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77258

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/07/2014
	date	10/07/2014
	date tabled	10/07/2014
	ddp created	10/07/2014 21:29:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:36:54
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	HL992
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/07/2014 14:20:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have undertaken to quantify the costs of following the regulatory process for businesses applying for a United Kingdom gambling licence; and what assessment they have made of its impact on the competitiveness of new entrants to the online gambling sector.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL992
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL992
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77260

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/07/2014
	date	10/07/2014
	date tabled	10/07/2014
	ddp created	10/07/2014 21:29:44
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:36:57
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	HL994
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/07/2014 14:20:11
	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.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL994
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL994
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77259

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/07/2014
	date	10/07/2014
	date tabled	10/07/2014
	ddp created	10/07/2014 21:29:44
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:36:56
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	HL993
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/07/2014 14:20:11
	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.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL993
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL993
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

172671

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/01/2015
	date	07/01/2015
	date tabled	07/01/2015
	ddp created	07/01/2015 23:08:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:59:59
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hepatitis: Drugs
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4005
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/01/2015 14:23:13
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on patient health of the delay of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance for Sovaldi for the treatment of Hepatitis C.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4005
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4005
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer my Noble Friend to the Answer I gave to Lord Hunt of Kings Heath in response to his Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=3887" target="_blank">HL3887</a> on 19 January 2015.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

91804

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/10/2014
	date	26/09/2014
	date tabled	26/09/2014
	ddp created	26/09/2014 17:58:20
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:02:59
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling Commission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1862
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/10/2014 13:15:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria the Gambling Commission will use (1) to establish whether it is appropriate to share information with other statutory bodies in the United Kingdom or overseas, and (2) to determine whether the information it is intending to share is relevant to the functions of such bodies.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1862
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1862
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Gambling Commission considers a range of criteria when sharing information and is subject to oversight on data protection and use of surveillance powers by the Information Commissioner, the Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Office of Surveillance Commissioners. In view of the complexity of this area I have asked the Gambling Commission’s Chief Executive to write to my noble Friend directly on the matter of information sharing. A copy of her letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

91805

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/10/2014
	date	26/09/2014
	date tabled	26/09/2014
	ddp created	26/09/2014 17:58:21
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:03:00
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling Commission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1863
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/10/2014 13:15:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work will be done to ensure that the Gambling Commission will not share information with overseas regulators without (1) being requested to do so, and (2) first obtaining the approval of the relevant licensee.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1863
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1863
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Gambling Commission considers a range of criteria when sharing information and is subject to oversight on data protection and use of surveillance powers by the Information Commissioner, the Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Office of Surveillance Commissioners. In view of the complexity of this area I have asked the Gambling Commission’s Chief Executive to write to my noble Friend directly on the matter of information sharing. A copy of her letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

90896

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2014
	date	08/09/2014
	date tabled	08/09/2014
	ddp created	08/09/2014 18:01:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:01:23
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1822
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 13:55:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why intellectual property relating to gambling software, often owned by separate companies which in turn license that software, rather than by the direct software developers or gambling operators, remains a determinant of a gambling licence requirement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1822
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1822
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Intellectual property relating to gambling software is only one of the factors that is relevant to understanding where control of the product sits. There are also other factors that are relevant when considering who needs a gambling software licence for example who is responsible for the design and functionality of the software and what the contract says in terms of responsibilities and liabilities. One relevant activity caught by Section 41 of the Gambling Act 2005 is adaptation, and so the person who actually undertakes that adaptation will need to be licensed.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

90897

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2014
	date	08/09/2014
	date tabled	08/09/2014
	ddp created	08/09/2014 18:01:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:01:25
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1823
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 13:55:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the light of the Gambling Commission’s guidance, a software developer owning intellectual property in gambling software requires a licence if it amends the software, whereas a gambling operator owning the intellectual property in gambling software which sub-contracts the amendment of that software to another company does not.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1823
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Intellectual property relating to gambling software is only one of the factors that is relevant to understanding where control of the product sits. There are also other factors that are relevant when considering who needs a gambling software licence for example who is responsible for the design and functionality of the software and what the contract says in terms of responsibilities and liabilities. One relevant activity caught by Section 41 of the Gambling Act 2005 is adaptation, and so the person who actually undertakes that adaptation will need to be licensed.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

79827

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/08/2014
	date	30/07/2014
	date tabled	30/07/2014
	ddp created	30/07/2014 21:02:46
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:58:25
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1716
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/08/2014 09:46:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how a business is to determine whether its activity will be classed as "manufacture", "supply", "installation" or "adaption", pursuant to section 41 of the Gambling Act 2014, and therefore require a licence; and whether they have plans to supplement the guidance provided by the Gambling Commission on the matter.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1716
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1716
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s publication ‘What is gambling software?’ (June 2014) provides advice to assist the industry in understanding who needs a gambling software licence. This covers what constitutes the activities of manufacturing, supplying, installing and adapting gambling software, considers circumstances where multiple parties are involved in the development process and who needs a licence. The guide can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/What is gambling software - June 2014.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to obtain gambling software from Gambling Commission-licensed providers is an important provision both to ensure the integrity of gambling software and to keep crime out of gambling, and ensures a consistent approach for remote gambling operators based in Britain and overseas. This requirement is set out in the Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice and was subject to statutory consultation this year.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

79830

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/08/2014
	date	30/07/2014
	date tabled	30/07/2014
	ddp created	30/07/2014 21:02:47
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:58:29
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1719
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/08/2014 09:46:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the light of the requirements for licensing of software developers and suppliers under the gambling licensing regimes in other European Union member states, they have opted to increase the scope of businesses that require licensing in the United Kingdom.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1719
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1719
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s publication ‘What is gambling software?’ (June 2014) provides advice to assist the industry in understanding who needs a gambling software licence. This covers what constitutes the activities of manufacturing, supplying, installing and adapting gambling software, considers circumstances where multiple parties are involved in the development process and who needs a licence. The guide can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/pdf/What is gambling software - June 2014.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The requirement to obtain gambling software from Gambling Commission-licensed providers is an important provision both to ensure the integrity of gambling software and to keep crime out of gambling, and ensures a consistent approach for remote gambling operators based in Britain and overseas. This requirement is set out in the Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice and was subject to statutory consultation this year.</p><p> </p>
	creator	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft