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942595

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who are at risk of developing a gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made any estimates of the number of people at risk of developing a gambling addiction. The most recent figures from the Health Survey for England published in April 2018, estimated that 3.6% of people in England were at low or moderate risk of developing problems with their gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission support a survey of young people each year, which found in 2017 that 0.9% of 11-16 year olds are defined as problem gamblers and 1.3% are ‘at risk’ gamblers. The survey is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/survey-data/Young-People-and-Gambling-2017-Report.pdf" target="_blank">live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/survey-data/Young-People-and-Gambling-2017-Report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not the role of the Department to recognise gambling disorder and addiction as a distinct mental health condition. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) is a system created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for documenting diagnoses, diseases, signs and symptoms and social circumstances. The ICD was revised in 2018 (ICD-11) and now recognises gambling disorder as a mental health condition due to addictive behaviours. The revised document will be formally published in 2019 and as a WHO member, the Government will adopt this updated classification standard for collecting and reporting information related to health conditions by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available on the WHO website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://icd.who.int/" target="_blank">icd.who.int/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 164306 164308 question first answered 19/07/2018 16:14:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

942596

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Gambling: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people under the age of 18 who have a gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made any estimates of the number of people at risk of developing a gambling addiction. The most recent figures from the Health Survey for England published in April 2018, estimated that 3.6% of people in England were at low or moderate risk of developing problems with their gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission support a survey of young people each year, which found in 2017 that 0.9% of 11-16 year olds are defined as problem gamblers and 1.3% are ‘at risk’ gamblers. The survey is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/survey-data/Young-People-and-Gambling-2017-Report.pdf" target="_blank">live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/survey-data/Young-People-and-Gambling-2017-Report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not the role of the Department to recognise gambling disorder and addiction as a distinct mental health condition. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) is a system created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for documenting diagnoses, diseases, signs and symptoms and social circumstances. The ICD was revised in 2018 (ICD-11) and now recognises gambling disorder as a mental health condition due to addictive behaviours. The revised document will be formally published in 2019 and as a WHO member, the Government will adopt this updated classification standard for collecting and reporting information related to health conditions by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available on the WHO website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://icd.who.int/" target="_blank">icd.who.int/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 164305 164308 question first answered 19/07/2018 16:14:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

942597

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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
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 his Department made of the effectiveness of responsible gambling messages in tackling problem gambling.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We considered advertising as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The Review looked at protections around gambling advertising and set out a package of initiatives to strengthen protections further. The gambling industry changed its code to require responsible gambling messaging appears on screen throughout the length of TV adverts, and it is working with GambleAware and the Gambling Commission to identify good practice on identifying vulnerable players, pilot responsible gambling messaging and interventions and understand the information players need to help them manage their own gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The package of measures also included a major responsible gambling advertising campaign, to run for two years with a budget of £5-7m each year, and will aim to raise awareness of risks and signpost to help where appropriate. The campaign will be led by GambleAware, with extensive input from experts on public health and gambling-related harm to ensure its effectiveness. Different messages will be tested with focus groups to build understanding around what type of core messaging can be used to achieve the desired behaviour and attitude change.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2018 12:09:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

942598

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to recognise gambling disorder and addiction as a distinct mental health condition; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made any estimates of the number of people at risk of developing a gambling addiction. The most recent figures from the Health Survey for England published in April 2018, estimated that 3.6% of people in England were at low or moderate risk of developing problems with their gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission support a survey of young people each year, which found in 2017 that 0.9% of 11-16 year olds are defined as problem gamblers and 1.3% are ‘at risk’ gamblers. The survey is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/survey-data/Young-People-and-Gambling-2017-Report.pdf" target="_blank">live-gamblecom.cloud.contensis.com/PDF/survey-data/Young-People-and-Gambling-2017-Report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not the role of the Department to recognise gambling disorder and addiction as a distinct mental health condition. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) is a system created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for documenting diagnoses, diseases, signs and symptoms and social circumstances. The ICD was revised in 2018 (ICD-11) and now recognises gambling disorder as a mental health condition due to addictive behaviours. The revised document will be formally published in 2019 and as a WHO member, the Government will adopt this updated classification standard for collecting and reporting information related to health conditions by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available on the WHO website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://icd.who.int/" target="_blank">icd.who.int/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 164305 164306 question first answered 19/07/2018 16:14:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

942600

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory contributions for the (i) research, (ii) education and (iii) treatment of gambling disorders.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	164309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate a minimum of 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving £9.4m in 2017/18. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry’s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility and published our response on 17 May. The Review looked at protections across the gambling industry and support for those who experience harm, including the arrangements for funding support.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We want to see an effective and sustainable voluntary system, with improved coordination and better understanding of what measures are most effective to ensure future funding increases will be spent in the most effective way. Our response outlined a number of initiatives for improving the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base. The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2018 12:10:11 question first ministerially corrected 19/07/2018 13:05:29 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 70502 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

926708

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vote Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 18 June to Question 150605, whether any of the people named in the Electoral Commission report, and privy to the initial findings, have informed the Prime Minister of the findings.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	154633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not received an advance copy of the report, and therefore cannot speak to who is named in it.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/06/2018 16:02:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 65003 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

919327

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Obesity Review Group last met.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	151098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Obesity Review Group last met in January 2015 and is no longer active.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 151099 question first answered 12/06/2018 11:07:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

919328

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the Obesity Review Group has played in shaping the child obesity strategy due to be released.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	151099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Obesity Review Group last met in January 2015 and is no longer active.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 151098 question first answered 12/06/2018 11:07:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

918391

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vote Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's office has received an advance copy of the Electoral Commission's report into electoral fraud in the Vote Leave campaign; and what information he holds on the publication date of that report.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	150605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is accountable to Parliament, via the Speaker’s Committee, and does not report directly to Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>In that context, the Government has not received advance copy of such a report, and would not normally expect to receive advance reports on its casework decisions.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/06/2018 14:39:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

918392

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of customs brokers that would be required in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) without a deal, (b) with a new customs partnership and (c) with a maximum facilitation agreement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	150606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of customs brokers in supporting business through the importing and exporting process.</p><p> </p><p>Future customs arrangements will depend on the outcome of the negotiations. In some scenarios, following the UK’s exit from the EU, we expect that there would need to be an increase in capacity in the customs broker sector to meet business needs.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering capacity and capability requirements for future customs arrangements as part of our EU exit planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/06/2018 16:24:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest