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1020564

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Sports: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions are in place for pre-meditated doping in professional sport; whether those sanctions are comparable to sanctions in place for fraud offences; and what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of such sanctions when used.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL12111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), an Arm's Length Body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) implements the UK’s Anti-Doping Policy, which in the most serious cases, and for repeat offences, can impose life-bans for Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV). There remains the opportunity, if evidence indicates, to work in partnership with law enforcement to investigate a case where a criminal offence may have been committed, and thus criminal sanctions may apply.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/12/2018 16:44:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1020567

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to young people under the age of 18 for gambling addiction from (1) the NHS, (2) educational services, and (3) other public service providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL12114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Children whose gambling is associated with other addictions or mental health issues can access treatment for those conditions in NHS primary and secondary care. In addition, dedicated treatment for gambling disorders is commissioned by the charity GambleAware. This includes the National Gambling Helpline and a national network of treatment services which are accessible across Great Britain. Most people accessing services are over 18 but they are available to people of any age, including young people. GambleAware also funds the NHS National Problem Gambling Clinic, with a second clinic due to open in Leeds in April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware’s delivery plan for 2018-20 aligns with strategic priorities set by the regulator, the Gambling Commission, and its expert advisors on research, education and treatment, the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB). The delivery plan includes developing and promoting a ‘knowledge hub’ of resources and guidance for teachers and those who work with young people, as well as working with agencies that support young people’s mental health and supporting parents to have conversations with children.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are expected to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils and some teach about gambling and addiction as part of their Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education. The non-statutory PSHE programme of study, published by the PSHE Association, includes teaching about gambling (including online) and its psychological and financial impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education’s consultation on Relationships, Sex and Health Education, including draft content on online behaviour and mental wellbeing, closed on 7 November. The Department is currently analysing responses to the consultation before finalising regulations and guidance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/12/2018 16:47:41 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1020587

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: 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, what recent discussions he has had with online media providers on preventing fake news from being placed on their platforms.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet with the major tech and social media companies to discuss their progress in tackling disinformation and other online harms. We will continue to have robust dialogue with the companies and press them to be transparent about the scale of the problem on their platforms and the steps they are taking to address it.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/12/2018 16:21:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020704

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	National Gallery: Employment Tribunals Service
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 total cost to the public purse is of the tribunal involving the National Gallery which commenced on 26 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	199788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>As of 7 December, the National Gallery has spent £87,359.74 (inclusive of VAT) on external legal advice and representation in regards to the tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/12/2018 10:57:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1020744

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Broadcasting: EU Countries
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 have been taken to ensure that international broadcasters in the UK will continue to be able to broadcast to the EU under an Ofcom licence.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	199851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to sign and ratify the Withdrawal Agreement, which will allow for the Implementation Period until December 2020. During the Implementation Period, UK-based broadcasters will be free to broadcast to the EU with their Ofcom licence, and the government will be given an opportunity to negotiate the details of the future relationship between the EU and the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Broadcasting is not excluded or carved out of the political declaration, which is typically the case for trade agreements. Furthermore, the UK is a signatory to the Convention on Transfrontier Television which means that films and TV programmes made or produced in the UK will continue to have the status of European Works, which is of significant importance for industry.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, the future relationship with the EU on broadcasting, including on licensing arrangements, will depend on the exit negotiations. The UK is committed to seek the best possible arrangement for broadcasting that will work for UK businesses and audiences, and we will work closely with the sector to update them on any new developments. At the same time, the government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities, including a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/12/2018 15:46:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1020213

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent gambling companies from using user data to target marketing to (a) underage and (b) problem gamblers.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	199330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Strict rules already ensure gambling adverts are not targeted at, or appeal to, children, or exploit the vulnerable, and these apply across all media, including online and on social media.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling operators are required to comply with the advertising codes of practice issued by the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). These are enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). In addition to rules covering children, the advertising codes have specific provisions to protect vulnerable people, and CAP’s new guidance in February further restricted adverts that create an inappropriate sense of urgency or give an irresponsible perception of risk or control.</p><p> </p><p>Gambling adverts must not feature content that risks appealing to children, for example cartoon animals. Last year the Gambling Commission and ASA acted quickly to make clear that operators using such images were in breach of advertising rules and must remove the material or face enforcement action. In addition to rules on content, the ASA has made clear that operators advertising online must use data on customers’ interests to target marketing campaigns away from children.</p><p> </p><p>The government considered gambling advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further, including further CAP guidance on protecting children and young people, and tougher Gambling Commission sanctions for breaches of the advertising codes, including fines.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 199337 question first answered 13/12/2018 16:59:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1020214

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Public Libraries: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure the safeguarding of children in unstaffed libraries.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	199331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department encourages local authorities to consider a range of approaches to support and enhance the delivery of their library services, such as making appropriate use of available technology. A number of library services are using technology to enable access for library users to library buildings outside staffed hours on a self service basis. The systems often include controlled access technology involving CCTV and communication systems. Good practice guidance, from the Libraries Taskforce, encourages library services to undertake a risk assessment before implementing such a service and also advises that it is important that staffed hours meet the requirements of children and young adults who wish to visit the library unaccompanied. In managing the safeguarding of children, library services that use these systems do not allow children under a specified age to access the library at unstaffed times unless accompanied by an adult.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 13/12/2018 13:03:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1020261

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 3 December (HL11702), how many individuals were (1) cautioned, (2) charged, and (3) convicted by the TV Licensing Organisation as a result of non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Borwick
uin	HL12058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold this information. Issues relating to non-payment of the licence fee are a matter for the BBC as a body independent from the government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/12/2018 16:45:42 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4281 label Biography information for Lord Borwick

1020296

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Sports: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the decision made by the World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Committee in September to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL12082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>At its meeting on 20 September 2018, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee made a decision to reinstate RUSADA (Russia's Anti-Doping Agency), following a recommendation made by WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC).</p><p> </p><p>WADA's decision to reinstate RUSADA is subject to two strict post-reinstatement conditions:</p><p> </p><ol><li>RUSADA and the Russian Ministry of Sport must procure that the authentic Information Management System (LIMS) data and underlying analytical data of the former Moscow Laboratory set out in the WADA President's letter of 22 June 2018 are received by WADA (via access to the data by an independent expert agreeable to both WADA and the Russian authorities) by no later than 31 December 2018.</li><li>RUSADA and the Russian Ministry of Sport must procure that any re-analysis of samples required by WADA following review of such data is completed by no later than 30 June 2019.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Athletes and fans having faith in clean sport is vitally important, and the UK Government remains fully committed to combating doping in sport and protecting the integrity of sport.</p><p> </p><p>Should there be any failure to do so, we expect WADA to swiftly determine non-compliance under the relevant sanctioning provisions as set out under the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12083 question first answered 19/12/2018 16:26:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1020298

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Sports: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Russia has met all the criteria for re-compliance and re-entry into international sports competition as outlined in the McClaren Reports, The Independent Person Report, published on 18 July 2016, and The Independent Person 2nd Report, published on 9 December 2016, including acceptance of the condition that an institutional doping regime was operated at events including the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the requirement to allow access to the Moscow laboratory for (1) international inspection, and (2) the analysis of samples and electronic data.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL12083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>At its meeting on 20 September 2018, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee made a decision to reinstate RUSADA (Russia's Anti-Doping Agency), following a recommendation made by WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC).</p><p> </p><p>WADA's decision to reinstate RUSADA is subject to two strict post-reinstatement conditions:</p><p> </p><ol><li>RUSADA and the Russian Ministry of Sport must procure that the authentic Information Management System (LIMS) data and underlying analytical data of the former Moscow Laboratory set out in the WADA President's letter of 22 June 2018 are received by WADA (via access to the data by an independent expert agreeable to both WADA and the Russian authorities) by no later than 31 December 2018.</li><li>RUSADA and the Russian Ministry of Sport must procure that any re-analysis of samples required by WADA following review of such data is completed by no later than 30 June 2019.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Athletes and fans having faith in clean sport is vitally important, and the UK Government remains fully committed to combating doping in sport and protecting the integrity of sport.</p><p> </p><p>Should there be any failure to do so, we expect WADA to swiftly determine non-compliance under the relevant sanctioning provisions as set out under the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12082 question first answered 19/12/2018 16:26:51 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan