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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-30more like thismore than 2022-11-30
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Broadband: Universal Service Obligation more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure the future of the Universal Service Obligation for broadband. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 99850 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-12-07more like thismore than 2022-12-07
answer text <p>The broadband Universal service Obligation (USO) was launched in March 2020 and acts as a ‘digital safety net’ providing every premises with the legal right to request a decent broadband service providing speeds of at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.</p><p>As the independent regulator, it is the responsibility of Ofcom to administer and monitor the broadband USO and ensure that the two Universal Service Providers comply with the obligations placed on them.</p><p>As set out in the <em>Communications Act 2003</em>, the Secretary of State must give Ofcom a direction to review the broadband USO once at least 75% of premises in the United Kingdom, on the basis of Ofcom’s data, take up a broadband service with a download speed of at least 30 megabits per second. As of September 2021 Ofcom reported that 69% of premises in the UK had taken up a superfast broadband service.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-12-07T16:12:08.98Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-07T16:12:08.98Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
1488442
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-12more like thismore than 2022-07-12
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Sports: Mental Health more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mental health and wellbeing training requirements for qualified sports coaches. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 34935 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-25more like thismore than 2022-07-25
answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of welfare and mental wellbeing for people participating in sport at all levels. An inclusive and professional sport and physical activity workforce is key to supporting people to be active. We want people taking part in sport and physical activity to have the best possible experience, which means that the workforce must be recruited, developed and supported in the right way.</p><p>Sport England, our arm’s length body for grassroots sport in England, funds a number of projects which aim to address knowledge and skills gaps of coaches in areas such as mental health. In 2019 they launched an e-learning course developed alongside Mind, UK Coaching and 1st4Sport which aims to help coaches and sport and physical activity providers increase their knowledge of mental health including how to support and engage people experiencing mental health problems. In 2020 Sport England also launched a duty of care toolkit with UK Coaching to equip coaches with the knowledge and skills to provide better coaching experiences and better look after themselves.</p><p>In recent years UK Sport, DCMS's arm's length body for elite sport, and the English Institute for Sport also have launched a programme of <a href="https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2019/05/13/mental-health-education" target="_blank">mental health education </a>to promote positive mental health amongst coaches and support staff and encourage them to develop self-care strategies.</p><p>We will continue to work with our arm’s length bodies, sports bodies, and sector partners to promote good coaching which benefits both participants and coaches.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-25T08:18:46.42Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-25T08:18:46.42Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
1284720
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-02-08more like thismore than 2021-02-08
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gaming: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether adult gaming centres are non-essential retail as classified in the Government’s Shops Guidance; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable those centres to reopen with other non-essential retail when covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 150803 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-02-16more like thismore than 2021-02-16
answer text <p>The government has published guidance to help businesses understand how to make workplaces Covid-secure and help tackle the spread of the virus. Adult Gaming Centres should follow the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches" target="_blank">shops and branches </a> guidance in addition to Bacta’s specific guidance for <a href="https://bacta.org.uk/2021/01/17/bacta-re-opening-guidance-for-fecs-and-agcs-in-england-v5-0/" target="_blank">FECs and AGCs </a> to ensure they can operate as safely as possible when they are open.</p><p>The shops and branches workplace guidance was intended as guidance for those businesses on how they could operate safely when the regulations permitted them to do so after the first national lockdown and beyond. It does not have a direct bearing on the timing for reopening of the businesses included in the guidance.</p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister, we intend to publish our plan for taking the country out of lockdown in the last week of February. That plan will depend on the continued success of our vaccination programme, and on a sustained reduction in Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-02-16T09:07:26.96Zmore like thismore than 2021-02-16T09:07:26.96Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
1197100
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-19more like thismore than 2020-05-19
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Sports: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the level of support needed by community sports groups and clubs during the covid-19 pandemic. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 49002 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-02more like thismore than 2020-06-02
answer text <p>I am having regular discussions with sector and industry bodies to understand the impact of COVID-19 on sport and how we can provide support. This includes chairing a fortnightly meeting with over 25 sporting organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has already announced a host of measures to help businesses, with £330 billion worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK. In addition, Sport England, has also announced £210 million of funding to help sport and physical activity organisations deal with the short and long term effects of the pandemic.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-02T08:56:44.307Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-02T08:56:44.307Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
1171652
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-17more like thismore than 2020-01-17
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Arts: North East more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which arts organisations in the North East of England his Department plans to allocate funding to in 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 4737 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-27more like thismore than 2020-01-27
answer text <p>The list outlines Arts organisations and practitioners across the North East that have been allocated funding from Arts Council England for 2020. This list is not exhaustive as ACE expects further funding applications from practitioners and organisations based in the North East of England throughout the year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Organisation Name</strong></p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>North Music Trust</p><p>North Music Trust</p><p>Durham &amp; Darlington Music Education Hub</p><p>Tees Valley Music Service</p><p>Sunderland Music Education Hub</p><p>Music Partnership North</p><p>North Tyneside Music Education Hub</p><p>Gateshead and South Tyneside Music Education Hub</p><p>New Writing North</p><p>Redcar &amp; Cleveland Borough Council</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>November Club</p><p>North Music Trust</p><p>Ballet Lorent Limited</p><p>The Forge</p><p>National Youth Choirs of Great Britain</p><p>Dance City</p><p>Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Ltd</p><p>TIN Arts</p><p>The Maltings Berwick Trust Limited</p><p>Helix Arts Ltd</p><p>Baltic Flour Mills Visual Arts Trust</p><p>Middlesbrough Town Hall</p><p>Association for Cultural Enterprises</p><p>Stockton International Riverside Festival</p><p>Gem Arts</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>North East Theatre Trust Ltd</p><p>The Customs House</p><p>Bloodaxe Books Ltd</p><p>Theatre Hullabaloo</p><p>Woodhorn Charitable Trust</p><p>The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company</p><p>Generator North East</p><p>Amber Film &amp; Photography Collective</p><p>Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books</p><p>Vane Contemporary Art Limited</p><p>a-n The Artists Information Company</p><p>Durham County Council</p><p>Queen's Hall Arts</p><p>Sunderland Culture</p><p>Unfolding Theatre</p><p>The NewBridge Project</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>Workplace Foundation</p><p>Inpress Ltd</p><p>Stockton Borough Council Tees Valley Museum Group</p><p>Arts&amp;Heritage</p><p>Beamish Museum</p><p>Teesside University</p><p>Northern Print</p><p>Tyneside Cinema</p><p>Berwick Film &amp; Media Arts Festival</p><p>Open Clasp Theatre Company</p><p>Stockton Arts Centre Ltd</p><p>The Bowes Museum</p><p>Umar Butt</p><p>Jamie Tansley</p><p>The Auxiliary Project Space</p><p>DJAZZ - Durham City Jazz Festival</p><p>Southpaw Dance Company</p><p>Lisette Rebecca Auton</p><p>Nadia Iftkhar</p><p>Kris Johnson</p><p>David Lisser</p><p>Vivien Wood</p><p>Lydia Brickland</p><p>Michael John Heatley</p><p>Jade Byrne</p><p>National Youth Choirs of Great Britain</p><p>Festival of Thrift</p><p>South Tyneside Council</p><p>New Prospects Association Limited</p><p>Hartlepool Borough Council</p><p>Michael Evans</p><p>Curious Arts Ltd</p><p>Katie Doherty</p><p>Middlesbrough Council</p><p>Little Cog</p><p>Make &amp; Mend Company</p><p>North Tyneside Council</p><p>Sunderland MAC Trust</p><p>Primate Productions Ltd</p><p>Patrick Ngabonziza</p><p>Amy Lord</p><p>Rachael Walsh</p><p>Little Inventors Worldwide Ltd</p><p>Sophie Buxton</p><p>Benedict Wellstood</p><p>MBC Arts Wellbeing</p><p>Kate Hunter</p><p>Gillie Kleiman</p><p>Tracks</p><p>Southpaw Dance Company</p><p>Rosa Postlethwaite</p><p>Amanda Ogden</p><p>Rebecca Glendenning-Laycock</p><p>Elizabeth Jane Klotz</p><p>Changing Relations</p><p>Beacon Films CIC</p><p>Middlesbrough Mela Association</p><p>Harambee Pasadia CIC</p><p>Katherina Radeva</p><p>Christopher Folwell</p><p>Tatwood Puppets</p><p>Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance</p><p>Alistair McDonald</p><p>Newcastle Asian Arts and Music</p><p>Hannah Thompson</p><p>Dora Frankel</p><p>Laura Harrington</p><p>Action for Children</p><p>The Middlesbrough Art Weekender</p><p>Let's Circus</p><p>Hannah Murphy</p><p>The Empty Space</p><p>Paul Miller</p><p>Durham County Council Arts Programmes Team</p><p>Eliot Smith Company</p><p>Alphabetti Theatre</p><p>Two Destination Language</p><p>Wesley Stephenson</p><p>Pineapple Black</p><p>Sheila Graber</p><p>COMMON</p><p>Regeneration NE CIC</p><p>Martin Hylton</p><p>Workie Ticket Theatre CIC</p><p>Norfolk Street Arts Community Interest Company</p><p>Aidan Moesby</p><p>Stellar Projects</p><p>Thoughtful Planet 3</p><p>William Steele</p><p>Cameron John Sharp</p><p>Teesside University</p><p>Zoe Murtagh</p><p>Miranda Tufnell</p><p>Ushaw College</p><p>Christina Castling</p><p>Newcastle City Council Culture</p><p>Tony Hopkins Entertainments Ltd</p><p>NTC Touring Theatre Company Ltd</p><p>Lindsay Duncanson</p><p>Northumbria University</p><p>Julian Germain</p><p>Mortal Fools</p><p>Opera Sunderland</p><p>Durham University</p><p>Jake Jarratt</p><p>Elizabeth Jane Klotz</p><p>fanSHEN</p><p>Lydia Brickland</p><p>Scott Turnbull</p><p>Tusk Music</p><p>Mad Alice Theatre Company</p><p>Payal Ramchandani</p><p>Chris Hornsby</p><p>Sunderland City Council</p><p>Tim Shaw</p><p>Becci Sharrock</p><p>North Music Trust</p><p>Charlie Bramley</p><p>Creative Spaces North East C.I.C.</p><p>COMMON</p><p>Elysium Theatre Company</p><p>The Creative Seed CIC</p><p>Curious Monkey Ltd</p><p>Abdulrahman Abu - Zayd</p><p>DAVE GRAY</p><p>Allan Hughes</p><p>Debra Carey</p><p>Izaak Gledhill</p><p>Hexham Book Festival</p><p>Moving Art Management</p><p>Cap-a-Pie</p><p>Alys North</p><p>blimey!</p><p>Juliana Mensah</p><p>Harriet Ghost</p><p>Transitions17</p><p>Sabina Sallis</p><p>Conversations in Painting</p><p>Faye MacCalman</p><p>Caroline Collinge</p><p>Robert Graham</p><p>Henry Amos</p><p>christopher fallow</p><p>Michelle Bayly</p><p>Leah Millar</p><p>Nell Catchpole</p><p>Melanie Rashbrooke</p><p>Slugtown</p><p>Hartlepool Wintertide Festival</p><p>Emma Dunn</p><p>Greyscale Theatre Company</p><p>D6 Culture Ltd</p><p>North East Theatre Trust Ltd</p><p>Michael Mulvihill</p><p>Teesside University</p><p>Cat Robey</p><p>Catherine Bertola</p><p>South Tyneside Council</p><p>Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum</p><p>Matt Jamie</p><p>Bethan Kitchen</p><p>Woodhorn Charitable Trust</p><p>South Tyneside Council</p><p>Faculty of Arts, Design and Creative Industries</p><p>Jazz North East Ltd</p><p>Simon West</p><p>Eliot Smith Company</p><p>Chalk</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>Durham University</p><p>Vindolanda Trust</p><p>Mortal Fools</p><p>Middlesbrough Council Cultural Services</p><p>Gary Wilkinson</p><p>Newcastle Gateshead Initiative</p><p>Dominic Nelson-Ashley</p><p>Martha Wheatley</p><p>Skimstone Arts</p><p>Luca Rutherford</p><p>Surface Area Dance Theatre CIC</p><p>Kerrin Tatman</p><p>Hannah Thompson</p><p>Gateway Studios</p><p>Liberdade community development trust</p><p>Nexus</p><p>Mathieu Geffré</p><p>identity on tyne</p><p>Shane Wreford-Sinnott</p><p>Michaela Wetherell</p><p>Steve Byron</p><p>Mi Viejo Fruta Ltd</p><p>Independent Sunderland</p><p>New Writing North</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>November Club</p><p>North Music Trust</p><p>Ballet Lorent Limited</p><p>The Forge</p><p>National Youth Choirs of Great Britain</p><p>Dance City</p><p>Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Ltd</p><p>TIN Arts</p><p>The Maltings Berwick Trust Limited</p><p>Helix Arts Ltd</p><p>Baltic Flour Mills Visual Arts Trust</p><p>Middlesbrough Town Hall</p><p>Association for Cultural Enterprises</p><p>Stockton International Riverside Festival</p><p>Gem Arts</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>North East Theatre Trust Ltd</p><p>The Customs House</p><p>Bloodaxe Books Ltd</p><p>Theatre Hullabaloo</p><p>Woodhorn Charitable Trust</p><p>The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company</p><p>Generator North East</p><p>Amber Film &amp; Photography Collective</p><p>Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books</p><p>Vane Contemporary Art Limited</p><p>a-n The Artists Information Company</p><p>Durham County Council</p><p>Queen's Hall Arts</p><p>Sunderland Culture</p><p>Unfolding Theatre</p><p>The NewBridge Project</p><p>Tyne &amp; Wear Archives &amp; Museums</p><p>Workplace Foundation</p><p>Inpress Ltd</p><p>Stockton Borough Council Tees Valley Museum Group</p><p>Arts&amp;Heritage</p><p>Beamish Museum</p><p>Teesside University</p><p>Northern Print</p><p>Tyneside Cinema</p><p>Berwick Film &amp; Media Arts Festival</p><p>Open Clasp Theatre Company</p><p>Stockton Arts Centre Ltd</p><p>The Bowes Museum</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-27T17:11:31.817Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-27T17:11:31.817Z
answering member
4527
label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
816860
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-05more like thismore than 2018-01-05
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Sanitary Products: VAT more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether there is a minimum limit above which charitable organisations must bid in applying for funding from the tampon tax fund. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 121287 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-15more like thismore than 2018-01-15
answer text <p>Applications to the Tampon Tax Fund should be for £1million or more and be from organisations that can deliver impact across their chosen category and across multiple regions in one or more of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Applications are welcomed from individual organisations or consortia with an identified lead organisation. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from organisations whose projects include making onward grants to other charitable organisations, as a way of utilising existing expertise in the sector, increasing geographical reach, and improving impact.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford more like this
answering member printed Tracey Crouch more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-15T17:03:44.717Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-15T17:03:44.717Z
answering member
3950
label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
773118
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-18more like thismore than 2017-10-18
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Video Games more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure appropriate age restrictions are applied to video games and other digital content; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure such age restrictions are enforced. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 108453 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-26more like thismore than 2017-10-26
answer text <p>The Video Recordings Act 1984 requires that all video games for sale in the UK and classified as unsuitable for children carry a European Pan European Games Information (PEGI) age rating. Enforcement is monitored by Trading Standards and any retailer convicted of supplying a PEGI 12, 16 or 18 product to someone not meeting the specific age requirement faces a possible jail term and/or a fine. It is also an offence for companies distributing or retailing games without the appropriate age ratings on them. In the online space, we welcome initiatives such as the International Age Rating Coalition which ensures that games and apps available through many online and mobile storefronts feature PEGI age ratings.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to other digital content, through the Digital Economy Act 2017, we have created the requirement for commercial providers of online pornography to have robust age verification controls to prevent under 18s accessing this material. We will shortly seek Parliamentary approval of the designation of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as the age verification regulator. The BBFC will monitor and take enforcement action against non compliant sites.</p>
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-26T13:33:05.06Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-26T13:33:05.06Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
773122
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-18more like thismore than 2017-10-18
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Video Games more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the trends in the level of gambling content in video games played by children; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 108398 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-26more like thismore than 2017-10-26
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.</p><p>The statutory regulator, the Gambling Commission, monitors the participation of children in gambling through a range of data sources including complaints, academic research, and the annual Young People and Gambling Survey, which in 2017 included specific questions in relation to video gaming. The results of the survey are due to be published soon. The Gambling Commission has also asked its expert advisors, the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, to examine the wider relationship between children and gambling.</p><p>The Gambling Commission is engaging with the video games industry and with a wide variety of stakeholders, including child protection groups, to highlight the risks of gambling linked to video games to parents, consumers and the wider public. The government’s Internet Safety Strategy published on 11 October considers options for working with the online video games industry to improve video gaming safety</p><p>The government recognises 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><p> </p>
answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford more like this
answering member printed Tracey Crouch more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-26T08:44:10.697Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-26T08:44:10.697Z
answering member
3950
label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
770068
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-13more like thismore than 2017-10-13
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Video Games: Regulation more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of the video games industry. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 107724 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-20more like thismore than 2017-10-20
answer text <p>We are committed to protecting children from inappropriate content in video games. The supply of video games on physical media in the UK is regulated under the Video Recordings Act 1984. In 2012 the Government strengthened this law so that any such games must be referred to the VSC Rating Board for a Pegi age rating if they are unsuitable for children. A retailer convicted of supplying a game to someone not meeting the Pegi 12, 16 or 18 age requirement risks a fine or jail sentence. The Pegi ratings are also voluntarily applied by industry to many games and apps made available online.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 October 2017 we published our Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper, setting out our plans to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. This includes how we will work with online platforms, game publishers and game developers and with agencies such as the VSC Rating Board to continue to improve online safety in games.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-20T08:34:52.677Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-20T08:34:52.677Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
765886
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-06more like thismore than 2017-10-06
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Film: North East more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the film industry in (a) the North East and (b) Northumberland. more like this
tabling member constituency Wansbeck remove filter
tabling member printed
Ian Lavery more like this
uin 105952 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-16more like thismore than 2017-10-16
answer text <p>Between 2012 and March 2017, the British Film Institute, as the Government's lead agency for film, invested approximately £4.16 million of public funding across the whole of the North East. This investment included £171,000 of public funding for festivals, skills development, audience development and filmmaking in Northumberland. The extracurricular club 'Into Film' reaches nearly 150,000 children of school age across the North East, nurturing the next generation of talent and audiences.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-16T08:51:14.687Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-16T08:51:14.687Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
4139
label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this