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1433464

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	BBC: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the reason for the delay in appointing the BBC Member for Northern Ireland to the BBC Board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL6251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The process to appoint a new Northern Ireland Member to the board of the BBC will be a fair and open competition, run in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p>The role has been vacant since the Board was formed in 2017. It was not possible to make an appointment to the board at that time due to the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Executive. A process to appoint a Northern Ireland Member was run in 2021, but Ministers decided to restart the process due to an insufficiently diverse and broad longlist. The process will launch this month.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6252 question first answered 07/03/2022 11:59:26 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1433465

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	BBC: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for filling the vacant position of BBC Member for Northern Ireland to the BBC Board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL6252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The process to appoint a new Northern Ireland Member to the board of the BBC will be a fair and open competition, run in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p>The role has been vacant since the Board was formed in 2017. It was not possible to make an appointment to the board at that time due to the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Executive. A process to appoint a Northern Ireland Member was run in 2021, but Ministers decided to restart the process due to an insufficiently diverse and broad longlist. The process will launch this month.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6251 question first answered 07/03/2022 11:59:26 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1433466

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	BBC: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how individuals in Northern Ireland can express their views on the BBC’s output pending the appointment of the BBC Member for Northern Ireland to the BBC Board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL6253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The best way for audiences in Northern Ireland, and in all parts of the UK, to express their views on the BBC’s output is to contact the BBC directly. This is not affected by the current vacancy of a Board member for Northern Ireland.</p><p>The BBC’s website sets out the routes through which members of the public can contact the BBC to raise issues or complaints, or provide feedback. More information can be found on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/contact" target="_blank">BBC website</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 02/03/2022 16:42:59 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1433548

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Energy Supply
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 critical infrastructure her Department is responsible for that is reliant on private wire networks for power supply.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	126672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency (GPA) acts as a landlord to government department clients, including Cabinet Office, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Education and others.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-19/58831" target="_blank">PQ58831</a>.</p><p>GPA has started a Net Zero Offices Programme, which seeks to remove fossil fuel boilers (where they have reached end of economic life) and replace them with more environmental forms of heating such as use of air source heat pumps and, in the case of the Whitehall District Heating System, the utilisation of ground source heat pumps. The Net Zero Offices Programmes is seeking funding for its heat decarbonisation projects through applications to the Public Sector Decarbonisation scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/03/2022 11:17:00 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1433589

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the upgrading of the telephone network, what steps she is taking to ensure that the provision of voice services is maintained for vulnerable landline-only users without broadband.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	126830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Whilst the upgrade of UK landlines from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over IP (VoIP) technology is an industry-led initiative, the government and Ofcom are working together to ensure consumers and sectors are protected and prepared for the upgrade process.</p><p>In order to function correctly, VoIP services require a minimum stable connection speed of just 0.5Mbps, and voice-only services will still be available to consumers in the UK who do not wish to purchase a general internet connection.</p><p>Ofcom has issued guidance on this migration which states that providers should take steps to identify at-risk customers and engage in effective communications to ensure all are protected and supported in the switch-over process.</p><p>Moreover, the PSTN migration does not affect the universal service obligations set in the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 which require the designated providers to offer telephony services throughout the UK. BT and KCOM are therefore still required to maintain access to a range of telephony services as well as provide a series of special measures designed for users who have a disability.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/03/2022 16:44:57 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1422730

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Olympic Games: Beijing
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 she has made of the reasons for International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach's intervention in the voting process that led to the award of the 2022 Winter Olympics to Beijing at the meeting of the International Olympics Committee in Kuala Lumpur in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	124949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The voting procedures to award the hosting of Olympic Games are a matter for the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The British Olympic Association are our representatives to that forum, operating independently of the government.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/02/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1422748

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which companies have been served by the Gambling Commission with fines in excess of £100,000 since April 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	124952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission can fine a gambling operator if a licence condition has been breached. In some circumstances, the Commission may decide to agree a regulatory settlement instead of issuing a fine. While fines are paid to the exchequer, regulatory settlements are divested by the company to third parties.</p><p>Since April 2018, the Gambling Commission has imposed financial penalties in excess of £100,000 on 46 operators. These include both fines and regulatory settlements where an operator has admitted fault and made a payment in lieu of a fine, at a level agreed with the Commission. Regulatory action is published on the Commission’s website <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/regulatory-actions" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Fines</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Fine (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/12/2021</p></td><td><p>Genesis Global Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,769,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/11/2021</p></td><td><p>Buzz Group Limited</p></td><td><p>£780,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/09/21</p></td><td><p>EU Lotto Limited</p></td><td><p>£760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/07/21</p></td><td><p>Daub Alderney Limited</p></td><td><p>£5,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/03/21</p></td><td><p>In Touch Games Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/03/21</p></td><td><p>Casumo Services Limited</p></td><td><p>£6,005,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/02/21</p></td><td><p>A &amp; S Leisure Group Limited</p></td><td><p>£377,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/10/20</p></td><td><p>Aspers (Stratford City) Limited</p></td><td><p>£652,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/10/20</p></td><td><p>BoyleSports</p></td><td><p>£2,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/02/20</p></td><td><p>Triplebet Limited</p></td><td><p>£739,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/04/19</p></td><td><p>Bestbet Limited</p></td><td><p>£230,972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/01/19</p></td><td><p>Silverbond Enterprises Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/11/18</p></td><td><p>Casumo Services Limited</p></td><td><p>£5,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/11/18</p></td><td><p>Daub Alderney Limited</p></td><td><p>£7,100,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Regulatory settlements</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Payment in lieu (£)</p></td><td><p>Divestment (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/01/2022</p></td><td><p>Annexio (Jersey) Limited</p></td><td><p>£612,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/01/2022</p></td><td><p>Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited</p></td><td><p>£700,557</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2/12/2021</p></td><td><p>Greentube Alderney Limited</p></td><td><p>£685,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/10/21</p></td><td><p>VGC Leeds Limited</p></td><td><p>£209,000</p></td><td><p>£241,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Double Diamond Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£247,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Les Croupiers Casino Limited</p></td><td><p>£202,500</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Shaftesbury Casino Limited</p></td><td><p>£260,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/21</p></td><td><p>Clockfair Limited</p></td><td><p>£260,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/01/21</p></td><td><p>White Hat Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,344,053.18</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/20</p></td><td><p>Netbet Enterprises Limited</p></td><td><p>£748,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/20</p></td><td><p>GAN (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>£46,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/10/20</p></td><td><p>BGO Entertainment Limited</p></td><td><p>£2,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/05/20</p></td><td><p>FSB Technology (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£600,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/04/20</p></td><td><p>Caesars Entertainment Limited Group</p></td><td><p>£13,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/03/20</p></td><td><p>Betway Limited</p></td><td><p>£5,800,000</p></td><td><p>£5,800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/02/20</p></td><td><p>Mr Green Limited</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/19</p></td><td><p>Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited</p></td><td><p>£182,000</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/07/19</p></td><td><p>Ladbrokes Betting &amp; Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£4,800,000</p></td><td><p>£1,100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/07/19</p></td><td><p>Casino 36 Limited</p></td><td><p>£152,259</p></td><td><p>£147,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/06/19</p></td><td><p>Platinum Gaming Limited</p></td><td><p>£990,200</p></td><td><p>£629,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/06/19</p></td><td><p>Gamesys Operations Limited</p></td><td><p>£690,000</p></td><td><p>£460,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/05/19</p></td><td><p>In Touch Games Limited</p></td><td><p>£2,200,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/05/19</p></td><td><p>Betit Operations Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/05/19</p></td><td><p>MT SecureTrade Limited</p></td><td><p>£592,333</p></td><td><p>£107,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/11/18</p></td><td><p>Videoslots Limited</p></td><td><p>£1,000,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>TSE Malta LP</p></td><td><p>£910,993</p></td><td><p>£95,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>Power Leisure Bookmakers Limited</p></td><td><p>£190,760</p></td><td><p>£95,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>PPB Entertainment Limited</p></td><td><p>£349,762</p></td><td><p>£174,881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/10/18</p></td><td><p>Paddy Power Holdings Limited</p></td><td><p>£265,606</p></td><td><p>£132,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/18</p></td><td><p>Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/10/18</p></td><td><p>Grosvenor Casinos (GC) Limited</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/02/2022 10:00:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1422802

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Video Games: Investment
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 he has made of the potential merits of the proposal by The Independent Game Developers’ Association to introduce a Video Games Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	125149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting the growth of the UK’s games sector. As part of a wider package of support for the creative industries, the government has announced an £8 million expansion of the UK Games Fund. The UK Games Fund will provide valuable support to early stage games development businesses and talented graduates throughout the UK.</p><p>We are not seeking to take forward a proposal for a new Video Games Investment Fund. We welcome continued discussions with the games industry on how best to support a thriving UK games sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 28/02/2022 17:48:20 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

1422805

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Coronavirus: Disinformation
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the penalties for people found guilty of deliberately creating and spreading misinformation on covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	125566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of misinformation and disinformation very seriously.</p><p>The Online Safety Bill will force companies to take action to prevent the proliferation of illegal content online that is in scope of the Bill, including illegal misinformation and disinformation. This would include misinformation containing direct incitement to violence such as encouraging violence against public health officials on the false premise that COVID-19 is a hoax.</p><p>The Law Commission’s recommended false communications offence is also being brought into law through the Bill. This will capture any communications where the individual knows the information to be false but sends this communication intending to cause harm. This would include dangerous disinformation about the vaccine, or hoax COVID-19 treatments. The offence will be summary only and will carry a maximum penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks or a fine, or both.</p><p>The Online Safety Bill will also require the biggest companies to address content that is legal but causes significant physical or psychological harm to adults - including some types of misinformation and disinformation, such as anti-vaccination content.</p><p>Alongside this legislation, the government has also developed a Media Literacy Strategy and SHARE checklist which aims to increase audience resilience by educating and empowering those who see, inadvertently share and are affected by false and misleading information.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/02/2022 09:31:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1422808

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	World Book Day
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 her Department is taking to support the 25th anniversary of World Book Day.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	125385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the vital part that books, reading and public libraries play in the lives of so many people, and the pleasure they bring to people of all ages.</p><p>DCMS is supporting World Book Day through organisations that are in receipt of public funds provided by the department. Arts Council England provided funding of £94,360 to World Book Day in January 2021, to deliver a multi-year project - ‘<em>Growing reading for pleasure for children &amp; young people 2021-2022</em>’. The project finishes in August 2022 and includes support for this year’s World Book Day event on 3 March.</p><p>In addition, Libraries Connected (the sector support organisation for libraries) has been encouraging public libraries to take part in the celebrations, to order publicity materials and to sign up and promote the £1 books. Libraries Connected is also highlighting World Book Day through its social media channels, website and other publicity, as will DCMS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/03/2022 09:30:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney