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771385

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Entertainers: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that performers contracted to work in shows under the management of a director employed as workers and are remunerated as such.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is committed to robustly tackling false self-employment; it investigates any evidence suggesting that workers have been misclassified for tax purposes. It will identify the facts and take steps to ensure the right tax, NICs, interest and any penalties are paid. Every complaint made through the ACAS helpline for National Minimum Wage compliance is investigated, and HMRC always takes action where they believe an employer is not paying its workers the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes guidance about the status of actors and performers here: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-status-manual/esm4121</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/10/2017 09:23:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771432

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Broadband
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 percentage of UK premises experience broadband download speeds of less than (a) 1MB/s, (b) 2MB/s, (c) 5MB/s and (d) 10 MB/s.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this level of information. Think Broadband (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/uk) publish up-to-date information on the percentage of premises receiving below 2 and 10 MB/s. These are currently reported as follows:</p><p>0.76% of UK premises experience download speeds below 2Mbps.</p><p>2.81% of UK premises experience download speeds of less than 10Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/10/2017 16:07:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771433

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Cultural Heritage: Security
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 financial assistance the Government has given to cultural and artistic venues to assist with extra security costs incurred as a result of recent terrorist attacks in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQ 106697.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 107960 question first answered 19/10/2017 09:15:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771435

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what the £740 million 5G research and infrastructure fund announced in the 2016 Autumn Statement has been spent.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced a a £1.1bn package to boost the UK’s digital infrastructure. This sum is intended to cover all future connectivity technologies and cover work in this area until 2020-21. This included investment in a nationally coordinated programme of full fibre and 5G Testbed &amp; Trials.</p><p>To date, the Government has invested £16 million for three leading 5G research institutions to establish a test network to test and trial 5G technologies and applications. This week, a £25 million competition was announced to select projects for initial funding as part of the first Phase of the Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme.</p><p>For the Local Full Fibre (LFFN) Programme, the Government announced in September that £10 million has been allocated for 6 full fibre test projects around the country, in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, West Sussex, Coventry and Warwickshire, Bristol (with Bath and North East Somerset), West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Further measures will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/10/2017 09:19:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

770076

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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	Gambling: Prosecutions
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 prosecutions under the Gambling Act 2005 there have been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences under the Gambling Act 2005 in England and Wales, in each year between 2012 and 2016, can be viewed in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/10/2017 06:59:16 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch attachment 1 file name Gambling Act 2005 detailed offences 2012-2016.pdf title Gambling Act 2005 offences 2012-2016
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

769724

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of problem gambling and gambling addiction on acquisitive crime.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>I have not undertaken an assessment. The Modern Crime Prevention Strategy published in March 2016 sets out how we analyse and respond to crime through the consideration of six drivers of crime (opportunity, character, effectiveness of the criminal justice system, profit, drugs and alcohol). This includes looking at new and emerging trends in acquisitive crime where we work closely with the police and relevant industry leads.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2017 16:44:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

768992

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the effect on crime of problem gambling and gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/10/2017 16:26:00 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

768100

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of people who have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England is a national survey and its stratified, random probability sample is designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England. Questions about gambling and problem gambling were included in the survey in 2015 and in 2012. The 2015 survey data were published in a report by the Gambling Commission, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The survey found that 0.9% of people aged 16+ were classified as problem gamblers using either the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual-IV) screening instruments.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gambling can cause physical and mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which problem gamblers may present with.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had no meetings to discuss this specific issue. Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local commissioners<strong>, </strong>based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of services available to problem gamblers, details of which can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106859 106860 106863 106956 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

768101

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have a gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of people who have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England is a national survey and its stratified, random probability sample is designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England. Questions about gambling and problem gambling were included in the survey in 2015 and in 2012. The 2015 survey data were published in a report by the Gambling Commission, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The survey found that 0.9% of people aged 16+ were classified as problem gamblers using either the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual-IV) screening instruments.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gambling can cause physical and mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which problem gamblers may present with.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had no meetings to discuss this specific issue. Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local commissioners<strong>, </strong>based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of services available to problem gamblers, details of which can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106858 106859 106860 106956 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

768107

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department holds on, and what assessment it has made of, the effects of gambling on mental health.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of people who have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England is a national survey and its stratified, random probability sample is designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England. Questions about gambling and problem gambling were included in the survey in 2015 and in 2012. The 2015 survey data were published in a report by the Gambling Commission, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The survey found that 0.9% of people aged 16+ were classified as problem gamblers using either the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual-IV) screening instruments.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gambling can cause physical and mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which problem gamblers may present with.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had no meetings to discuss this specific issue. Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local commissioners<strong>, </strong>based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of services available to problem gamblers, details of which can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106858 106860 106863 106956 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest