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1312346

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Channel Four
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason Ofcom has yet to publish the findings of its investigation into the Channel 4 programme entitled, Dispatches: The Truth about Traveller Crime, which commenced on 29 May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom is the UK’s independent regulator of television. Decisions on broadcasting regulation, including the duration of their investigations, are a matter for Ofcom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 29/04/2021 12:24:02 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1312412

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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 Lottery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) scratch card and instant win games and (b) standard draw National Lottery tickets have been sold in each region in each year since 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We do not hold data on sales by region, and Camelot does not publish sales data by region due to commercial sensitivities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below shows sales data for draw based games (DBGs) and instant win games from 2010/11 to 2019/20. Data prior to this time was not in a readily accessible format. Sales data for instant games is not separated further into scratchcards and online instant win games. This information has been collated from an analysis of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited annual <a href="https://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting/" target="_blank">accounts</a>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DBG (£m)</p></td><td><p>Instants (£m)</p></td><td><p>Gross ticket sales (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£4,537.1</p></td><td><p>£3,368.0</p></td><td><p>£7,905.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£4,081.8</p></td><td><p>£3,125.0</p></td><td><p>£7,206.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£4,116.7</p></td><td><p>£2,835.0</p></td><td><p>£6,951.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£4,023.2</p></td><td><p>£2,902.1</p></td><td><p>£6,925.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£4,642.9</p></td><td><p>£2,952.3</p></td><td><p>£7,595.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£4,649.0</p></td><td><p>£2,628.8</p></td><td><p>£7,277.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£4,589.8</p></td><td><p>£2,141.0</p></td><td><p>£6,730.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£4,915.9</p></td><td><p>£2,062.0</p></td><td><p>£6,977.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£4,800.1</p></td><td><p>£1,725.9</p></td><td><p>£6,525.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£4,386.3</p></td><td><p>£1,436.1</p></td><td><p>£5,822.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, annual National Lottery sales from 1994/1995 to 2019/2020 are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1994/1995</p></td><td><p>£1,190.7m*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995/1996</p></td><td><p>£5,217.0m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996/1997</p></td><td><p>£4,723.0m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>£5,513.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>£5,207.0m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>£5,092.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>£4,983.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>£4,834.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>£4,574.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>£4,614.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>£4,766.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>£5,012.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>£4,911.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>£4,966.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>£5,149.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£5,451.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£5,822.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£6,525.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£6,977.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£6,730.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£7,277.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£7,595.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£6,925.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>£6,951.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>£7,206.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>£7,905.1m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*As the Lottery began in November 1994, data from 1994/1995 is only for a partial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 29/04/2021 12:16:51 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1312414

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Camelot Group: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has spent on advertising (a) scratch card and instant win games and (b) standard draws since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold this information. The amount the National Lottery operator spends on advertising is a commercial decision, subject to conditions set out in the licence which specify minimum amounts that must be spent on marketing. For the current year the figure is £72m or 1.07% sales, whichever is higher. Information for further years can be found at Schedule 10, Condition 11, Part 1 of the third licence at the following link: <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 188086 question first answered 29/04/2021 12:18:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1312413

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Camelot Group: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has spent on advertising by region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold this information. The amount the National Lottery operator spends on advertising is a commercial decision, subject to conditions set out in the licence which specify minimum amounts that must be spent on marketing. For the current year the figure is £72m or 1.07% sales, whichever is higher. Information for further years can be found at Schedule 10, Condition 11, Part 1 of the third licence at the following link: <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 188087 question first answered 29/04/2021 12:18:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1312417

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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 Lottery: Prize Money
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been paid out in total by the National Lottery in prize money through (a) scratch card and instant win games and (b) standard draw prizes in each region since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The total prize payout by game type and region is not collated.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total amount that has been paid out in prizes since 2010 is £38,447.5 million and the list below shows how this is broken down each year during that period. This information has been collated from an analysis of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited annual accounts, which are publicly <a href="https://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting/" target="_blank">available</a>:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>2019/20 - £4,505.0 million</p></li><li><p>2018/19 - £4,128.5 million</p></li><li><p>2017/18 - £3,928.4 million</p></li><li><p>2016/17 - £3,943.2 million</p></li><li><p>2015/16 - £4,198.9 million</p></li><li><p>2014/15 - £4,043.0 million</p></li><li><p>2013/14 - £3,636.6 million</p></li><li><p>2012/13 - £3,697.6 million</p></li><li><p>2011/12 - £3,388.6 million</p></li><li><p>2010/11 - £2,977.7 million</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 29/04/2021 12:23:16 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1312415

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Camelot Group: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much money was allocated to good causes by Camelot UK Lotteries Limited by (a) region and (b) sector in each of those regions in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The operation of the National Lottery and the distribution of good cause income are two separate processes. As the current operator of the National Lottery, Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has no influence over the distribution of National Lottery good cause income.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All good cause income generated through National Lottery sales is placed into the National Lottery Distribution Fund which is distributed by the 12 National Lottery Distributing Bodies at arms length from the Government. The Lottery Distributing Bodies distribute funding across four good cause areas as set out in legislation, the National Lottery etc Act 1993; communities 40%, arts 20%, heritage 20%, and sport 20%.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is a publicly available database to access information on distribution of Lottery funding that can be accessed through the <a href="https://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> website. This website brings together National Lottery grant data from the commencement of the National Lottery in 1994 to January 2018 and allows searches to be made for good cause grants in each region within specific timeframes. Due to technical limitations with the historic database, we have not yet been able to incorporate more recent National Lottery grant data. We are currently developing a new database which will be launched this year and will include data from 2018 onwards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 29/04/2021 12:20:09 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1312416

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Camelot Group: Profits
	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 declared profits were of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/NL-licences/NL-Third-licence.pdf" target="_blank">3rd National Lottery Licence</a> sets out the amount the operator and good causes retain after certain costs (for example, prizes, lottery duty and retailer commission).</p><p>Camelot UK Lotteries Limited publish their annual report on their <a href="https://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting/" target="_blank">website</a>. Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the Company after tax from 2010/2011 to 2019/2020 is shown below:</p><ul><li><p>2019/20 - £78.1m</p></li><li><p>2018/19 - £68.0m</p></li><li><p>2017/18 - £68.4m</p></li><li><p>2016/17 - £70.5m</p></li><li><p>2015/16 - £77.5m</p></li><li><p>2014/15 - £71.0m</p></li><li><p>2013/14 - £58.5m</p></li><li><p>2012/13 - £54.6m</p></li><li><p>2011/12 - £33.3m</p></li><li><p>2010/11 - £28.6m</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 29/04/2021 12:22:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1312344

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Events Industry: Government Assistance
	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 his Department will make an assessment of the (a) implications for his policies of the findings of the recent survey by #WeMakeEvents of businesses and individuals in the live event supply chain and (b) potential merits of making sector-specific fiscal support available to the live entertainment industry in response to the effects of the covid-19 outbreak on that industry.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the severe impact the pandemic has had on supply chain businesses for the live events sector.</p><p> </p><p>Supply chain organisations were eligible for the first two rounds of the Culture Recovery Fund and are recognised as a critical part of the sector. Across the first two rounds of funding, the Culture Recovery Fund has helped 311 organisations in the live music supply chain to date with approximately £47million awarded. A further £300M will be available to continue supporting the broad cultural sector throughout 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will spend over £33 billion supporting those in self-employment during this crisis, among the most generous anywhere in the world. The Government has also provided economic wide support packages which the sector has been able to access including extensions to the furlough scheme, SEISS, and additional business support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/04/2021 10:02:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1312351

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	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 his Department has made of the effect of the ban on online advertising of foods high in fat, salt or sugar on the (a) creative and digital advertising sector and (b) food and drink sector.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made it clear that tackling obesity is a priority for this Government. In July 2020 the Government outlined it’s Tackling Obesity strategy which details a host of measures aimed at improving the chances of citizens living a healthy lifestyle.</p><p>The Government proposed various options for restricting HFSS advertising in the 2019 and 2020 consultations targeted at protecting children from being exposed to advertising of unhealthy food products.</p><p>Balanced against the priority of protecting children and tackling obesity, we have carefully considered the impact that any restrictions will have on industry and in particular the potential for market distortion or disproportionate effects on key business sectors.</p><p>The final policy will be set out in our consultation response due to be published shortly. The Government is committed to acting collaboratively to prepare businesses, individuals and organisations for changes to the rules around HFSS advertising.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 188081 question first answered 29/04/2021 10:05:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1312350

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	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 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the effect of restrictions on online advertising of foods high in fat, salt or sugar on small businesses in the food and drink sector.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made it clear that tackling obesity is a priority for this Government. In July 2020 the Government outlined it’s Tackling Obesity strategy which details a host of measures aimed at improving the chances of citizens living a healthy lifestyle.</p><p>The Government proposed various options for restricting HFSS advertising in the 2019 and 2020 consultations targeted at protecting children from being exposed to advertising of unhealthy food products.</p><p>Balanced against the priority of protecting children and tackling obesity, we have carefully considered the impact that any restrictions will have on industry and in particular the potential for market distortion or disproportionate effects on key business sectors.</p><p>The final policy will be set out in our consultation response due to be published shortly. The Government is committed to acting collaboratively to prepare businesses, individuals and organisations for changes to the rules around HFSS advertising.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 188082 question first answered 29/04/2021 10:05:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker