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1283772

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people working in the large entertainment events industry.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	911825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>We appreciate that the entertainment and events sector has been significantly affected by COVID19. That’s why the Government has maintained a regular dialogue with the sectors via various working groups since the outbreak of the pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have undertaken assessments of the financial impact of the pandemic through the DCMS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact Business Survey, which is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2021 12:45:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1283773

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support businesses in the (a) hospitality, (b) entertainment and (c) arts and culture sectors.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	911826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>We know that businesses in arts, culture, entertainment and hospitality have been hit hard by this pandemic. That's why we secured an unprecedented £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund of which over £1 billion has so far been allocated so far to over 3000 organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is along a world class package of broader economy measures worth hundreds of billions, including the furloughing scheme and the Self Employed Income Support Scheme</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2021 12:46:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1283774

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Film and Television: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support UK film and TV productions during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	911827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s Film &amp; TV Production Restart Scheme and our industry-led guidance has enabled production to continue on film sets up and down the country - including at Warner Bros studios in Leavesden, home to the Harry Potter and Mission Impossible franchises.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This week the Secretary of State spoke to the BFI’s CEO and Colin Firth about how important the Restart Scheme has been to restoring sector confidence and kickstarting new productions - ensuring the UK remains a world leader in Film and TV.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2021 12:52:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1283775

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Technology: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to support the (a) tech and (b) digital sectors during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	911828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The tech and digital sector has really stepped up to the challenges posed by the pandemic, which has seen tech adoption reportedly advancing 10 years in 2 months.</p><p> </p><p>TO support them in this vital work, the Government Future Fund has distributed over £1bn in loans to over 1000 companies. Our local digital skills partnerships are helping to address tech companies workforce and skills needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2021 12:47:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1283776

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Dormant Assets Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to allocate to good causes the dormant assets identified by the Dormant Assets Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	911829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Dormant Assets Scheme enables money sitting in forgotten accounts to be unlocked for social or environmental purposes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK-wide, the Scheme has so far released over £745m, including £150m for coronavirus recovery last year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following the government’s consultation response, and years of close industry engagement, I’m delighted to say that the Scheme is now set to be expanded, potentially unlocking over £800m for good causes over the coming years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/02/2021 15:41:00 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1283777

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Civil Society: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to provide additional financial support to the civil and voluntary sector during the national covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	911832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The £750 million sector funding package offered unprecedented support to allow charities and social enterprises to continue their vital work and support our national response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government continues to make a package of support available across the economy to enable organisations to get through the months ahead. This includes the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which continues to be a lifeline to a multitude of organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/02/2021 15:41:33 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1283778

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Technology: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK regulation on global tech companies.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	911840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>We want to make the UK the safest place to go online and the best place in the world to set up a digital company. To achieve this aim we need a step change in our regulatory approach.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From establishing the new pro-competition regime for digital markets to our world leading work on online harms this will drive competition, keep people safe and promote our democracy online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2021 12:49:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1284003

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Sports: Betting
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 undertake a risk assessment of the potential increase in unregulated betting activity on sport as a result of the Gambling Commission’s affordability proposals.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	149345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>Data released by the Gambling Commission in May 2020 suggested that the scale of the black market had remained low and stable, with little variation in the number of complaints it had received about illegal gambling websites over the previous 12 months. The Commission’s enforcement approach includes working with web hosting companies and search engines to remove sites or prevent them appearing on searches, and working with payment providers to prevent payments to unlicensed operators. It also has powers to prosecute or refer issues to partner agencies such as HMRC where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s Review of the Gambling Act 2005 has called for evidence on issues around unlicensed gambling, and we are aware of the recent report commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council. We are also consulting on a proposed uplift to Gambling Commission licence fees, which will strengthen the resources it has to identify the scale of and tackle illegal gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission requires operators to monitor play and to intervene where players may be at risk of harm. Its consultation and call for evidence on Remote Customer Interaction is considering whether further requirements are needed for how operators identify and interact with customers who may be at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission will be led by the evidence it receives in deciding its next steps, and its findings may also inform its advice to government on the Gambling Act Review. Following a one month extension to allow extra evidence to be submitted, the deadline for submissions is now 9 February.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 149195 149197 149199 question first answered 09/02/2021 11:19:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1284015

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Gambling: Internet
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 discussions he has had with the Gambling Commission to ensure their consultation on remote customer interaction is considered in parallel with the Government’s Review of the Gambling Act 2005.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	149195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>Data released by the Gambling Commission in May 2020 suggested that the scale of the black market had remained low and stable, with little variation in the number of complaints it had received about illegal gambling websites over the previous 12 months. The Commission’s enforcement approach includes working with web hosting companies and search engines to remove sites or prevent them appearing on searches, and working with payment providers to prevent payments to unlicensed operators. It also has powers to prosecute or refer issues to partner agencies such as HMRC where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s Review of the Gambling Act 2005 has called for evidence on issues around unlicensed gambling, and we are aware of the recent report commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council. We are also consulting on a proposed uplift to Gambling Commission licence fees, which will strengthen the resources it has to identify the scale of and tackle illegal gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission requires operators to monitor play and to intervene where players may be at risk of harm. Its consultation and call for evidence on Remote Customer Interaction is considering whether further requirements are needed for how operators identify and interact with customers who may be at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission will be led by the evidence it receives in deciding its next steps, and its findings may also inform its advice to government on the Gambling Act Review. Following a one month extension to allow extra evidence to be submitted, the deadline for submissions is now 9 February.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 149197 149199 149345 question first answered 09/02/2021 11:19:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1284016

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the financial contribution of the gambling industry to (a) the economy and (b) sport in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	149196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The gross gambling yield (GGY) of the gambling industry in Great Britain between April 2019 and March 2020 was £14.2bn (including the National Lottery). The industry contributed £8.3bn to the UK economy in 2019 (including lotteries), accounting for 0.4% of Gross Value Added (GVA), and paid £3bn in duties in 2019/20. It provides funding to sport in the UK via sponsorship, media rights and the horseracing betting levy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government launched the Review of the Gambling Act 2005 in December with a Call for Evidence, which runs until 31 March. The Review aims to make sure that the Act is fit for the digital age and that the balance is right between respecting the freedom of adults to choose how they spend their money and leisure time and protecting vulnerable people and communities from harm. More information about the Call for Evidence and how to make a submission is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-gambling-act-2005-terms-of-reference-and-call-for-evidence/review-of-the-gambling-act-2005-terms-of-reference-and-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-gambling-act-2005-terms-of-reference-and-call-for-evidence/review-of-the-gambling-act-2005-terms-of-reference-and-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 149198 149200 question first answered 09/02/2021 15:46:45 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker