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77261

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated average number of licence applications that a single operator of a sports book, online casino, poker room or gambling software provider would need to submit in order to comply fully with Gambling Commission licensing requirements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	uin	HL995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Gambling operators can make one application to the Gambling Commission for multiple activities.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:20:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77260

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have undertaken to ensure that the burden on companies applying for a gambling licence is minimised in line with their priorities to reduce red tape; and whether they considered the ability of such companies to compete against unlicensed operators in any such work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	uin	HL994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is responsible for ensuring that the costs of applying for a Commission licence, and the regulatory burden of complying with it, are the minimum necessary to ensure compatibility with the licensing objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission keeps its licensing arrangements and licence conditions and codes (LCCP) under review. Recently it consulted on improved licensing processes for moving to an online licence application process, and introducing a multi-jurisdictional form to reduce the costs for applicants applying for licences in more than one jurisdiction.</p><p> </p><p>In advance of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 coming into force on 1<sup>st</sup> October, the Commission has been working with operators and overseas regulators to avoid duplication and undue regulatory burden wherever possible – for example, minimising the need for operators to duplicate material or assurances that can be obtained from an operator's host nation regulator. These consultations have enabled the Commission to take into account the impact on the relative attractiveness of operating legally in a regulated market compared to the risks of operating illegally.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL992 HL993 question first answered 17/07/2014 14:20:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77259

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken any work to quantify the impact that the cost of regulatory compliance would have on the ability of licensed gambling operators to compete against unlicensed operators in the United Kingdom market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	uin	HL993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is responsible for ensuring that the costs of applying for a Commission licence, and the regulatory burden of complying with it, are the minimum necessary to ensure compatibility with the licensing objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission keeps its licensing arrangements and licence conditions and codes (LCCP) under review. Recently it consulted on improved licensing processes for moving to an online licence application process, and introducing a multi-jurisdictional form to reduce the costs for applicants applying for licences in more than one jurisdiction.</p><p> </p><p>In advance of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 coming into force on 1<sup>st</sup> October, the Commission has been working with operators and overseas regulators to avoid duplication and undue regulatory burden wherever possible – for example, minimising the need for operators to duplicate material or assurances that can be obtained from an operator's host nation regulator. These consultations have enabled the Commission to take into account the impact on the relative attractiveness of operating legally in a regulated market compared to the risks of operating illegally.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL992 HL994 question first answered 17/07/2014 14:20:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77289

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Mass Media: Ownership
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the results of their consultation "Media ownership and plurality", launched in July 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	uin	HL1023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>We plan to publish the Government's response to the consultation on media plurality in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:32:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

77288

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Horse Racing: Betting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 3 July (WA 281), on what grounds they believe that the Horserace Betting Levy, as a state aid which predates the United Kingdom's accession to the European Union, is therefore compatible with the United Kingdom's obligations under European Union law and state aid rules.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	uin	HL1022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Horserace Betting Levy is a State Aid pursuant to Article 107 TFEU. As a permissible pre-accession measure, it does not need to be notified to the European Commission for as long as it remains unaltered. There has been no major change to the Levy since 1963 so it retains its pre-accession status. It is for this reason that we believe the Levy is compatible with the United Kingdom's obligations under European Union (EU) law and state aid rules. Any major change to the Levy, such as extending it to offshore remote betting operators, would constitute a substantive alteration to the existing scheme meaning that Government would have to notify the European Commission (EC). The Commission would then take a view as to the changed Levy's compatibility with Article 107 TFEU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:32:17 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

77032

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people without a bank account in (a) Hounslow, (b) London and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	205275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no such estimate.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving access to financial services. To this end the major UK banks voluntarily offer basic bank accounts alongside their other retail current accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As recommended by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, the Government is currently taking forward discussions with the banking sector to seek a voluntary agreement on renewed minimum standards for basic bank accounts.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/07/2014 16:40:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

77200

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Missing Persons: Guardianship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to launch his consultation on guardianship for missing people.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
	uin	205266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The date for the publication of the proposed consultation paper on the possible creation of a status of guardian of the property and affairs of missing persons has not yet been set but it remains the Government's intention to publish the paper before the end of August (see my Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2014 (<em>House of Commons Official Record 8 April 2014 col 8WS</em>)).</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 17/07/2014 15:06:29 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

77052

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings with approved planning applications remain to be developed.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Meg Munn
	uin	205264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Tuesday 15 July 2014]</em></p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 14 July 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 530-531W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 17/07/2014 15:37:33 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 10398 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

77197

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels her Department funds; and what the annual cost is of each of those subscriptions.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	205257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID's communications team subscribes to following magazines:</p><p>The Economist: £136 per annum</p><p>The Spectator: £129 per annum</p><p>The New Statesman: £92 per annum</p><p>The New Scientist: £149 per annum</p><p>Private Eye: £28 per annum</p><p>Marketing Magazine: £155 per annum</p><p>PR Week: £99.50 per annum</p><p>PR Week Global: £119.50 per annum</p><p>A figure for magazine subscriptions across the entire Department cannot be compiled from our accounting records without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Television channels are paid for via the Parliamentary feed. DFID pays £6,728.90 each year for maintenance of the Parliamentary TV system and £13,500 a year for rental of the telecomms link from 22 Whitehall to the Palace of Westminster.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/07/2014 14:34:55 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77049

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities on (a) the number of times grass verges should be cut and (b) the quality of the cut; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	205248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. This includes the cutting of grass, verges, shrubs and trees. It is for each individual local highway authority to decide on the number of times that grass verges should be cut and the quality of the cut based upon their local knowledge and other circumstances including taking into account safety, environmental and conservation considerations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport encourages good practice in highway maintenance through channels such as ‘Well-maintained Highways', the Code of Practice for highway maintenance by the UK Roads Liaison Group. It is available at the following weblink: <a title="blocked::http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/" href="http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/" target="_blank">www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org</a>. The Code advises local authorities on a wide range of highways maintenance issues, including grass cutting and highway verge management. Central Government has no powers to override local decisions in these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/07/2014 16:02:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby