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714925

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date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horses: Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the new Code of Practice for the keeping of equines.
tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
uin	HL6413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>We are currently aiming to lay the updated statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids before Parliament before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Equine Sector Council for their assistance and expertise in updating the code.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/04/2017 16:29:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

714943

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the position paper published by the Gambling Commission in March concerning online gambling using virtual in-game currencies, whether they will take further steps to protect children from being exposed to such gambling.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>Where online gambling using virtual in-game currencies is offered to British consumers located in Britain, a Gambling Commission license is required and licensing requirements to protect children and the vulnerable must be met including measures to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission has a range of enforcement powers available. In February 2017, following a prosecution brought by the Gambling Commission, two Directors of Game Gold Tradings Limited, a company which operated as FutGalaxy.com (an unlicensed gambling website) entered guilty pleas to offences under the Gambling Act 2005.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this issue under review will not hesitate to take action if it is needed to protect young people from gambling-related harm.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/04/2017 12:31:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

714944

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the position paper by the Gambling Commission published in March drawing attention to the risk of users of social casino games transitioning to real money gambling, whether they will take steps to restrict children’s access to social casino games.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>Social gaming is already covered by existing consumer protection legislation and other regulatory bodies. Evidence of the transition from social games to real money gambling is limited, however the Gambling Commission continue to monitor participation in social casino games. The Gambling Commission position paper, published in March 2017, concluded that there is not a persuasive case to pursue further regulatory intervention in social gaming.</p><p>The Government expects the social casino industry to adopt a socially responsible approach and awareness of potential harm.</p><p> </p><p>Government will not hesitate to take action if it is needed to protect young people from gambling-related harm.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/04/2017 12:32:23 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

714968

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of RAF pilots who already possess private pilot’s licences on joining the service.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
uin	HL6452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held. The RAF does not record extra-curricular qualifications held by entrants into the RAF.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/04/2017 14:47:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3733 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington

714444

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Communities Fund
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 level of funding for the Landfill Communities Fund; and what proportion of the landfill tax will be allocated to providing that funding in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	69589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>For 2017-18, the value of the LCF has been set at £39.3 million. As a result, the cap on contributions from landfill operators has been increased from 4.2% to 5.3%. The Government expects to maintain this higher 5.3% cap for future years, but this expectation assumes we see continued progress from environmental bodies in terms of reducing administrative costs and the level of unspent funds.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/04/2017 10:56:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

714458

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Charities: Fundraising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the progress of the Fundraising Regulator in improving standards in charity fundraising.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	69626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Since its launch in July 2016, the Fundraising Regulator has taken ownership of the Code of Fundraising Practice and is consulting on strengthening it. The regulator is handling public complaints about poor fundraising practices. Proposals for the Fundraising Preference Service, to help people opt out of receiving charity fundraising communications, have been developed and the new service is due to start in summer 2017.</p><p>Most large fundraising charities have already shown their commitment to best practice by supporting the Fundraising Regulator and paying its levy. The Government has reserve powers to intervene if the level of support for the Fundraising Regulator from the charity sector is insufficient.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 30/03/2017 16:57:51 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

714464

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the digital economy of releasing government data sets.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>Open data is already delivering enormous value across the economy and society. The UK is a world leader in open data and we have released over 41,000 non-personal datasets, powering over 400 apps and enabling transformational change in sectors as diverse as transport, agriculture and housing. The UK is committed to being the world’s most open and transparent government and the UK’s third Open Government National Action plan sets out an ambitious agenda to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/04/2017 10:29:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714470

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Babcock International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed not to enforce the Key Performance Indicators with Babcock while the current industrial action is underway.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	69530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>We do not comment on the detailed terms and conditions of the contractual arrangements with our suppliers as to do so would prejudice the commercial interests of the parties involved.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/04/2017 14:04:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

714472

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made any changes to the definition of civilian casualty in relation to British military action against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 1 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/04/2017 14:35:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714475

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians have been killed or injured by British airstrikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 1 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>We have not seen any evidence that UK airstrikes have been responsible for causing civilian casualties in Iraq or Syria since 1 January 2017. After each strike, we perform a detailed battle damage assessment which includes video evidence which is used to assess the success of the mission.</p><p>None of the allegations we have received so far have been found to contain any evidence that RAF airstrikes have caused civilian casualties. While no military operations come without risk, we take all steps necessary to minimise the risk of causing civilian casualties and avoidable damage to civilian infrastructure. All weapons employed by RAF aircraft are delivered in strict accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict and within rigorous Rules of Engagement.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/04/2017 14:38:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake