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869583

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned small-scale qualitative research to assess the appropriate stakes for category B2 gaming machines.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out four illustrative options at consultation for a stake reduction on B2 gaming machines. We are considering all the available evidence, including advice from the Gambling Commission and published research, and will set out our response in due course. As part of this the Government intends to publish the key responses to the consultation, subject to the respondents permission.</p><p> </p><p>The following table lists the meetings that civil servants have had with stakeholders where the consultation was mentioned or discussed since it was launched on 31 October 2017. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/11/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/11/17</p></td><td><p>All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs</p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/11/2017</p></td><td><p>Gambling Business Group (GBG)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/11/17</p></td><td><p>Remote Gambling Association (RGA)</p></td><td><p>RGA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/11/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/11/2017</p></td><td><p>British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/11/2017</p></td><td><p>British Horseracing Authority (BHA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/11/2017</p></td><td><p>Local Government Association (LGA)</p></td><td><p>LGA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/11/2017</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Justice4punters</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/12/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/12/17</p></td><td><p>Bingo Association (BA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Association of British Bookmakers (ABB)</p></td><td><p>ABB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/12/17</p></td><td><p>RGA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Christian Faith Groups</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/01/18</p></td><td><p>All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs</p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/01/18</p></td><td><p>Sky</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/1/2018</p></td><td><p>Senet</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/01/18</p></td><td><p>BHA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/1/18</p></td><td><p>GamCare</p></td><td><p>GamCare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/1/18</p></td><td><p>Christian Faith Groups</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24/1/18</p></td><td><p>BA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/1/18</p></td><td><p>National Casino Forum (NCF), Hippodrome Casino, Rank Group, Grayling UK and Ireland, Aspers</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/01/2018</p></td><td><p>GambleAware, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Senet</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8/2/18</p></td><td><p>ABB</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/2/18</p></td><td><p>BACTA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/2/18</p></td><td><p>BACTA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/2/18</p></td><td><p>BHA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/3/18</p></td><td><p>RGA, Bet365, Skybet, PaddyPower Betfair, Kindred</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/3/18</p></td><td><p>ABB, PaddyPower Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, JenningsBet, BetFred</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/3/18</p></td><td><p>National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC)</p></td><td><p>NPGC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL6589 HL6590 question first answered 06/04/2018 12:38:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

869584

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all submissions to the Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures will be published alongside the review.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out four illustrative options at consultation for a stake reduction on B2 gaming machines. We are considering all the available evidence, including advice from the Gambling Commission and published research, and will set out our response in due course. As part of this the Government intends to publish the key responses to the consultation, subject to the respondents permission.</p><p> </p><p>The following table lists the meetings that civil servants have had with stakeholders where the consultation was mentioned or discussed since it was launched on 31 October 2017. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/11/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/11/17</p></td><td><p>All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs</p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/11/2017</p></td><td><p>Gambling Business Group (GBG)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/11/17</p></td><td><p>Remote Gambling Association (RGA)</p></td><td><p>RGA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/11/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/11/2017</p></td><td><p>British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/11/2017</p></td><td><p>British Horseracing Authority (BHA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/11/2017</p></td><td><p>Local Government Association (LGA)</p></td><td><p>LGA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/11/2017</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Justice4punters</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/12/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/12/17</p></td><td><p>Bingo Association (BA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Association of British Bookmakers (ABB)</p></td><td><p>ABB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/12/17</p></td><td><p>RGA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Christian Faith Groups</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/01/18</p></td><td><p>All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs</p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/01/18</p></td><td><p>Sky</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/1/2018</p></td><td><p>Senet</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/01/18</p></td><td><p>BHA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/1/18</p></td><td><p>GamCare</p></td><td><p>GamCare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/1/18</p></td><td><p>Christian Faith Groups</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24/1/18</p></td><td><p>BA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/1/18</p></td><td><p>National Casino Forum (NCF), Hippodrome Casino, Rank Group, Grayling UK and Ireland, Aspers</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/01/2018</p></td><td><p>GambleAware, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Senet</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8/2/18</p></td><td><p>ABB</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/2/18</p></td><td><p>BACTA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/2/18</p></td><td><p>BACTA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/2/18</p></td><td><p>BHA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/3/18</p></td><td><p>RGA, Bet365, Skybet, PaddyPower Betfair, Kindred</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/3/18</p></td><td><p>ABB, PaddyPower Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, JenningsBet, BetFred</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/3/18</p></td><td><p>National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC)</p></td><td><p>NPGC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL6588 HL6590 question first answered 06/04/2018 12:38:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

869585

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings civil servants and ministers have had with stakeholders about the Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures; and what were the (1) dates, (2) locations, and (3) attendees, of each of those meetings.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL6590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out four illustrative options at consultation for a stake reduction on B2 gaming machines. We are considering all the available evidence, including advice from the Gambling Commission and published research, and will set out our response in due course. As part of this the Government intends to publish the key responses to the consultation, subject to the respondents permission.</p><p> </p><p>The following table lists the meetings that civil servants have had with stakeholders where the consultation was mentioned or discussed since it was launched on 31 October 2017. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/11/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/11/17</p></td><td><p>All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs</p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/11/2017</p></td><td><p>Gambling Business Group (GBG)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/11/17</p></td><td><p>Remote Gambling Association (RGA)</p></td><td><p>RGA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/11/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/11/2017</p></td><td><p>British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/11/2017</p></td><td><p>British Horseracing Authority (BHA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/11/2017</p></td><td><p>Local Government Association (LGA)</p></td><td><p>LGA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/11/2017</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Justice4punters</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/12/17</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td><td><p>GambleAware</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/12/17</p></td><td><p>Bingo Association (BA)</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Association of British Bookmakers (ABB)</p></td><td><p>ABB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/12/17</p></td><td><p>RGA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/12/2017</p></td><td><p>Christian Faith Groups</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/01/18</p></td><td><p>All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs</p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/01/18</p></td><td><p>Sky</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/1/2018</p></td><td><p>Senet</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/01/18</p></td><td><p>BHA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/1/18</p></td><td><p>GamCare</p></td><td><p>GamCare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/1/18</p></td><td><p>Christian Faith Groups</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24/1/18</p></td><td><p>BA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/1/18</p></td><td><p>National Casino Forum (NCF), Hippodrome Casino, Rank Group, Grayling UK and Ireland, Aspers</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/01/2018</p></td><td><p>GambleAware, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Senet</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8/2/18</p></td><td><p>ABB</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/2/18</p></td><td><p>BACTA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/2/18</p></td><td><p>BACTA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/2/18</p></td><td><p>BHA</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/3/18</p></td><td><p>RGA, Bet365, Skybet, PaddyPower Betfair, Kindred</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7/3/18</p></td><td><p>ABB, PaddyPower Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, JenningsBet, BetFred</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/3/18</p></td><td><p>National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC)</p></td><td><p>NPGC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL6588 HL6589 question first answered 06/04/2018 12:38:30 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

860666

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 limit has been placed on the number of fixed-odds betting terminals which can be situated in work-place staff canteens.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	132023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>B2 gaming machines (more commonly known as Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) which have a maximum stake of £100) are not permitted in work-place staff canteens. They can only be made available in casinos, betting shops or at tracks where pool betting is licensed.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 15/03/2018 11:25:07 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

856963

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 his Department has made an assessment of the level of financial losses experienced by gamblers on fixed-odds betting terminals by NRS social grade; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	131475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Neither we or the Gambling Commission have made an assessment, or are aware of such an assessment into this issue. However, research published by GambleAware in April 2016 provides analysis of financial losses on B2 and B3 gaming machines by socio-demographic characteristics. The research involved a sample of gaming machine players who held account cards which represents around 10% of gaming machine players, and should not be considered representative of all players. The research can be found here: https://about.gambleaware.org/media/1259/natcen-secondary-analysis-of-loyalty-card-survey-final.pdf</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/03/2018 13:36:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

837919

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to (a) respond to the consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures and (b) set out the Government’s position on reducing the stake on B2 machines.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	126949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2 gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf ).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 126950 126952 question first answered 14/02/2018 13:24:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

837920

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 Government estimates the losses people accrue on B2 machines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	126950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2 gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf ).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 126949 126952 question first answered 14/02/2018 13:24:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

837922

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 take account of the findings of report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research on B2 machines in reaching a decision on reducing the stake for such machines.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	126952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Category B2 gaming machines generated around £1.8bn in revenue to the betting industry in 2016/17. However, players can access other types of gaming machine content on B2 gaming machines in betting shops (primarily B3) so we know that of this £1.8bn, a proportion (around 30%) is attributable to other gaming machine content. This is because industry data is categorised under the highest category of game available on that particular terminal. For example, if a terminal offers category B2 and B3 games, operators attribute all revenue to the B2 machine category.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore estimate that in total players lost approximately £1.2bn on B2 gaming machines in 2016/17 (detail can be found in the consultation impact assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655970/Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures.pdf ).</p><p> </p><p>More information on patterns of play on B2 gaming machines can be found at the following link:</p><p>http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/Statistics-and-research/Statistics/Cross-venue-machines-data.aspx</p><p> </p><p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and the Government will publish its response in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 126949 126950 question first answered 14/02/2018 13:24:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

834376

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the delay between spins or plays on fixed odds betting terminals to reduce the addictive nature of those terminals.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	125995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures closed on 23 January. The Government will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 125991 question first answered 05/02/2018 11:29:30 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

824001

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Gaming Machines
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 finding by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, in a report published by bacta on 10 January, that if the maximum stake of fixed odds betting terminals were reduced from £100 to £2 the reduction in annual Gross Gambling Yield to high street betting shops would be £335 million; and how they reached the conclusion in their consultation on proposals to reduce such stakes that that reduction would be £639 million.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL4748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The attached Impact Assessment was published with the consultation on proposals to changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures on 31 October and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures. This sets out the assumptions we made in arriving at our estimates of potential reductions in gross gambling yield in high street betting shops, and acknowledged that the modelling was sensitive to changes in this set of assumptions. The CEBR report provided a range of alternative assumptions to arrive at their estimates. We will consider the CEBR report and other relevant information submitted as part of the consultation before arriving at final decisions and an updated impact assessment will be published with the Government’s response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name Impact_Assessment_-_Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures (1).pdf title Impact assessment 2 file name Consultation_on_proposals_for_changes_to_Gaming_Machines_and_Social_Responsibility_Measures (1).pdf title Consultation on changes to Gaming Machines question first answered 30/01/2018 13:37:04 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath