10 0 1 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-11-02 1 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 10 Gambling To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which gambling companies he has held meetings with since he took up his current office. Tom Watson false 187321 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport House of Commons Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest West Bromwich East 2018-11-12T11:39:22.263Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-12 Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright <p>I have not met with any gambling companies since my appointment. The Minister for Sport and Civil Society, together with officials, hold regular such meetings and I will be attending a roundtable with the gambling industry later this year.</p><p> </p><p>I held a meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October and have held further conversations with colleagues on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>I am fully briefed on all aspects of the Gambling Review, including the Government's response to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.</p> 187322 187323 West Bromwich East Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates he met with the hon. Member for Shipley since becoming Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. 1 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Tom Watson 2018-11-12T11:39:22.323Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-12 <p>I have not met with any gambling companies since my appointment. The Minister for Sport and Civil Society, together with officials, hold regular such meetings and I will be attending a roundtable with the gambling industry later this year.</p><p> </p><p>I held a meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October and have held further conversations with colleagues on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>I am fully briefed on all aspects of the Gambling Review, including the Government's response to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.</p> 187321 187323 187322 false Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities 10 2018-11-02 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what day he read the Government's response to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, published by the Gambling Commission on 17 May 2018. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 Gaming Machines West Bromwich East false Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-11-02 2018-11-12T11:39:22.37Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-12 <p>I have not met with any gambling companies since my appointment. The Minister for Sport and Civil Society, together with officials, hold regular such meetings and I will be attending a roundtable with the gambling industry later this year.</p><p> </p><p>I held a meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October and have held further conversations with colleagues on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>I am fully briefed on all aspects of the Gambling Review, including the Government's response to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.</p> 187321 187322 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Tom Watson 187323 10 190386 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-11-15T16:02:31.35Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-15 <p>As per my response on 12 November, I met with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October. This meeting included a discussion of the changes to stakes on B2 Gaming Machines. I have discussed this issue with a number of other colleagues. There was no discussion of the commercial takeover of Ladbrokes. The appropriate arrangements were in place to support an official meeting.</p> 190388 190387 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-11-12 1 West Bromwich East Tom Watson To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, if he will publish an official note of his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury. 10 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities Tom Watson 190387 10 1 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport West Bromwich East 2018-11-15T16:02:31.413Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-15 <p>As per my response on 12 November, I met with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October. This meeting included a discussion of the changes to stakes on B2 Gaming Machines. I have discussed this issue with a number of other colleagues. There was no discussion of the commercial takeover of Ladbrokes. The appropriate arrangements were in place to support an official meeting.</p> 190388 190386 false GVC Holdings: Ladbrokes To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, whether the commercial terms of the takeover of Ladbrokes by GVC was discussed at his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury. 2018-11-12 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities 190388 2018-11-12 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport West Bromwich East 2018-11-15T16:02:31.46Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-15 <p>As per my response on 12 November, I met with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October. This meeting included a discussion of the changes to stakes on B2 Gaming Machines. I have discussed this issue with a number of other colleagues. There was no discussion of the commercial takeover of Ladbrokes. The appropriate arrangements were in place to support an official meeting.</p> 190387 190386 1 Tom Watson Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 10 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November to 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, whether officials in his Department were present at his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury. false West Bromwich East 1 Tom Watson 190389 2018-11-12 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has met any representatives from (a) the Association of British Bookmakers and (b) the Remote Gambling Association since his appointment. Association of British Bookmakers and Remote Gambling Association Digital, Culture, Media and Sport false Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 10 2018-11-15T16:12:10.447Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-15 <p>As the Hon member would expect, details of Ministerial meetings are set out in regular transparency returns.</p> 2018-11-13 190825 false Tom Watson Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-11-19T16:11:29.23Z Northampton North Michael Ellis false 2018-11-19 Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis <p>No such discussions have taken place at this time.</p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on the Government's funding of UNESCO. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 West Bromwich East UNESCO: Finance 10 To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) he or (b) officials from his Department have (i) met or (ii) been in correspondence with representatives from GoldenTree Asset Management since his appointment. Tom Watson 194686 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2018-11-22 false West Bromwich East 2018-11-27T14:57:08.09Z 2018-11-27T18:02:20.17Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright true 2018-11-27 Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright <p>I updated the House on Monday 19th November regarding Johnston Press. Johnston Press had a number of creditors including Golden Tree Asset Management, Fidelity, Caravel Asset Management, and Benefits Street Partners. As I set out on 19 November, a consortium of creditors formed JPI Media to take over the assets of Johnston Press. DCMS has been in contact with a number of stakeholders in relation to the takeover<del class="ministerial">.</del><ins class="ministerial">:I spoke with David King (Chief Executive of JPI Media) and John Ensall (Director at JPI Media). Officials at DCMS have also spoken to representatives of Johnston Press and JPI Media. </ins></p> Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: GoldenTree Asset Management Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 10 194691 GVC Holdings 10 Tom Watson To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the (a) dates and minutes of meetings and (b) correspondence between the Government and GVC Holdings PLC in the last 12 months; and whether the timing of the vote on the FOBT Statutory Instrument was raised in either case. 2018-11-22 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1 false 2018-11-27T15:02:39.233Z Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright false 2018-11-27 <p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published on a quarterly basis on gov.uk. Details about such meetings, including minutes are confidential - to allow full and frank discussions between parties. Ladbrokes Coral (who have since been acquired by GVC Holdings PLC) were one of the attendees at a roundtable with the former Minister for Sport and Civil Society on 7 March 2018 to discuss the Consultation on Proposals for Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.</p><p> </p><p>The current Minister for Sport and Civil Society and I have not met representatives of GVC Holding PLC since being appointed.</p> Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport West Bromwich East Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 158