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1238388

	registered interest
	date	28/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ongoing prosecutions there are for TV licence non-payment.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees up to December 2019, available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>Select ‘191A Television licence evasion’ in the Offence filter; prosecutions can be found in row 23 and convictions are in row 24.</li><li>To see these figures for females, select ’02: Female’ in the Sex filter.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice court proceedings database counts prosecutions at the point of completion at magistrates’ court and therefore we do not hold the number of ongoing cases for TV licence non-payment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 95988 question first answered 01/10/2020 14:33:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1238390

	registered interest
	date	28/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were (i) in total and (ii) of women for the non-payment of TV licence fees in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees up to December 2019, available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>Select ‘191A Television licence evasion’ in the Offence filter; prosecutions can be found in row 23 and convictions are in row 24.</li><li>To see these figures for females, select ’02: Female’ in the Sex filter.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice court proceedings database counts prosecutions at the point of completion at magistrates’ court and therefore we do not hold the number of ongoing cases for TV licence non-payment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 95987 question first answered 01/10/2020 14:33:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237957

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	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	Bank Services
	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 the transparency of the process by which funds are allocated through the Dormant Accounts Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Funding unlocked through the Dormant Assets Scheme is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Each nation in the UK directs TNLCF on how to distribute its allocation of the funding to social or environmental causes. In England, it is directed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and must be spent on causes related to youth, financial inclusion, or social investment. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ministers direct funding to various youth and environmental initiatives. For example, the Welsh government has spent over £2m on a mix of projects focussing on climate change and sustainability.</p><p>The Government will soon publish a response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to include a wider range of financial assets. This is a long term process, also involving discussion on how potential future dormant assets funding could be spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 95599 95600 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237958

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	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	Bank Services
	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 proportion of funds from the Dormant Account Scheme has been allocated to environmental causes in each year since that scheme’s creation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Funding unlocked through the Dormant Assets Scheme is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Each nation in the UK directs TNLCF on how to distribute its allocation of the funding to social or environmental causes. In England, it is directed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and must be spent on causes related to youth, financial inclusion, or social investment. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ministers direct funding to various youth and environmental initiatives. For example, the Welsh government has spent over £2m on a mix of projects focussing on climate change and sustainability.</p><p>The Government will soon publish a response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to include a wider range of financial assets. This is a long term process, also involving discussion on how potential future dormant assets funding could be spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 95598 95600 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237959

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	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	Bank Services
	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 bring forward legislative proposals to increase the proportion of funds from the Dormant Account Scheme that are required to be allocated to environmental causes.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Funding unlocked through the Dormant Assets Scheme is distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). Each nation in the UK directs TNLCF on how to distribute its allocation of the funding to social or environmental causes. In England, it is directed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and must be spent on causes related to youth, financial inclusion, or social investment. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ministers direct funding to various youth and environmental initiatives. For example, the Welsh government has spent over £2m on a mix of projects focussing on climate change and sustainability.</p><p>The Government will soon publish a response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to include a wider range of financial assets. This is a long term process, also involving discussion on how potential future dormant assets funding could be spent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 95598 95599 question first answered 01/10/2020 10:27:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1237569

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Huddersfield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children have received the £20 per week uplift in universal credit standard allowance payments in Huddersfield in each month since that uplift was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	95000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children with Universal Credit in payment, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 95171 95186 95220 question first answered 28/09/2020 12:17:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1236264

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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
	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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of gambling services on the high street in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	92694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Between 2011, the earliest year for which we have complete figures, and September 2019, there was a 21% decrease in the number of bingo, arcade, casino and betting shop premises. A year-by-year breakdown is provided in the accompanying table.</p><p>According to data from the 2016 combined Health Surveys, 3% of adults in Great Britain played online slots, casino and bingo games, and 9.2% of those were considered problem gamblers. In the Health Survey for England 2018, 4% played those products, with a problem gambling rate of 8.5%. The Gambling Commission recently completed a consultation on new measures to make online slots safer. Those proposals included a minimum spin speed to reduce the maximum speed of play and banning split screen play which allowed multiple games to be played simultaneously. The Commission will publish its response to the consultation in the coming months.</p><p>The government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age and further details will be announced in due course.</p><p>Table: Land-based gambling premises numbers</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year to</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Arcades</p></td><td><p>Betting</p></td><td><p>Bingo</p></td><td><p>Casino</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2011</p></td><td><p>12,307</p></td><td><p>2,396</p></td><td><p>9,067</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2012</p></td><td><p>12,462</p></td><td><p>2,542</p></td><td><p>9,128</p></td><td><p>646</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2013</p></td><td><p>11,957</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td><td><p>9,100</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2014</p></td><td><p>11,999</p></td><td><p>2,031</p></td><td><p>9,111</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>11,758</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>8,995</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2016</p></td><td><p>11,615</p></td><td><p>1,894</p></td><td><p>8,915</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2017</p></td><td><p>11,404</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2018</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>1,701</p></td><td><p>8,559</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2019</p></td><td><p>10,781</p></td><td><p>1,656</p></td><td><p>8,320</p></td><td><p>651</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/09/2019</p></td><td><p>9,745</p></td><td><p>1,633</p></td><td><p>7,315</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 92695 question first answered 29/09/2020 15:33:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1236265

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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: Internet
	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 reduce the prevalence rate for problem gambling on online slots, casino and bingo games.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	92695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Between 2011, the earliest year for which we have complete figures, and September 2019, there was a 21% decrease in the number of bingo, arcade, casino and betting shop premises. A year-by-year breakdown is provided in the accompanying table.</p><p>According to data from the 2016 combined Health Surveys, 3% of adults in Great Britain played online slots, casino and bingo games, and 9.2% of those were considered problem gamblers. In the Health Survey for England 2018, 4% played those products, with a problem gambling rate of 8.5%. The Gambling Commission recently completed a consultation on new measures to make online slots safer. Those proposals included a minimum spin speed to reduce the maximum speed of play and banning split screen play which allowed multiple games to be played simultaneously. The Commission will publish its response to the consultation in the coming months.</p><p>The government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age and further details will be announced in due course.</p><p>Table: Land-based gambling premises numbers</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year to</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Arcades</p></td><td><p>Betting</p></td><td><p>Bingo</p></td><td><p>Casino</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2011</p></td><td><p>12,307</p></td><td><p>2,396</p></td><td><p>9,067</p></td><td><p>695</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2012</p></td><td><p>12,462</p></td><td><p>2,542</p></td><td><p>9,128</p></td><td><p>646</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2013</p></td><td><p>11,957</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td><td><p>9,100</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2014</p></td><td><p>11,999</p></td><td><p>2,031</p></td><td><p>9,111</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>11,758</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p>8,995</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2016</p></td><td><p>11,615</p></td><td><p>1,894</p></td><td><p>8,915</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2017</p></td><td><p>11,404</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2018</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>1,701</p></td><td><p>8,559</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2019</p></td><td><p>10,781</p></td><td><p>1,656</p></td><td><p>8,320</p></td><td><p>651</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/09/2019</p></td><td><p>9,745</p></td><td><p>1,633</p></td><td><p>7,315</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 92694 question first answered 29/09/2020 15:33:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1236259

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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: Gambling
	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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of gambling advertising in football on the wellbeing of young people.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	92690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>As set out in answer to questions 73904 and 73907, gambling advertising and sponsorship, including around football, must be socially responsible and must not be targeted at children. The Government assessed the evidence on advertising in its Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, the full response to which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since then, in March this year, the charity GambleAware has published the final report of a major piece of research into the effect of gambling marketing and advertising on children, young people and vulnerable people. That study found that exposure to advertising was associated with an openness to gamble in the future amongst children and young people aged 11-24 who did not currently gamble. It also found that there were other factors that correlated more closely with current gambling behaviour amongst those groups, including peer and parental gambling. It did not suggest a causal link between exposure to gambling advertising and problem gambling in later life.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Operators are required both by law and by the conditions of their licence from the Gambling Commission to prevent underage gambling. In May 2019 the Gambling Commission introduced new rules that require online gambling businesses to verify the age of customers before they can deposit money, gamble, or access play-for-free versions of gambling games. The Gambling Commission provides support to licensing authorities, local police and trading standards who undertake test purchasing to monitor compliance with minimum age rules in the land based sector, and is working with local authorities and the hospitality sector to improve the enforcement of legal age requirements on the use of gaming machines in pubs.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 92693 question first answered 29/09/2020 09:58:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1236260

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 his Department is taking to reduce gambling-related harm during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	92691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Gambling operators providing facilities to customers in Great Britain must be licensed by the Gambling Commission and must abide by strict player protection requirements. In response to the Covid outbreak, the Commission strengthened its guidance for online operators to include increased customer interactions, a ban on direct marketing of bonus offers or promotions to customers showing vulnerabilities, and a ban on operators allowing customers to reverse decisions to withdraw winnings. Data published by the Gambling Commission indicates that the majority of people spent the same amount or less on gambling during lockdown (83%) or since (90%) than they had before the Covid-19 period, but we continue to monitor the evidence in this area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>People who self-exclude through either individual or multi-operator self-exclusion schemes should not be able to end their exclusion before the minimum period they requested when they signed up has elapsed. Operators who knowingly allow customers who have self-excluded to gamble are in breach of their licence conditions and risk sanction by the Gambling Commission. GAMSTOP, the national online self exclusion scheme, gathers data on the number of requests it receives from people who want to cancel their self-exclusion early, even though these requests are not granted. Prior to lockdown on 23rd March 2020, an average of 1,000 requests to cancel registrations early per month were received by GAMSTOP, although these may not all have been from unique individuals. During the first two weeks of lockdown, 400 requests per week were received. This number stabilised thereafter, and for the months of May and June 2020 the average number of requests returned to approximately 1,000 per month. More than 160,000 people have now registered with GAMSTOP.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From 23rd March all land-based gambling facilities were closed, with betting shops reopening from 15th June, arcades and bingo remaining closed until 4th July and casinos remaining closed until 15th August.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 92692 question first answered 29/09/2020 10:01:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman