1 2734 10 To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to conduct an investigation into the impact loot boxes in video games have on (1) underage gambling, and (2) instances of gambling related harm. Biography information for Lord Chadlington 10 HL11957 2018-12-03 false 2018-12-17T17:58:31.713Z Viscount Younger of Leckie false 2018-12-17 Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie <p>Where gambling facilities are offered, operators must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and have controls in place to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>Loot boxes do not fall under gambling law where the in-game items acquired are confined for use within the game and cannot be cashed out. However, the Government is aware of concerns that loot boxes and other entertainment products, such as some video games, could encourage gambling-like behaviour and longer term lead to gambling related harm, and will continue to look closely at any evidence around this issue. We welcome the recent introduction by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-game purchases.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, the Gambling Commission, along with 16 other regulators from Europe and the USA signed a declaration which outlined common concerns around gaming and gambling. The regulators agreed to work together to monitor the characteristics of video games and social gaming and where there is potential cross-over into gambling.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Lord Chadlington House of Lords Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Gambling: Video Games 2018-12-17T17:58:46.007Z Viscount Younger of Leckie false 2018-12-17 <p>Our Digital Charter aims to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. As part of this work, we will publish an Online Harms White Paper in winter 2018/19, which will include a range of proposals including setting out how we will ensure that parents, children and other users develop the skills they need to stay safe online.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to increasing cyber security capacity across all sectors to ensure that the UK has the right level and blend of skills required to maintain our resilience to cyber threats and be the world’s leading digital economy.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-12-03 HL11991 false To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to invest in cyber skills to help improve the digital protection provided to users of social media. Social Media Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 10 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Lord Taylor of Warwick Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick 2 Heidi Allen Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sports Competitors: Down's Syndrome Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-07-12T10:09:23.53Z Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-12 Biography information for Tracey Crouch <p>We have not been approached about this issue and no recent discussion has taken place. Sport England is currently in discussions with National Disability Sports Organisations, about the role they can play to support the delivery of Government's strategy for sport and physical activity, Sporting Future, which is focused on tackling inactivity in priority groups, such as disabled people. This includes discussions with Special Olympics GB and Mencap about the work that they do with people with disabilities.</p> 2017-07-04 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport South Cambridgeshire Biography information for Heidi Allen House of Commons false 1 10 2938 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with disability sports organisations on classing Down's syndrome athletes as a separate and discreet class and excluding such athletes from participation opportunities in national disability sports events. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 2017-07-04 Mr Steve Reed To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how often the public services programme implementation group, announced on 13 December 2016 has met; and what progress has been made in developing a Public Service Incubator. false Croydon North Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2811 Biography information for Steve Reed 10 2017-07-10T16:24:24.967Z Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-10 <p>In February 2017, the Civil Society Implementation Group, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis, was formed. It was tasked with creating delivery proposals for policies related to public services and civil society, including the Incubator. The group has met on 15 separate occasions and Government is considering its proposals.</p><p> </p> Public Sector: Charities Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Justin Tomlinson Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Biography information for Justin Tomlinson Sports: Public Participation Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 2017-07-05 North Swindon false 3293 2017-07-20T15:31:15.213Z Adults 16+ Table.pdf Supporting Data Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-20 <p>The best sources of data available to identify the number of people participating in sporting activities in a) North Swindon constituency and b) England in each of the last five years is Sport England’s Active People Survey and its Active Lives Survey, both of which are accessible via Sport England’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Active People Survey collected data on participation rates across England from October 2005 to September 2016. The Active Lives Survey replaced the Active People Survey – using a different methodology to measure participation, but still focusing on England only - and was first published in January 2017. The attached table provided a detailed breakdown.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Active People Survey and Active Lives Survey collect and provide data on people aged 16+. Data on the number below the age of 16 has not been collected to date, though Sport England is currently developing an Active Lives Children Survey, which will include data for children aged 5-15. The survey will be launched later this year with the first set of results available in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of people participating in sport across the UK as a whole is not collected because sport policy is a devolved matter.</p> 3292 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people under the age of 18 were regularly participating in sporting activities in (a) North Swindon constituency, (b) England and (c) the UK in each of the last five years. 10 Sports: Public Participation Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 3292 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were regularly participating in sporting activities in (a) North Swindon constituency, (b) England and (c) the UK in each of the last five years. 1 2017-07-05 Justin Tomlinson North Swindon false 2017-07-20T15:31:15.307Z Adults 16+ Table.pdf Supporting Data Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-20 <p>The best sources of data available to identify the number of people participating in sporting activities in a) North Swindon constituency and b) England in each of the last five years is Sport England’s Active People Survey and its Active Lives Survey, both of which are accessible via Sport England’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The Active People Survey collected data on participation rates across England from October 2005 to September 2016. The Active Lives Survey replaced the Active People Survey – using a different methodology to measure participation, but still focusing on England only - and was first published in January 2017. The attached table provided a detailed breakdown.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Active People Survey and Active Lives Survey collect and provide data on people aged 16+. Data on the number below the age of 16 has not been collected to date, though Sport England is currently developing an Active Lives Children Survey, which will include data for children aged 5-15. The survey will be launched later this year with the first set of results available in early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of people participating in sport across the UK as a whole is not collected because sport policy is a devolved matter.</p> 3293 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false 3164 1 Croydon North Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Charitable Donations 10 2017-07-05 Mr Steve Reed 2017-07-13T13:08:03.427Z Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-13 <p>The British people are some of the most generous in the world. 73% of Brits give money to charity every month and almost £10 billion was donated to charitable causes in 2016. I think you would agree that is a breathtaking and commendable amount.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is fully committed to helping to build a compassionate country that works for everyone, and this Department will continue its work to make it as easy and compelling as possible to give to charitable causes. We are currently taking steps to help civil society organisations access the tools and training they need to harness the generosity of the public. The Foundation for Social Improvement launched our subsidised fundraising training programme on 6 July this year. The training will equip staff at small charities with the skills needed to raise further donations from the public.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage people to give to charities. Croydon North Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 2017-07-13T13:04:26.837Z Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-13 <p>DCMS and the NCS Trust welcomed the NAO’s report and are working closely together to address their recommendations and findings. In particular, the NCS Act received Royal Assent in April and the NCS Trust were granted a Royal Charter in May 2017. Together, these will make the Trust directly accountable to Parliament for its use of public money and preserve the Trust's operational independence.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken in response to the recommendations and findings of the report of the National Audit Office into the National Citizen Service, published in January 2017. 2017-07-05 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false Mr Steve Reed 3162 National Citizen Service Trust 10 false Mr Steve Reed National Citizen Service Trust Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-07-13T12:59:10.683Z Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-13 <p>NCS Trust will announce its new Board of Patrons on Friday 14th July, and the list will be published on its website (<a href="http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.ncsyes.co.uk</a>).</p> Croydon North Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 3159 10 2017-07-05 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 31 October 2016 to Question 50448, whether she has been presented with a list of patrons of the National Citizen Service; and if she will publish that list when it is available. 1 3163 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Charitable Donations 2017-07-13T13:06:45.343Z Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch false 2017-07-13 <p>The Giving Roundtables were a great success and provided a refreshing injection of energy into the Government’s drive to encourage more giving. The generous British public already donate so much to charitable causes - almost £10 billion in 2016 - but the feedback from the Roundtables showed that there are further opportunities to make it easier and more compelling to give.</p><p> </p><p>We heard that more needed to be done to support small charities and our subsidised fundraising training programme, launched by the Foundation for Social Improvement on 6 July 2017, delivers that support. This is a multi-year programme which provides expert advice on building the digital fundraising capabilities of small charities. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> Mr Steve Reed Croydon North 10 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking in response to the feedback obtained from the Giving Roundtables held in 2016. 2017-07-05 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false 0