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1488509

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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 recent discussions she has had with stakeholders in the betting and gambling industry on the prevention of harmful gambling.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	35035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Gambling Act Review, ministers and officials have had meetings with a range of stakeholders to support ongoing work and policy development, including with representatives of the betting and gambling industry. Records of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-1-january-to-31-march-2021" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 19/07/2022 09:22:35 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1483339

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the NERA report Economic Assessment of Selected House of Lords Gambling Reforms, published 26 May 2021; and what assessment they have made of how gambling reform could help to level up disadvantaged communities.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The report of the House of Lords Select Committee has been an important contribution to the evidence base informing our Review of the Gambling Act 2005. We have also carefully considered the “Economic Assessment of Selected House of Lords Gambling Reforms” by NERA, along with a wide range of evidence from other sources including the 16,000 submissions to our call for evidence. We are determined to tackle gambling harms across society with effective but proportionate controls, and will publish a white paper outlining our vision for the sector in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 11/07/2022 14:21:29 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1471653

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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, whether the forthcoming gambling White Paper will specify that gambling affordability assessments should be put in place independently of the gambling industry.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	21230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 May to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-10/338" target="_blank">Question UIN 338</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/06/2022 14:09:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1469098

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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 progress her Department has made on the Gambling Act Review; and when she plans to publish the Gambling Review White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	15390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 June to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-07/13827" target="_blank">Question UIN 13827</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/06/2022 13:12:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1462067

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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 the timetable is for the publication of the forthcoming Gambling Review White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is wide-ranging and aims to ensure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/05/2022 09:53:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1462262

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for granting local authorities greater powers to determine the number and location of gambling premises, such as betting shops, in a local area, to help mitigate gambling related harms.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is taking a comprehensive look at gambling legislation and regulation in Great Britain to make sure it is fit for the digital age, including whether licensing and local authorities have enough powers to fulfil their responsibilities in respect of premises licences. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 17/05/2022 14:02:06 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1461404

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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 her planned timetable is for the Gambling Commission to assess the single customer view technology trial; and whether a range of technology solutions for online gambling affordability assessment will be considered.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government and Gambling Commission are exploring how technology and data can be harnessed in a number of areas to better prevent harmful gambling online. We recognise the role that data sharing could play in supporting interventions across multiple operators, as well as the benefits of considering a player’s financial circumstances as part of a rounded assessment of whether they are at risk of harm. The government’s white paper on the Gambling Act Review will be published in the coming weeks.</p><p>It is important that any data-driven protections are proportionate, handle data securely, and are implemented in a way that is acceptable to consumers. Officials from the Department and the Commission have therefore met a range of technology providers to understand potential delivery options, including those which may cause less friction in the customer journey such as checks facilitated by open banking.</p><p>The Single Customer View project is currently in a pilot stage with GAMSTOP, which operates the national online self-exclusion scheme, as technical provider. This is taking place within the Information Commissioner’s Office regulatory sandbox, and progress will be closely monitored by Government and regulators. There will be ongoing evaluations once data sharing has started. The Gambling Commission’s most recent update surrounding progress and next steps can be found <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/an-update-on-the-single-customer-view-industry-challenge" target="_blank">here</a>, and the Information Commissioner’s update on the sandbox can be found <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/regulatory-sandbox/current-projects" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 337 338 339 question first answered 17/05/2022 16:00:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1461405

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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, whether (a) the Gambling Commission and (b) officials in her Department have met providers of online gambling affordability checks technology for the purposes of understanding the potential merits of alternative approaches to the single customer view project.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government and Gambling Commission are exploring how technology and data can be harnessed in a number of areas to better prevent harmful gambling online. We recognise the role that data sharing could play in supporting interventions across multiple operators, as well as the benefits of considering a player’s financial circumstances as part of a rounded assessment of whether they are at risk of harm. The government’s white paper on the Gambling Act Review will be published in the coming weeks.</p><p>It is important that any data-driven protections are proportionate, handle data securely, and are implemented in a way that is acceptable to consumers. Officials from the Department and the Commission have therefore met a range of technology providers to understand potential delivery options, including those which may cause less friction in the customer journey such as checks facilitated by open banking.</p><p>The Single Customer View project is currently in a pilot stage with GAMSTOP, which operates the national online self-exclusion scheme, as technical provider. This is taking place within the Information Commissioner’s Office regulatory sandbox, and progress will be closely monitored by Government and regulators. There will be ongoing evaluations once data sharing has started. The Gambling Commission’s most recent update surrounding progress and next steps can be found <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/an-update-on-the-single-customer-view-industry-challenge" target="_blank">here</a>, and the Information Commissioner’s update on the sandbox can be found <a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/regulatory-sandbox/current-projects" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 336 338 339 question first answered 17/05/2022 16:00:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1458931

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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 her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing legislation on gambling in protecting those at risk from gambling-related harm.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	156560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government is conducting a wide-ranging and evidence-led Review of the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age. This includes ensuring we have the right protections in place to prevent vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited. We are considering the evidence carefully and will publish a White Paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/04/2022 09:19:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1457369

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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, if she will introduce an affordability system for gambling, incorporating assessments of average bets and average levels of disposable income, to prevent extreme financial losses and avoidable harm.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	154185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government and Gambling Commission recognise the benefits of considering a customer’s financial circumstances as part of an assessment of whether their levels and patterns of spend are likely to be harmful, and also that any such checks need to be proportionate. The Gambling Commission’s consultation and call for evidence on Remote Customer Interaction (including on issues to do with affordability) received over 13,000 responses and the Commission published an <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/update-on-remote-customer-interaction-consultation" target="_blank">interim update</a> on its website outlining next steps. We will continue to work closely with the Commission on this issue in the run up to publishing our white paper on our Review of the Gambling Act 2005.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/04/2022 10:46:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris