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1177842

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will take steps to (a) close the monetisation loophole in gambling legislation in regards to loot boxes and (b) empower the Gambling Commission to regulate loot boxes in video games.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005, and to tackle issues around loot boxes. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From September 2020 it will be mandatory for state-funded secondary schools in England to teach pupils about risks related to online gambling as part of education about internet safety and harms. This is in addition to initiatives by third sector bodies, including the PSHE Association’s resources for teachers, Parentzone’s tools to help parents educate children about gambling and gambling-like mechanics in gaming, and the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust’s (YGAM) training and resources about gambling and digital resilience for teachers, youth workers, mental health specialists and others who work with children and young people.</p><p>We also welcomed the launch in January 2020 of the games industry’s Get Smart About P.L.A.Y. campaign encouraging parents to use parental controls and take an active role in their children’s gaming specifically.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 752 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:05:43 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1177843

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness amongst children of the risks of (a) in-game purchases and loot boxes in video games and (b) other forms of gambling.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to review the Gambling Act 2005, and to tackle issues around loot boxes. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From September 2020 it will be mandatory for state-funded secondary schools in England to teach pupils about risks related to online gambling as part of education about internet safety and harms. This is in addition to initiatives by third sector bodies, including the PSHE Association’s resources for teachers, Parentzone’s tools to help parents educate children about gambling and gambling-like mechanics in gaming, and the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust’s (YGAM) training and resources about gambling and digital resilience for teachers, youth workers, mental health specialists and others who work with children and young people.</p><p>We also welcomed the launch in January 2020 of the games industry’s Get Smart About P.L.A.Y. campaign encouraging parents to use parental controls and take an active role in their children’s gaming specifically.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 751 question first answered 19/02/2020 17:05:43 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1177844

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will take steps to cap the amount of money players can spend on in-game purchases in video games.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The government is aware of concerns around the potential for excessive spending in games, particularly by young people. These concerns are discussed in the recent DCMS Select Committee report on Immersive and Addictive Technologies. We are currently considering the Report and its recommendations and will respond in due course.</p><p><strong><br></strong>We continue to work with industry and the age ratings bodies to encourage the use of parental controls that can disable or limit spending on devices, and welcomed the launch in January 2020 of the games industry’s Get Smart About P.L.A.Y. campaign encouraging parents to use parental controls and take an active role in their children’s gaming.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 18/02/2020 17:08:57 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1173911

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to classify (a) video game loot boxes and (b) FIFA Ultimate Team Packs as gambling in the forthcoming Bill on online harms.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	9141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government will respond to the Online Harms White Paper consultation shortly.</p><p><br>However, we are aware of concerns that some entertainment products, such as some video games, could encourage gambling-like behaviour. We have committed to review the Gambling Act 2005 to make sure it is fit for the digital age, and to tackle issues surrounding loot boxes. We will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/02/2020 10:09:17 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel