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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-11more like thismore than 2020-02-11
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling: Video Games more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Sobel remove filter
uin 753 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-18more like thismore than 2020-02-18
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> more like this
answering member constituency Maldon more like this
answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-18T17:08:57.973Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-18T17:08:57.973Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
tabling member
4658
label Biography information for Alex Sobel more like this