Camelot UK Lotteries Limited's (a) website and (b) phone application to participate in the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of the current National Lottery <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf" target="_blank">Licence</a> the operator is required to implement player protection strategies to prevent underage and excessive play, which must be approved by the Gambling Commission, as regulator of the National Lottery.</p><p>For new game proposals and changes to existing games, the operator must provide the Gambling Commission with a range of information, such as assessments of the risks associated with certain product characteristics, a broader assessment by the operator’s game design governance group and relevant academic research.</p><p>In addition, the Gambling Commission conducts regular, detailed monitoring to identify risks to players, and where appropriate, undertakes strategic reviews of areas of the portfolio which are identified as higher (but not necessarily high) risk. For example, in 2020, the Gambling Commission commissioned research to better understand the players of Online Interactive Instant Win Games. The research found an association between players of Interactive Instant Win Games at the £10 price point and some problem gambling behaviours. As a result of this research, the operator suspended the sale of £10 Online Interactive Instant Win Games, which followed the removal of the £10 scratchcard in 2019.</p><p>In December 2020, the government increased the minimum age for the National Lottery as a precautionary measure to ensure the protection of young people. These changes were introduced for all games in April 2021, both for online and retail sales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 24/05/2021 13:47:25 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1316235

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Camelot Group: 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, if he will publish the basis upon which the Gambling Commission renewed the Camelot UK Lotteries Limited license to run the National Lottery in June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	4021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>In order to facilitate the competition for the next licence to run the National Lottery and ensure a smooth transition between the third and fourth licences, the current National Lottery licence contains provisions through which it can be extended by the Gambling Commission by up to one year, through two six-month extensions. Any extension will be on the existing terms of the licence.</p><p>In May 2020, the Gambling Commission announced that they would be triggering the first of these extensions to accommodate a delay to the launch of the competition for the next licence due to concerns expressed by interested applicants about the challenges posed by the Covid 19 pandemic. The updated third licence and a notice setting out the decision behind the extension can be found on the Gambling Commission’s <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/for-the-public/National-Lottery/National-Lottery-licences/Licence-to-run-the-National-Lottery.aspx" target="_blank">website.</a></p><p>The competition launched successfully in August 2020 and the Gambling Commission are currently reviewing initial applications. The next licence will start in August 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 24/05/2021 13:49:53 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1310077

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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 and Footstock
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 he plans to establish an independent investigation into the collapse of (a) Football Index and (b) Footstock.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	183277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The government is taking the collapse of BetIndex Ltd (the operators of Football Index) and the concerns of those affected very seriously. On 20 April we announced an independent review of the regulation of the Football Index product. The review will take an objective look at the decisions and actions of the Gambling Commission and any other relevant regulators, to provide a clear account of how the company’s activities were regulated, identify if there are potential areas for improvement and inform our Review of the Gambling Act 2005. More information can be found in a Written Ministerial Statement on Regulation of Football Index, available at:</p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-20/hcws929" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-20/hcws929</a></p><p> </p><p>While we appreciate that the situation regarding Footstock has also affected some British customers, it would not be straightforward to include the regulation of both companies in the scope of an independent review. As significantly more customers in Britain were affected by its collapse, the review will focus on Football tIndex. We hope the insights from the investigation will inform how novel products are regulated in future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 26/04/2021 14:10:08 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel