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900248

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Celtic Football Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans to visit Celtic Park football stadium to make an assessment of the merits of their rail seating installation.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	141844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing and advising on safety at sports grounds.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials together with those from the SGSA have visited Celtic Park to view the rail seating in operation.</p><p> </p><p>The SGSA has produced a technical report on the Installation of Dual Purpose Seating and Standing Area at Celtic Park, Glasgow, following its introduction at that ground. We will be publishing this report in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/05/2018 11:56:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

862067

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) legislative frameworks and (b) guidance are in place to ensure the protection of children from practices that (i) encourage them to gamble and (ii) expose them to situations that may lead to gambling through in-game purchasing in video games.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Protecting children and the vulnerable from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core objective of the regulation of gambling in Great Britain, and a priority for the government. Under the Gambling Act 2005 it is an offence to invite a child or young person to gamble. This includes, in particular, intentionally bringing to the attention of a child or young person information about gambling with a view to encouraging them to gamble.</p><p> </p><p>Where gambling facilities are offered to British consumers using in-game items which can be converted into cash or traded for items of real-world value, then such activities must be licensed by the Gambling Commission. The Gambling Commission has a range of powers to enforce compliance, including bringing criminal action against unlicensed operators that offer gambling to children.</p><p> </p><p>The Video Standards Council Rating Board is the statutory body responsible for the age rating of video games in the UK using the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) system.</p><p> </p><p>Pictographic content descriptors supplement the PEGI age ratings, and there is a descriptor for games that contain elements that may encourage gambling. Games with this type of content carry a PEGI 12, 16 or 18 age ratings. The VSC Rating Board is working with PEGI to assess further steps to inform consumers about purchases in games.</p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority provides guidance and advice for parents and carers, in respect of children’s use of online games. The advice includes information on checking device settings to prevent children from making in-play purchases, as well as guidance on game descriptors. The guidance can be found on its website at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/buying-features-in-online-games-advice-for-parents-and-carers/childrens-app-and-online-games-advice-for-parents-and-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/buying-features-in-online-games-advice-for-parents-and-carers/childrens-app-and-online-games-advice-for-parents-and-care</a></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/03/2018 15:04:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

861134

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Video Games
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 regulate in-game purchasing in video games.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Game purchasers are protected by general consumer law such as the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. This includes a requirement on businesses not to subject anyone to misleading or aggressive marketing practices, or, for example, direct exhortation to buy products, such as games content, including in-game purchases such as loot boxes. The government is committed to ensuring that consumers are properly protected and not exploited by aggressive commercial practices.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/03/2018 10:39:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

861136

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Video Games
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 regulate the game mechanics of (a) loot boxes and (b) similar in-game reward mechanisms in video games to ensure fair practices.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Video games are subject to a mixture of statutory and voluntary regulation mainly linked to the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) classification system. The PEGI ratings system is used to classify video games content against criteria which includes, among other things, gambling. Additionally, PEGI informs consumers purchasing products from major app stores if they contain further purchases and are considering the possibility of placing these notifications on boxed products.</p><p> </p><p>Regulators such as PEGI and the Gambling Commission are speaking to industry to ensure that those who purchase and play video games are informed and protected. The government’s Internet Safety Strategy sets out how the government will work with the industry to promote further awareness and understanding of PEGI age ratings, parental controls and advice on safe gaming.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the risks that come from increasing convergence between gambling and video games. The Gambling Commission is keeping this matter under review and will continue to monitor developments in the market.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 132286 question first answered 16/03/2018 10:36:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

861137

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Video Games
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 ensure the disclosure of the odds of winning items in (a) loot boxes and (b) similar variable reward mechanisms on screen at the time of purchase in video games.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	132286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Video games are subject to a mixture of statutory and voluntary regulation mainly linked to the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) classification system. The PEGI ratings system is used to classify video games content against criteria which includes, among other things, gambling. Additionally, PEGI informs consumers purchasing products from major app stores if they contain further purchases and are considering the possibility of placing these notifications on boxed products.</p><p> </p><p>Regulators such as PEGI and the Gambling Commission are speaking to industry to ensure that those who purchase and play video games are informed and protected. The government’s Internet Safety Strategy sets out how the government will work with the industry to promote further awareness and understanding of PEGI age ratings, parental controls and advice on safe gaming.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the risks that come from increasing convergence between gambling and video games. The Gambling Commission is keeping this matter under review and will continue to monitor developments in the market.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 132285 question first answered 16/03/2018 10:36:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

827985

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Internet: Harassment
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of the Royal Foundation's National Action Plan to Tackle Cyberbullying, published on 16 Novmber 2017, to tackle on-line (a) Islamophobia, (b) homophobia and (c) antisemitism.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	123945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Foundation has played a key role bringing together technology companies with those working hard to protect children, in order to help create industry-driven initiatives and encourage the companies to take their social responsibility seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Foundation’s National Action Plan tackles cyberbullying which can include islamophobia, homophobia and antisemitism. In our Internet Safety Strategy, we consulted on introducing a code of practice, which will build on the Royal Foundation’s work. As set out in the Digital Economy Act 2017, the code will address all forms of bullying, insulting, intimidating and humiliating behaviour by setting out guidance for social media providers about what they should do in relation to conduct on their platforms.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/01/2018 14:53:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

827987

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Digital Technology: Departmental Coordination
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 recent meetings officials and ministers from his Department have had with their counterparts at the Department for Education on education and the proposed Digital Charter.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	123947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular meetings and discussions with their counterparts in the Department for Education to discuss a range of issues, including the Digital Charter.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/01/2018 14:51:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

792648

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Gertrude Bell
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has any plans to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gertrude Bell in 2018; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	114575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Department has no plans to mark the anniversary in question.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/11/2017 11:01:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

790898

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Charities: Redcar and Cleveland
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 estimate she has made of the amount of funding given directly by Government to charities in Redcar and Cleveland.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	113618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Government contributes a significant amount of funding to the voluntary sector through grants and contracts. According to the latest figures from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, government contributed a total of £14.4 billion annually to the sector, £7.3 billion of which came from central government. We do not hold information on total funding for charities in individual boroughs.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/11/2017 11:59:47 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

790899

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Tourism: Redcar and Cleveland
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 discussions she has had with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on steps to increase tourism in the area.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	113619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland work with Destination Management Organisations to promote tourism in the regions across England. Government also provides funding for projects to improve the visitor offer in particular areas, including the Discover England Fund and the Coastal Communities Fund. Redcar and Cleveland has received recent funding for The Cleveland Way, a Discover England Fund project, and has received three Coastal Communities Fund grants since 2013 totalling £2.5m.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/11/2017 11:09:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley