Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the tax revenues the statutory gambling levy will raise per year.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The government’s priority is to ensure funding is directed where it is needed most to deliver our objective to further understand and reduce gambling-related harms. That is why we have appointed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and NHS England, together with appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales, as lead commissioning bodies for research, prevention and treatment. Decisions on how levy funds are spent within research, prevention and treatment lie with commissioning leads. We are also establishing robust governance structures to ensure the core aims of the levy are met and we expect to publish an Annual Levy Report each year setting out the use of the levy and impact against objectives.
The levy will be charged at a set rate for all holders of a Gambling Commission licence, ranging from 1.1% to 0.1% of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) and is expected to raise around £90 million to £100 million per year.
The Gambling Act 2005 is clear that all gambling activity licensed by the Gambling Commission is in scope of the levy, including society lotteries. However, to minimise disruption, these operators will be charged the levy at the lowest rate of 0.1%, in recognition of the low rates of harm associated with participation in society lotteries and the important benefits they bring to good cause fundraising. This 0.1% will be charged as a proportion of proceeds retained after good causes. Under the terms of the fourth licence, the National Lottery operator, Allwyn, is already required to make a £1.6 million annual contribution to socially responsible purposes such as research and treatment. Commercial prize draws are not regulated as a gambling product under the Gambling Act.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to measure the impact of the funds raised by the statutory gambling levy.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The government’s priority is to ensure funding is directed where it is needed most to deliver our objective to further understand and reduce gambling-related harms. That is why we have appointed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and NHS England, together with appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales, as lead commissioning bodies for research, prevention and treatment. Decisions on how levy funds are spent within research, prevention and treatment lie with commissioning leads. We are also establishing robust governance structures to ensure the core aims of the levy are met and we expect to publish an Annual Levy Report each year setting out the use of the levy and impact against objectives.
The levy will be charged at a set rate for all holders of a Gambling Commission licence, ranging from 1.1% to 0.1% of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) and is expected to raise around £90 million to £100 million per year.
The Gambling Act 2005 is clear that all gambling activity licensed by the Gambling Commission is in scope of the levy, including society lotteries. However, to minimise disruption, these operators will be charged the levy at the lowest rate of 0.1%, in recognition of the low rates of harm associated with participation in society lotteries and the important benefits they bring to good cause fundraising. This 0.1% will be charged as a proportion of proceeds retained after good causes. Under the terms of the fourth licence, the National Lottery operator, Allwyn, is already required to make a £1.6 million annual contribution to socially responsible purposes such as research and treatment. Commercial prize draws are not regulated as a gambling product under the Gambling Act.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government on what basis society lotteries and external lotteries are subject to a mandatory gambling levy, while the National Lottery and commercial prize draw operators are not.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The government’s priority is to ensure funding is directed where it is needed most to deliver our objective to further understand and reduce gambling-related harms. That is why we have appointed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and NHS England, together with appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales, as lead commissioning bodies for research, prevention and treatment. Decisions on how levy funds are spent within research, prevention and treatment lie with commissioning leads. We are also establishing robust governance structures to ensure the core aims of the levy are met and we expect to publish an Annual Levy Report each year setting out the use of the levy and impact against objectives.
The levy will be charged at a set rate for all holders of a Gambling Commission licence, ranging from 1.1% to 0.1% of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) and is expected to raise around £90 million to £100 million per year.
The Gambling Act 2005 is clear that all gambling activity licensed by the Gambling Commission is in scope of the levy, including society lotteries. However, to minimise disruption, these operators will be charged the levy at the lowest rate of 0.1%, in recognition of the low rates of harm associated with participation in society lotteries and the important benefits they bring to good cause fundraising. This 0.1% will be charged as a proportion of proceeds retained after good causes. Under the terms of the fourth licence, the National Lottery operator, Allwyn, is already required to make a £1.6 million annual contribution to socially responsible purposes such as research and treatment. Commercial prize draws are not regulated as a gambling product under the Gambling Act.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government which organisations they intend to receive funding raised by the statutory gambling levy.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The government’s priority is to ensure funding is directed where it is needed most to deliver our objective to further understand and reduce gambling-related harms. That is why we have appointed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and NHS England, together with appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales, as lead commissioning bodies for research, prevention and treatment. Decisions on how levy funds are spent within research, prevention and treatment lie with commissioning leads. We are also establishing robust governance structures to ensure the core aims of the levy are met and we expect to publish an Annual Levy Report each year setting out the use of the levy and impact against objectives.
The levy will be charged at a set rate for all holders of a Gambling Commission licence, ranging from 1.1% to 0.1% of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) and is expected to raise around £90 million to £100 million per year.
The Gambling Act 2005 is clear that all gambling activity licensed by the Gambling Commission is in scope of the levy, including society lotteries. However, to minimise disruption, these operators will be charged the levy at the lowest rate of 0.1%, in recognition of the low rates of harm associated with participation in society lotteries and the important benefits they bring to good cause fundraising. This 0.1% will be charged as a proportion of proceeds retained after good causes. Under the terms of the fourth licence, the National Lottery operator, Allwyn, is already required to make a £1.6 million annual contribution to socially responsible purposes such as research and treatment. Commercial prize draws are not regulated as a gambling product under the Gambling Act.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to cap the prize offered by large scale commercial prize draws.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Large scale commercial prize draws are not regulated as a gambling product under the Gambling Act 2005. There is currently no provision in the Act to introduce a cap on the prizes offered by prize draws.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
What steps her Department is taking to increase (a) broadband and (b) mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
Answered by Matt Warman
The government is committed to nationwide rollout of future proof, gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. Improving mobile coverage in rural areas is also a priority. We are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK and we are considering all of the options available to facilitate this.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to announce proposals for the deregulation of Society Lotteries.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
We are looking at the role of society lotteries, with advice from the Gambling Commission, and will make an announcement in due course.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to heritage aviation organisations to develop and promote STEM skills.
Answered by Michael Ellis
We recognise the importance of increasing the uptake of STEM skills across all engineering sectors, including heritage aviation. The Year of Engineering 2018 encourages aviation partners to engage young people with the sector, such as the Royal Aeronautical Society’s ‘Cool Aeronautics’ programme.
Through its grant-making, the Heritage Lottery Fund supports the development of new skills to look after and share our rich aviation heritage and collections. Their approach encourages applicants to consider incorporating apprenticeships, volunteer training and the creation of learning resources to develop the STEM skills needed to conserve and digitally interpret over 100 years of aviation history. This has resulted in a number of HLF-funded aviation projects supporting STEM skills, including the development of an Aviation Heritage Skills course at Brooklands Museum.
Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to include representations from the Polish forces and other countries at the 2015 Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
Tradition and precedents sets out that Remembrance Sunday commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. There are no plans to change the current representation.