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1546790

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether there has been a change in her Department's (a) departmental expenditure limit and (b) annually managed expenditure spending in the Indo-Pacific region since 16 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	99739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The publication of the Integrated Review in March 2021 affirmed the UK’s increased focus and long-term commitment to the Indo-Pacific.</p><p>DCMS does not capture spend by region. However, the department’s International Directorate has established a bespoke team to lead our Indo-Pacific and China Strategy and Engagement. This shift in focus and resource has been underway for the past year and has resulted in increased collaboration with key regional partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 08/12/2022 17:35:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1546427

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving under her Department.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	98808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>DCMS does not currently have a voluntary exit programme for its serving Civil Servants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 05/12/2022 09:57:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1546438

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Social Media: Personation
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 tackle online impersonations on (a) social media and (b) dating applications which are carried out for the purpose of coercive control.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	98812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will require user-to-user services to tackle illegal content. This includes social media and dating apps.</p><p>We recently announced our intention to add the controlling or coercive behaviour offence to the list of priority illegal offences under the Bill. This means that in-scope services will be required to proactively prevent users from being exposed to this type of content, strengthening protections for users from this behaviour. They will also need to swiftly remove such content if it appears on their service.</p><p>The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to return to the Commons on 5th December for its second day of Report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/12/2022 16:00:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1546490

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Charities: Lotteries
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 analysis her Department has made of the impacts of charity lottery sales limits on the funds raised by charity lotteries.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	98922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The society lottery annual sales limit was last increased as part of a wider package of reforms in 2020. These were reviewed 12 months after they were implemented, and the results of the review were published in March 2022. Early indicators were positive. The higher annual sales limit has allowed some multiple licensed operators who previously had annual sales in excess of £10 million, to restructure and become single licence holders, and divert the savings to good cause returns. The review concluded that it was too soon to reach any firm view on the impact of the changes, especially during a time when the effect of the Covid pandemic made any evaluation more difficult, and that more data on annual growth of the sector was required before considering any further changes. My officials will continue working with the Gambling Commission, as part of its regulatory role, to keep the sector under review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 98923 98924 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:32:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1546491

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Charities: Lotteries
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 her Department plans to update the charity lottery sales limits.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	98923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The society lottery annual sales limit was last increased as part of a wider package of reforms in 2020. These were reviewed 12 months after they were implemented, and the results of the review were published in March 2022. Early indicators were positive. The higher annual sales limit has allowed some multiple licensed operators who previously had annual sales in excess of £10 million, to restructure and become single licence holders, and divert the savings to good cause returns. The review concluded that it was too soon to reach any firm view on the impact of the changes, especially during a time when the effect of the Covid pandemic made any evaluation more difficult, and that more data on annual growth of the sector was required before considering any further changes. My officials will continue working with the Gambling Commission, as part of its regulatory role, to keep the sector under review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 98922 98924 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:32:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1546492

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Charities: Lotteries
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 ensure that charity lottery sales limits do not have a negative impact on the amount of funding received by charities.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	98924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The society lottery annual sales limit was last increased as part of a wider package of reforms in 2020. These were reviewed 12 months after they were implemented, and the results of the review were published in March 2022. Early indicators were positive. The higher annual sales limit has allowed some multiple licensed operators who previously had annual sales in excess of £10 million, to restructure and become single licence holders, and divert the savings to good cause returns. The review concluded that it was too soon to reach any firm view on the impact of the changes, especially during a time when the effect of the Covid pandemic made any evaluation more difficult, and that more data on annual growth of the sector was required before considering any further changes. My officials will continue working with the Gambling Commission, as part of its regulatory role, to keep the sector under review.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 98922 98923 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:32:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1546493

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Prize Money: Regulation
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 adequacy of the amount of regulations governing prize draws compared to those regulating (a) charity lotteries and (b) the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	98925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of concerns, including those raised by the DCMS Select Committee in its recent report What next for the National Lottery?, about the different approaches to society lotteries (regulated under the Gambling Act 2005) and prize draws (which are not). The Gambling Act 2005 generally defines a lottery as requiring payment to participate, an outcome determined wholly by chance, and the allocation of prizes. Large society lotteries operate under a licence issued by the Gambling Commission. There are limits on ticket sales and prizes and a minimum return to good causes. The National Lottery, with its unique status, has its own separate legal framework under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.</p><p>Prize draws may resemble lotteries but not meet the Gambling Act 2005 definition of a lottery because there is a free entry route or because there is an element of skill involved. Where prize draws do not meet the definition of a lottery, they are not considered gambling under the Gambling Act 2005 and the Gambling Commission has no regulatory responsibilities for them. It does however monitor the boundary between them and society lotteries to ensure that products are regulated when required by the Act.</p><p>We are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the Gambling Act 2005 to ensure it is fit for the digital age, and will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions in the coming weeks. We are also carefully considering the Select Committee’s recommendation and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 98926 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:33:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1546494

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Prize Money: Civil Society
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 ensure that prize draws return an appropriate percentage of sales income to good causes.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	98926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of concerns, including those raised by the DCMS Select Committee in its recent report What next for the National Lottery?, about the different approaches to society lotteries (regulated under the Gambling Act 2005) and prize draws (which are not). The Gambling Act 2005 generally defines a lottery as requiring payment to participate, an outcome determined wholly by chance, and the allocation of prizes. Large society lotteries operate under a licence issued by the Gambling Commission. There are limits on ticket sales and prizes and a minimum return to good causes. The National Lottery, with its unique status, has its own separate legal framework under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.</p><p>Prize draws may resemble lotteries but not meet the Gambling Act 2005 definition of a lottery because there is a free entry route or because there is an element of skill involved. Where prize draws do not meet the definition of a lottery, they are not considered gambling under the Gambling Act 2005 and the Gambling Commission has no regulatory responsibilities for them. It does however monitor the boundary between them and society lotteries to ensure that products are regulated when required by the Act.</p><p>We are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the Gambling Act 2005 to ensure it is fit for the digital age, and will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions in the coming weeks. We are also carefully considering the Select Committee’s recommendation and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 98925 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:33:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1546503

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Local Press and Radio: Shropshire
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 she is taking to protect news gathering and output following the review into BBC local radio services in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	98747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that BBC Radio Shropshire plays in terms of the provision of local news and information, and of community engagement in the local area. We are disappointed that the BBC is planning to reduce parts of its local radio output. The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from the government as set out in its Royal Charter, and decisions on service delivery are a matter for the BBC. However, I have been clear with the Chairman of the BBC Board and the Director General that the BBC must make sure it continues to provide distinctive and genuinely local radio services, with content that reflects and represents people and communities from all corners of the UK. The Government also expects Ofcom, as regulator of the BBC, to ensure the BBC is robustly held to account in delivering its public service duties. The Secretary of State has already asked Ofcom about how they are considering this issue, and I understand that Ofcom is continuing to discuss these proposals with the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 05/12/2022 16:24:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1546545

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Football: 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, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on domestic rates of gambling-related harms.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	98932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>A variety of initiatives are in place across the gambling regulatory framework and health services to protect individuals and the public from harmful gambling and raise awareness of its risks.</p><p>The Gambling Commission requires all gambling operators to make information available to customers on how to gamble safely and how to access information on problem gambling and the support available. Most operators signpost to the charity GambleAware’s begambleaware.org site, which contains a wide range of information on risks as well as links to advice and support, including the 24 hour National Gambling Helpline. The NHS webpage 'Help for problem gambling' covers common indicators which suggest that individuals may be experiencing harmful gambling, and the NHS Live Well page on gambling has been updated, providing information on gambling-related harms and signposting to sources of support.</p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care is also taking steps to improve and expand specialist treatment services available for people with a gambling addiction. Under the NHS Long Term Plan, £15m has been committed to establish 15 clinics by 2023/24. Seven specialist clinics are already open and accepting patients. DHSC has committed to undertake an audit of gambling-related harm training materials for healthcare professionals to build capability in the healthcare workforce.</p><p>There have also been a number of recent voluntary and regulatory initiatives to reduce the visibility of gambling around major sporting events. The gambling industry’s ‘whistle-to-whistle’ ban, prevents gambling ads from airing during and immediately before or after live sports coverage before 9pm. Further to this, the Advertising Standards Authority recently implemented tough new rules banning content with ‘strong appeal to children’ from gambling ads, including top-flight and UK national team footballers. GambleAware have also launched a new phase of their ‘Bet Regret’ campaign for the tournament providing increased signposting to support for gambling harm around the 2022 World Cup.</p><p>Evidence on the impacts of gambling advertising, including sponsorship around sports, is being closely considered as part of the government's Review of the Gambling Act. A white paper will be published in the coming weeks outlining our conclusions and next steps.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 98933 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:30:31 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater