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

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve adherence by gambling operators to self-exclusion schemes.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Self-exclusion is an important tool to support customers at risk of gambling harms. As set out in the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice, all remote and non-remote operators must have self-exclusion arrangements in place and participate in a multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. Compliance is a condition of licences and any breach may lead the Gambling Commission to review an operator’s licence.

Compliance with self-exclusion schemes, such as GAMSTOP, is very high amongst remote gambling operators. In addition, a new, voluntary exclusion scheme, GamProtect, was launched by four of the largest operators last year and is being rolled out across the remote industry. This tool provides a single customer view of the most vulnerable customers across participating operators, ensuring they can be quickly and effectively excluded from harmful gambling without self referral.

We are aware that there are concerns about adherence to self-exclusion requirements in the adult gaming centre sector. We are seeking further assurance on how the sector is addressing these concerns. We will continue to work with our stakeholders, including the Gambling Commission and the gambling sector, to strengthen player protections.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 4 June (HL7658), in what contexts relating to border controls they describe British citizens as "UK nationals", and for what reasons.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

In this specific context, this was in reference to the need for UK nationals to register for the EU’s Entry / Exit System once it has been implemented.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of (1) number of trees felled, and (2) metres of hedgerow removed, on all sites related to the building of Sizewell C and the associated infrastructure.

Answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Sizewell C was granted development consent following the Planning Inspectorate’s examination of Sizewell C’s Development Consent Order (DCO) application and all works are fully in line with DCO permissions.

Sizewell C report that the project has carried out advanced planting of 4,000 more trees than it has removed, and when the power station is complete, 42 hectares of woodland will have been created, amounting to between 50,000 and 100,000 trees and shrubs, plus additional hedgerows. Sizewell C has also created three nature reserves around the site – and three further nature reserves are being created locally to further mitigate for any land take.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace trees and hedgerows removed during the construction of Sizewell C and the associated infrastructure.

Answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Sizewell C was granted development consent following the Planning Inspectorate’s examination of Sizewell C’s Development Consent Order (DCO) application and all works are fully in line with DCO permissions.

Sizewell C report that the project has carried out advanced planting of 4,000 more trees than it has removed, and when the power station is complete, 42 hectares of woodland will have been created, amounting to between 50,000 and 100,000 trees and shrubs, plus additional hedgerows. Sizewell C has also created three nature reserves around the site – and three further nature reserves are being created locally to further mitigate for any land take.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether British citizens are legally required to use a British passport on entering and exiting the UK; whether there has been a change in legal requirements for dual citizens since the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation; and in what circumstances dual citizens may use a certificate of entitlement in a foreign passport to enter the UK.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has published guidance on Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) for dual British citizens, accessible via Gov.UK. Our communication and support offer is updated in line with feedback from users.

There is no single specific legal requirement that a British Citizen must travel on a British passport. However, primary legislation is clear that evidence of right of abode in the UK can only be demonstrated at the UK border through the production of either a British passport or other passport endorsed with a certificate of entitlement to the right of above (CoE). This is the means by which British citizens demonstrate their right to enter the UK.

The introduction of ETAs makes no change to legal requirements for dual British citizens.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review and update the guidance for dual citizens in the light of the rollout of the Electronic Travel Authorisation; and what steps they are taking to ensure that such guidance is easily accessible to British citizens resident overseas.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has published guidance on Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) for dual British citizens, accessible via Gov.UK. Our communication and support offer is updated in line with feedback from users.

There is no single specific legal requirement that a British Citizen must travel on a British passport. However, primary legislation is clear that evidence of right of abode in the UK can only be demonstrated at the UK border through the production of either a British passport or other passport endorsed with a certificate of entitlement to the right of above (CoE). This is the means by which British citizens demonstrate their right to enter the UK.

The introduction of ETAs makes no change to legal requirements for dual British citizens.