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Written Question
Gambling: Disclosure of Information
Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that the results of the gambling industry project to share data being run by GAMSTOP will be published at the end of March 2022.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

In October 2019, the Gambling Commission called on the industry to work together to develop a single customer view which could support interventions across multiple operators to prevent harmful gambling. The Commission has since worked closely with the Information Commissioner’s Office and the industry to progress the work. The project is currently entering a pilot stage with GAMSTOP, which operates the national online self-exclusion scheme, as technical provider.

The Government and the Commission will monitor the progress of the trials closely, and further information will be published in due course. The Gambling Commission’s most recent update surrounding progress and next steps can be found here.


Written Question
Gambling: Internet
Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that the single customer view mechanism is (a) undertaken and (b) implemented independently of the gambling industry.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

In October 2019, the Gambling Commission called on the industry to work together to develop a single customer view which could support interventions across multiple operators to prevent harmful gambling. The Commission has since worked closely with the Information Commissioner’s Office and the industry to progress the work. The project is currently entering a pilot stage with GAMSTOP, which operates the national online self-exclusion scheme, as technical provider.

The Government and the Commission will monitor the progress of the trials closely, and further information will be published in due course. The Gambling Commission’s most recent update surrounding progress and next steps can be found here.


Written Question
Gambling
Friday 25th February 2022

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse each month of gambling related harm.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

Public Health England (PHE)’s evidence review of gambling-related harms estimated that the annual direct cost to the government associated with people who are problem gamblers was approximately £647 million per year, although it was unable to make a direct assessment of the cost of gambling harm specifically. Our Review of the Gambling Act aims to ensure that the protections in place to prevent harm are appropriate and effective for the digital age. It is looking at issues around research as part of its broad scope.


Written Question
Television Licences: Older People
Monday 6th September 2021

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the BBC on (a) the cost of TV licences for over 75s and (b) the appropriateness of taking enforcement action, including prosecution, against people who have not paid for a licence.

Answered by John Whittingdale

The future of the over 75 concession, including cost, is now a matter for the BBC following the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017.

The government remains deeply disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to only those in receipt of pension credit. We recognise the value of free TV licences for over 75s and believe they should be funded by the BBC.

The BBC also remains responsible for enforcing and administering the TV licence. The BBC must ensure that it supports those affected by its decision on the over 75s concession and we expect it to do so with the utmost sensitivity.


Written Question
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Energy
Friday 23rd November 2018

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) electricity and (b) natural gas was used by (i) his Department, (ii) the National Archives, (iii) the Royal Parks, (iv) the British Library, (v) the Imperial War Museum, (vi) the Information Commissioner's Office, (vii) the National Gallery, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Royal Armouries Museum, (xi) Sport England, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (xiii) OFCOM in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answered by Margot James

DCMS figures for electricity usage and cost as below:

Year

Use in kW

Cost £

17/18

846,325.00

112,078.00

16/17

930,091.00

174,528.45

15/16

855,585.00

115,000.00

The Department does not use natural gas.

The National Archives

Electricity

Gas

Year

Use in kW

Cost £

Year

Use in kW

Cost £

17/18

5,536,908.00

659,099.00

17/18

3,165,066.00

93,853.00

16/17

5,629,756.00

660,548.00

16/17

3,052,034.00

99,445.00

15/16

5,853,391.00

691,449.00

15/16

3,198,213.00

99,082.00

Royal Armouries

Electricity

Gas

Cost £

Cost £

17/18

229,185

70,528

16/17

242,032

69,456

15/16

229,844 79,459

Sport England

Electricity

Gas

Cost £

Cost £

17/18

18,095

4,068

16/17

18,305

3,490

15/16

18,338

4,114

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) only record a combined figure:

Year

Cost £

17/18

174,068.86

16/17

102,669.78

15/16

106,285.45

Figures for Ofcom, the Royal Parks and all sponsored museums are available in their annual report and accounts. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of energy consumption and expenditure. The annual reports can be found on www.gov.uk


Written Question
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Energy
Friday 23rd November 2018

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the National Archives, (iii) the Royal Parks, (iv) the British Library, (v) the Imperial War Museum, (vi) the Information Commissioner's Office, (vii) the National Gallery, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Royal Armouries Museum, (xi) Sport England, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (xiii) Ofcom in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answered by Margot James

DCMS figures for electricity usage and cost as below:

Year

Use in kW

Cost £

17/18

846,325.00

112,078.00

16/17

930,091.00

174,528.45

15/16

855,585.00

115,000.00

The Department does not use natural gas.

The National Archives

Electricity

Gas

Year

Use in kW

Cost £

Year

Use in kW

Cost £

17/18

5,536,908.00

659,099.00

17/18

3,165,066.00

93,853.00

16/17

5,629,756.00

660,548.00

16/17

3,052,034.00

99,445.00

15/16

5,853,391.00

691,449.00

15/16

3,198,213.00

99,082.00

Royal Armouries

Electricity

Gas

Cost £

Cost £

17/18

229,185

70,528

16/17

242,032

69,456

15/16

229,844 79,459

Sport England

Electricity

Gas

Cost £

Cost £

17/18

18,095

4,068

16/17

18,305

3,490

15/16

18,338

4,114

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) only record a combined figure:

Year

Cost £

17/18

174,068.86

16/17

102,669.78

15/16

106,285.45

Figures for Ofcom, the Royal Parks and all sponsored museums are available in their annual report and accounts. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of energy consumption and expenditure. The annual reports can be found on www.gov.uk


Written Question
Charity Commission: Energy
Monday 19th November 2018

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by the Charity Commission in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department.

The Commission is based across four sites and is the minor occupier at each site. Each sites’ main occupier is accountable for environmental and cost performance of their buildings and the Commission’s usage of gas and electricity is not separately metered.


Written Question
Charity Commission: Energy
Monday 19th November 2018

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) electricity and (b) natural gas the Charity Commission used in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department.

The Commission is based across four sites and is the minor occupier at each site. Each sites’ main occupier is accountable for environmental and cost performance of their buildings and the Commission’s usage of gas and electricity is not separately metered.