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registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Nuisance Calls: Pensioners
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 the Government has taken to reduce the use of cold calling to obtain contractual agreements with pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	202101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Pension scams can have significant and devastating impacts on people’s lives. Scams can leave people to face retirement with a greatly reduced income, unable to build their pension savings back up. As well as being a nuisance, cold calling is the most common method used to initiate pension fraud. This is why the Government has taken a number of measures to tackle nuisance calls in general and ban pensions cold calling in particular.</p><p> </p><p>On Monday 17 December new powers enabling company directors to be held personally liable for the nuisance calls their company makes came into force.</p><p> </p><p>The Government ran a technical consultation over the summer on regulations to ban pensions cold calling and published the consultation response as a supplementary document to Budget 2018. The regulations to ban pensions cold calling were laid in Parliament on 1 November and will come into force early in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is aware that more needs to be done to truly eradicate this problem, and continues to work with regulators and industry to put a stop to these calls.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/12/2018 15:45:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1024752

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: Complementary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many charities who promote the use of complementary and alternative medicine have been investigated by the Charity Commission in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes annual transparency data, which includes analyses of its statutory inquiry, compliance and monitoring casework according to the information on the register of charities and submitted by charities in their annual returns.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a breakdown of casework statistics by classification, beneficiary group, income, and the charities’ age (years since registration) and can be seen here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analysis-of-charities-subject-to-an-inquiry-or-compliance-case#inquiry-case-statistics:-2017-18" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/analysis-of-charities-subject-to-an-inquiry-or-compliance-case#inquiry-case-statistics:-2017-18</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Charity Commission does not provide case statistics specifically on charities who promote the use of complementary and alternative medicine. The breakdown includes charities classified as being for ‘advancement of health / saving lives’, but the Commission does not disaggregate this classification any further, and some charities may use or promote CAM therapies as one part of a much wider range of activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Charity Commission has updated its approach to assessing the charitable status of organisations that promote complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. That approach is reflected in revised internal guidance and a report setting out the outcome of its review, was published last week, and can be seen here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/updated-approach-to-assessing-applications-from-organisations-promoting-complementary-and-alternative-therapies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/updated-approach-to-assessing-applications-from-organisations-promoting-complementary-and-alternative-therapies</a> .</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/12/2018 17:52:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1020744

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Broadcasting: EU Countries
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 have been taken to ensure that international broadcasters in the UK will continue to be able to broadcast to the EU under an Ofcom licence.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	199851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to sign and ratify the Withdrawal Agreement, which will allow for the Implementation Period until December 2020. During the Implementation Period, UK-based broadcasters will be free to broadcast to the EU with their Ofcom licence, and the government will be given an opportunity to negotiate the details of the future relationship between the EU and the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Broadcasting is not excluded or carved out of the political declaration, which is typically the case for trade agreements. Furthermore, the UK is a signatory to the Convention on Transfrontier Television which means that films and TV programmes made or produced in the UK will continue to have the status of European Works, which is of significant importance for industry.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, the future relationship with the EU on broadcasting, including on licensing arrangements, will depend on the exit negotiations. The UK is committed to seek the best possible arrangement for broadcasting that will work for UK businesses and audiences, and we will work closely with the sector to update them on any new developments. At the same time, the government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities, including a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/12/2018 15:46:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

1020045

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	TripAdvisor
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given the proposal made by Lord Beecham on 19 November 2013 (HL Deb, col GC376) to establish a panel to determine whether information identifying the name of a person posting damaging or malicious comments online should be released, particularly in relation to comments about hotel or catering services posted on TripAdvisor.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is making important progress in tackling online safety issues through the Digital Charter, which is guided by a number of principles and whose core purpose is to make the Internet work for everyone – for citizens, businesses and society as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Online anonymity is an important part of a free and open internet, providing essential protection for those who need it and allowing for many kinds of self expression and communication that would not otherwise be possible. But being anonymous online does not give anyone the right to abuse others or break the law.</p><p> </p><p>In the Winter, the Government will publish an Online Harms White Paper setting out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure tech companies take more responsibility for the safety of their users.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/12/2018 12:55:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1019268

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to conduct an investigation into the impact loot boxes in video games have on (1) underage gambling, and (2) instances of gambling related harm.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL11957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Where gambling facilities are offered, operators must have a licence from the Gambling Commission and have controls in place to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>Loot boxes do not fall under gambling law where the in-game items acquired are confined for use within the game and cannot be cashed out. However, the Government is aware of concerns that loot boxes and other entertainment products, such as some video games, could encourage gambling-like behaviour and longer term lead to gambling related harm, and will continue to look closely at any evidence around this issue. We welcome the recent introduction by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-game purchases.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, the Gambling Commission, along with 16 other regulators from Europe and the USA signed a declaration which outlined common concerns around gaming and gambling. The regulators agreed to work together to monitor the characteristics of video games and social gaming and where there is potential cross-over into gambling.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/12/2018 17:58:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

1019302

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to invest in cyber skills to help improve the digital protection provided to users of social media.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Our Digital Charter aims to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. As part of this work, we will publish an Online Harms White Paper in winter 2018/19, which will include a range of proposals including setting out how we will ensure that parents, children and other users develop the skills they need to stay safe online.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to increasing cyber security capacity across all sectors to ensure that the UK has the right level and blend of skills required to maintain our resilience to cyber threats and be the world’s leading digital economy.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/12/2018 17:58:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick