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1087526

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Obscenity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) arrests, and (2) convictions, for importing child sex dolls there have been in the financial years (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL14451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold centrally the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences on a financial year basis but it is not possible to separately identify those for the importation of child sex dolls.</p><p>Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Information on prosecutions and convictions is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/03/2019 16:49:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name police-powers-procedures-mar18-hosb2418.pdf title Police Powers and Procedures Eng & Wales 2018
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1087528

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Obscenity: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Director of Public Prosecutions, and (2) Crown Prosecution Service, on whether an imported child sex doll falls within the definition of an obscene article under the Customs Consolidation Act 1876.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL14452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted the importation of child sex dolls under the provisions of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, in conjunction with the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, where there is sufficient evidence to do so and a prosecution is required in the public interest. The CPS intends to issue guidance to assist prosecutors considering such allegations shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/03/2019 13:45:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1015845

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, on the basis of Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what is the problem gambling rate for children and young people who gamble by (1) playing fruit machines in pubs, (2) online, (3) buying scratchcards, (4) private bets; and (5) cards with their friends; and how those rates compare with the problem gambling rates for adults in Great Britain.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL11845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s Young People &amp; Gambling 2018 report was based on a survey completed by 2,865 children in schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Of these, 37 children were identified as problem gamblers. The data was then weighted by gender, age and region. Where sample sizes for an age group were particularly small (for example, only 66 children aged 16 completed the survey, of which two were identified as problem gamblers) these children had large weights in the final dataset. Estimates about rates or numbers of problem gamblers should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the small numbers both of children participating in any given gambling activity, and of problem gamblers identified by the survey, it is not possible to provide robust problem gambling rates on a per activity basis, including for those legally playing the National Lottery.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 37 respondents identified as problem gamblers, 33 had on at least one occasion in the past 12 months spent their own money on an activity which is regulated under the Gambling Act 2005.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11846 HL11847 HL11848 question first answered 10/12/2018 11:52:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1015846

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 1.7 per cent of 11–16 year olds identified as problem gamblers by the Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what proportion are engaged in gambling activities regulated by the Gambling Act 2005.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL11846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s Young People &amp; Gambling 2018 report was based on a survey completed by 2,865 children in schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Of these, 37 children were identified as problem gamblers. The data was then weighted by gender, age and region. Where sample sizes for an age group were particularly small (for example, only 66 children aged 16 completed the survey, of which two were identified as problem gamblers) these children had large weights in the final dataset. Estimates about rates or numbers of problem gamblers should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the small numbers both of children participating in any given gambling activity, and of problem gamblers identified by the survey, it is not possible to provide robust problem gambling rates on a per activity basis, including for those legally playing the National Lottery.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 37 respondents identified as problem gamblers, 33 had on at least one occasion in the past 12 months spent their own money on an activity which is regulated under the Gambling Act 2005.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11845 HL11847 HL11848 question first answered 10/12/2018 11:52:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1015848

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 1.7 per cent of 11–16 year olds identified as problem gamblers by the Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what proportion are legally playing the National Lottery.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL11847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s Young People &amp; Gambling 2018 report was based on a survey completed by 2,865 children in schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Of these, 37 children were identified as problem gamblers. The data was then weighted by gender, age and region. Where sample sizes for an age group were particularly small (for example, only 66 children aged 16 completed the survey, of which two were identified as problem gamblers) these children had large weights in the final dataset. Estimates about rates or numbers of problem gamblers should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the small numbers both of children participating in any given gambling activity, and of problem gamblers identified by the survey, it is not possible to provide robust problem gambling rates on a per activity basis, including for those legally playing the National Lottery.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 37 respondents identified as problem gamblers, 33 had on at least one occasion in the past 12 months spent their own money on an activity which is regulated under the Gambling Act 2005.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11845 HL11846 HL11848 question first answered 10/12/2018 11:52:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1015849

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 1.7 per cent of 11–16 year olds identified as problem gamblers by the Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what proportion have problem gambling behaviour associated with private bets.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL11848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s Young People &amp; Gambling 2018 report was based on a survey completed by 2,865 children in schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Of these, 37 children were identified as problem gamblers. The data was then weighted by gender, age and region. Where sample sizes for an age group were particularly small (for example, only 66 children aged 16 completed the survey, of which two were identified as problem gamblers) these children had large weights in the final dataset. Estimates about rates or numbers of problem gamblers should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the small numbers both of children participating in any given gambling activity, and of problem gamblers identified by the survey, it is not possible to provide robust problem gambling rates on a per activity basis, including for those legally playing the National Lottery.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 37 respondents identified as problem gamblers, 33 had on at least one occasion in the past 12 months spent their own money on an activity which is regulated under the Gambling Act 2005.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11845 HL11846 HL11847 question first answered 10/12/2018 11:52:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

969316

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 25 July (HL9483), on how many occasions within the last two years the National Crime Agency has reported to another jurisdiction that a website hosted in that jurisdiction, accessed from within the UK, is showing non-photographic child sex abuse images; and on how many occasions that material has been removed from the particular website.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL10146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>When the NCA receives notification or referrals relating to Manga or other drawn images, or computer generated imagery (CGI) material interpreted as representing a child or children involved in sexual activity, and where the material is deemed as illegal in the UK, it is investigated by law enforcement, which may include preservation orders resulting in the material being removed. If the site is outside the UK, it is reported by the NCA to the host country via Interpol channels to take appropriate action.</p><p>The NCA does not keep statistics of action taken against websites. Action to secure the takedown of websites, where the content is wholly illegal, will if the website is hosted in the UK, be progressed by the Internet Watch Foundation. The IWF Annual Report includes statistics relating to website takedown. The NCA takes action against administrators of websites hosting illegal material and individuals uploading and accessing illegal content. Data on the number of websites taken down in other countries will be available from similar organisations to the Internet Watch Foundation in other countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/09/2018 13:59:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

940066

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the response of the National Crime Agency to the evidence submitted to it by The Times in April 2017 concerning Facebook hosting illegal non-photographic child sex abuse images.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL9481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The NCA received information from the Times and assessed it for potential evidence relating to child sexual abuse, as it would with a report of child sexual abuse material from any source.</p><p>This resulted in safeguarding action taken in respect of identified children.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/07/2018 15:17:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

940067

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Pornography: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions have been made under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 in the last five financial years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL9482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 for the financial years from 2012/13 to 2016/17 can be found in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of prosecutions and convictions under Section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009, possession of prohibited image of a child, 2012/13 to 2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table>A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2018 12:59:23 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

940068

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many websites containing non-photographic child sex abuse images accessible in the UK but hosted overseas the National Crime Agency's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre have taken action against in conjunction with international partners in the last five financial years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL9483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>When the NCA receives notification or referrals relating to Manga and CGI material interpreted as representing a child or children involved in sexual activity, where the material is deemed as prohibited it is investigated by law enforcement, which may include preservation orders resulting in the material being taken down.</p><p>If the site is outside the UK, it is reported by the NCA to the host country via Interpol channels to take appropriate action.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/07/2018 15:42:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote