Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will review the regulations related to pre-watershed television advertising relating to gambling; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The four strands of work exploring the current state of gambling advertising in the UK, which we announced in March this year, are concluding as scheduled. This includes the regulations relating to pre-watershed gambling advertising on television.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Gambling Commission on financial transaction and IP blocking; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
DCMS officials and I hold regular discussions with the Gambling Commission on a range of matters including arrangements for enforcing the new licensing regime for remote gambling operators, which comes into force on 1 November 2014.
These enforcement arrangements include the disruption of illegal financial transactions. Companies such as MasterCard, Visa and PayPal are working with the Gambling Commission to ensure the termination of financial processing contracts with unlicensed gambling operators.
The Government and the Gambling Commission will assess the effectiveness of this approach, to enable Government to ensure that the Gambling Commission continues to have all of the enforcement tools that it needs.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ministers of other departments on changing the level of VAT for the tourism and hospitality industries; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues on a range of matters on a regular basis. VAT is a matter for the Treasury.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on introducing a one stop shop for problem gamblers; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The Gambling Commission is currently consulting on a requirement for gambling operators to allow individuals to exclude themselves from gambling, by making a single request to exclude from all online gambling, and a single request to exclude from all land-based gambling within a local area.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times he or officials in his Department have met the European Commission to discuss the introduction of a horse racing betting levy for online gambling since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
DCMS officials have met with officials from the European Commission twice during 2014 to discuss proposals to extend the Horserace Betting Levy to offshore remote operators. Engagement with Commission officials has continued throughout this period, facilitated by BIS and UKRep. I have not held any discussions with the Commission on this issue.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who he consulted on the inclusion of consumer issues in the terms of reference of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- whose mission is to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.
The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who he consulted about the membership of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- whose mission is to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.
The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs will meet for the first time; how frequently that group will meet; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- whose mission is to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.
The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on the membership and terms of reference of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional clubs; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- whose mission is to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.
The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.
Asked by: Clive Efford (Labour - Eltham)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the expert working group on links between supporters and professional clubs will report its findings; what deadline he has set for that report; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Helen Grant
The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- whose mission is to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.
The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.