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754031

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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 discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential cost to the public purse of capping stakes on gaming machines in betting shops at (a) £50, (b) £30, (c) £10 and (d) £2.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	6331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We are currently undertaking a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures, which includes a close look at stakes on gaming machines in betting shops. I will publish the findings in October. DCMS will publish a full impact assessment of any changes to stakes it will consider as part of the findings.</p><p> </p><p>We also received representations from a number of organisations during the review, which provided evidence about the potential impact that a stake reduction on gaming machines in betting shops would have on closures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Representations received as part of the call of evidence will be published alongside the review findings.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 6332 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:47:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

754032

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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 representations she has received on the potential number of betting shop jobs that would be lost in the event that stakes on gaming machines in betting shops are capped at (a) £50, (b) £30, (c) £10 and (d) £2.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	6332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We are currently undertaking a review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures, which includes a close look at stakes on gaming machines in betting shops. I will publish the findings in October. DCMS will publish a full impact assessment of any changes to stakes it will consider as part of the findings.</p><p> </p><p>We also received representations from a number of organisations during the review, which provided evidence about the potential impact that a stake reduction on gaming machines in betting shops would have on closures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Representations received as part of the call of evidence will be published alongside the review findings.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 6331 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:47:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

752565

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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 research her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on the social and economic effects of fixed-odds betting terminals in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	5345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2016 the Government announced a review of Gaming Machines and Social responsibility, which includes fixed odds betting terminals, and launched a call for evidence. As part of the ongoing work on the review the Department has considered research and evidence from a variety of external sources, as well as the responses received to the call for evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The RGSB was set up by the Gambling Commission to advise on priorities for research relating to responsible gambling. GambleAware, an independent charity, leads on commissioning and funding research into gambling-related harm and supporting education and treatment programmes, taking into account the priorities set out by the RGSB. All gambling licence holders are required to make an annual financial contribution to one or more organisations that perform research, education or treatment for gambling-related harm, and most chose to support GambleAware.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware has published a number of research reports into fixed odds betting terminals since 2010. These are available on its website: <a href="https://about.gambleaware.org/research/research-publications/" target="_blank">https://about.gambleaware.org/research/research-publications/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/07/2017 13:29:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

752913

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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 meetings she and Ministers of her Department have held with gambling companies, campaigners and charities on her Department's review of fixed-odds betting terminals.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	5481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>In October 2016 the government launched a call for evidence on stakes and prizes of gaming machines, their numbers and locations, and social responsibility measures to protect players and communities from gambling-related harm. The Gambling Minister held several meetings to help inform the analysis of evidence and responses.</p><p>These included meetings with the National Casino Forum (NCF) in November 2016, and the British Amusement and Gaming Machine industry trade body BACTA, the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB), independent bookmakers, the Bingo Association, the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, the Local Government Association and Newham Council in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/07/2017 14:36:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

751255

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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 she will make it her policy to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals from £100 to £2.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>A review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures was launched in October 2016, this includes a close look at fixed odds betting terminals. Responses to the review's call for evidence are being considered and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/07/2017 13:40:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750077

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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 the Review of Stakes and Prizes will be published.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>A review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures was launched in October 2016. Due to the cross government process required prior to publication, we do not anticipate any further announcements before October.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/07/2017 07:33:44 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson