Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the campaign being run in schools by ITV and INEOS to promote the Daily Mile required the approval of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Nadhim Zahawi
The campaign by ITV and INEOS did not require the approval of the Department for Education. It is up to schools to decide what activities to offer to their pupils, and for private companies to decide the contents of the campaigns they run.
The department supports the adoption of programmes that increase physical activity amongst pupils. Regular physical activity has been linked not only to improved physical health but also to improved mental wellbeing and academic attainment. Programmes such as the Daily Mile are simple, inclusive and can successfully engage the least active children in physical activity, helping them to achieve the 60 active minutes each day recommended by the UK chief medical officers.
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings civil servants and ministers have had with stakeholders about the Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures; and what were the (1) dates, (2) locations, and (3) attendees, of each of those meetings.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
The Government set out four illustrative options at consultation for a stake reduction on B2 gaming machines. We are considering all the available evidence, including advice from the Gambling Commission and published research, and will set out our response in due course. As part of this the Government intends to publish the key responses to the consultation, subject to the respondents permission.
The following table lists the meetings that civil servants have had with stakeholders where the consultation was mentioned or discussed since it was launched on 31 October 2017. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk
Date | Organisation | Location |
17/11/17 | GambleAware | DCMS |
21/11/17 | All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs | Palace of Westminster |
22/11/2017 | Gambling Business Group (GBG) | DCMS |
23/11/17 | Remote Gambling Association (RGA) | RGA |
23/11/17 | GambleAware | DCMS |
27/11/2017 | British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) | DCMS |
28/11/2017 | British Horseracing Authority (BHA) | DCMS |
30/11/2017 | Local Government Association (LGA) | LGA |
30/11/2017 | GambleAware | GambleAware |
5/12/2017 | Justice4punters | DCMS |
7/12/17 | GambleAware | GambleAware |
13/12/17 | Bingo Association (BA) | DCMS |
14/12/2017 | Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) | ABB |
18/12/17 | RGA | DCMS |
18/12/2017 | Christian Faith Groups | DCMS |
10/01/18 | All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs | Palace of Westminster |
11/01/18 | Sky | DCMS |
15/1/2018 | Senet | DCMS |
17/01/18 | BHA | DCMS |
23/1/18 | GamCare | GamCare |
23/1/18 | Christian Faith Groups | DCMS |
24/1/18 | BA | DCMS |
30/1/18 | National Casino Forum (NCF), Hippodrome Casino, Rank Group, Grayling UK and Ireland, Aspers | DCMS |
31/01/2018 | GambleAware, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Senet | DCMS |
8/2/18 | ABB | DCMS |
21/2/18 | BACTA | DCMS |
27/2/18 | BACTA | DCMS |
28/2/18 | BHA | DCMS |
7/3/18 | RGA, Bet365, Skybet, PaddyPower Betfair, Kindred | DCMS |
7/3/18 | ABB, PaddyPower Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, JenningsBet, BetFred | DCMS |
20/3/18 | National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) | NPGC |
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all submissions to the Consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures will be published alongside the review.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
The Government set out four illustrative options at consultation for a stake reduction on B2 gaming machines. We are considering all the available evidence, including advice from the Gambling Commission and published research, and will set out our response in due course. As part of this the Government intends to publish the key responses to the consultation, subject to the respondents permission.
The following table lists the meetings that civil servants have had with stakeholders where the consultation was mentioned or discussed since it was launched on 31 October 2017. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk
Date | Organisation | Location |
17/11/17 | GambleAware | DCMS |
21/11/17 | All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs | Palace of Westminster |
22/11/2017 | Gambling Business Group (GBG) | DCMS |
23/11/17 | Remote Gambling Association (RGA) | RGA |
23/11/17 | GambleAware | DCMS |
27/11/2017 | British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) | DCMS |
28/11/2017 | British Horseracing Authority (BHA) | DCMS |
30/11/2017 | Local Government Association (LGA) | LGA |
30/11/2017 | GambleAware | GambleAware |
5/12/2017 | Justice4punters | DCMS |
7/12/17 | GambleAware | GambleAware |
13/12/17 | Bingo Association (BA) | DCMS |
14/12/2017 | Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) | ABB |
18/12/17 | RGA | DCMS |
18/12/2017 | Christian Faith Groups | DCMS |
10/01/18 | All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs | Palace of Westminster |
11/01/18 | Sky | DCMS |
15/1/2018 | Senet | DCMS |
17/01/18 | BHA | DCMS |
23/1/18 | GamCare | GamCare |
23/1/18 | Christian Faith Groups | DCMS |
24/1/18 | BA | DCMS |
30/1/18 | National Casino Forum (NCF), Hippodrome Casino, Rank Group, Grayling UK and Ireland, Aspers | DCMS |
31/01/2018 | GambleAware, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Senet | DCMS |
8/2/18 | ABB | DCMS |
21/2/18 | BACTA | DCMS |
27/2/18 | BACTA | DCMS |
28/2/18 | BHA | DCMS |
7/3/18 | RGA, Bet365, Skybet, PaddyPower Betfair, Kindred | DCMS |
7/3/18 | ABB, PaddyPower Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, JenningsBet, BetFred | DCMS |
20/3/18 | National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) | NPGC |
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned small-scale qualitative research to assess the appropriate stakes for category B2 gaming machines.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
The Government set out four illustrative options at consultation for a stake reduction on B2 gaming machines. We are considering all the available evidence, including advice from the Gambling Commission and published research, and will set out our response in due course. As part of this the Government intends to publish the key responses to the consultation, subject to the respondents permission.
The following table lists the meetings that civil servants have had with stakeholders where the consultation was mentioned or discussed since it was launched on 31 October 2017. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk
Date | Organisation | Location |
17/11/17 | GambleAware | DCMS |
21/11/17 | All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs | Palace of Westminster |
22/11/2017 | Gambling Business Group (GBG) | DCMS |
23/11/17 | Remote Gambling Association (RGA) | RGA |
23/11/17 | GambleAware | DCMS |
27/11/2017 | British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) | DCMS |
28/11/2017 | British Horseracing Authority (BHA) | DCMS |
30/11/2017 | Local Government Association (LGA) | LGA |
30/11/2017 | GambleAware | GambleAware |
5/12/2017 | Justice4punters | DCMS |
7/12/17 | GambleAware | GambleAware |
13/12/17 | Bingo Association (BA) | DCMS |
14/12/2017 | Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) | ABB |
18/12/17 | RGA | DCMS |
18/12/2017 | Christian Faith Groups | DCMS |
10/01/18 | All Party Parliamentary Group on FOBTs | Palace of Westminster |
11/01/18 | Sky | DCMS |
15/1/2018 | Senet | DCMS |
17/01/18 | BHA | DCMS |
23/1/18 | GamCare | GamCare |
23/1/18 | Christian Faith Groups | DCMS |
24/1/18 | BA | DCMS |
30/1/18 | National Casino Forum (NCF), Hippodrome Casino, Rank Group, Grayling UK and Ireland, Aspers | DCMS |
31/01/2018 | GambleAware, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Senet | DCMS |
8/2/18 | ABB | DCMS |
21/2/18 | BACTA | DCMS |
27/2/18 | BACTA | DCMS |
28/2/18 | BHA | DCMS |
7/3/18 | RGA, Bet365, Skybet, PaddyPower Betfair, Kindred | DCMS |
7/3/18 | ABB, PaddyPower Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral, JenningsBet, BetFred | DCMS |
20/3/18 | National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) | NPGC |
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 Jan 2018 to Question 121068, on NHS logos, who paid the fees on each occasion; and for what purpose those fees were paid.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The licences for nominal fees were issued to:
- the British Broadcasting Corporation for use of the National Health Service logo in the programme Holby City;
- ITV for use of the NHS logo in the programme Vera;
- Quite Scary Films Limited for use of the NHS logo in the programme Lovesick; and
- Eleventh Hour Films (Safe House) Limited for use of the NHS logo in the programme Safe House.
Asked by: Nick Smith (Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in improving terrestrial television coverage in (a) Blaenau Gwent and (b) other areas of the UK to ensure that all households have access to basic channels without needing to purchase a satellite dish.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Ofcom estimates that 98.5% of UK households have access to around 18 channels including those from the public service broadcasters (PSBs) on the digital terrestrial TV (DTT, or Freeview) platform. Around 90% of UK households are also able to receive additional commercial DTT channels. Around 1.5% of UK households cannot easily receive DTT services with less than 0.5% not able to receive DTT services at all. However, DTT, cable and satellite digital television services together cover practically 100% of UK households, so that in all but the most exceptional of cases, everyone, including homes in hard to reach areas, should be able to get digital television services. As well as subscription services, digital satellite TV offers non-subscription reception options for a one-off equipment and installation cost, but with no on-going monthly payments. This includes FreeSat free-to-view satellite service which was launched by the BBC and ITV in 2008.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) which broadcasters have been sanctioned by Ofcom under the broadcast code in the last 10 years and (b) how many times each of these broadcasters was sanctioned.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The consideration of a sanction follows a decision by Ofcom that a broadcaster has breached a relevant requirement. There are a variety of sanctions available to Ofcom which include, for example, issuing a direction to a broadcaster or imposing a financial penalty. A case will normally be considered for the imposition of a sanction when Ofcom considers that a broadcaster has seriously, deliberately, repeatedly, or recklessly breached a relevant requirement.
Ofcom regularly publishes any broadcasting sanctions and regulatory decisions on its website. Since 1 January 2007 Ofcom has imposed 84 sanctions against 57 broadcasters as follows:
Licensee | Number of sanctions |
30 of GCap Media plc’s ‘One Network’ radio stations | 1 |
Al Ehya Digital Television Limited | 2 |
Al Mustakillah Television Limited | 1 |
ARY Digital UK Limited | 1 |
Asia TV Limited | 1 |
Bang Channels Limited and Bang Media (London) Limited | 1 |
BBA Media Ltd | 1 |
Biditis Limited | 1 |
Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd | 1 |
Channel Four Television Corporation | 3 |
Channel S World Limited | 1 |
Channel Television Ltd | 4 |
Club TV Limited | 1 |
Connection Makers Ltd | 1 |
CSC Media Group Limited | 1 |
Dama (Liverpool) Limited | 1 |
Discovery Communications Europe Limited | 1 |
DM Digital Television Limited | 4 |
DM Global Media Limited | 1 |
E Entertainment UK Limited | 1 |
ESPN (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Limited | 1 |
Gamecast UK Limited | 1 |
GMTV Ltd | 1 |
Granada Television Limited | 1 |
International Television Channel Europe Limited | 1 |
Islam Channel Limited | 1 |
ITV Broadcasting Limited | 1 |
ITV2 Limited | 1 |
Just4Us TV Limited and Playboy TV UK/ Benelux Limited | 1 |
Lakeland Radio Limited | 1 |
Leith Community Mediaworks Ltd | 1 |
Life Show-Case Ltd | 1 |
Life TV Media Ltd | 1 |
LWT (Holdings) Limited | 2 |
Majestic TV Limited | 1 |
Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited | 1 |
More FM Ltd (formerly One Gold Radio Ltd) | 1 |
MTV Networks Europe | 1 |
Neath Port Talbot Broadcasting CIC | 1 |
Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited | 1 |
Portland Enterprises (C.I.) Limited | 1 |
Press TV Limited | 1 |
Radio Asian Fever Community Interest Company | 1 |
Regis 1 Limited | 1 |
RHF Productions & Portland Enterprises | 1 |
Satellite Entertainment Limited | 4 |
Springdoo Media and User Generated Broadcasting | 1 |
Square 1 Management Limited | 2 |
St Albans and Watford Broadcasting Limited | 1 |
Sunrise TV Ltd | 1 |
Takbeer TV Limited | 1 |
TalkSPORT Limited | 1 |
Teletext Limited | 1 |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (“the BBC”) | 13 |
The Light Academy Limited | 1 |
Venus TV Ltd | 1 |
Voice of Africa Radio Limited | 2 |
Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the evidential basis is for the Pubs Code Adjudicator's statement on the ITV documentary, The Great British Pub Revolution, screened on 8 December 2016, that many of the tenants he has met are supportive of him in his role.
Answered by Margot James
This is a matter for the Pubs Code Adjudicator. I have asked the Pubs Code Adjudicator to write to the Hon Member directly. A copy of the response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Asked by: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the Ofcom Content Board are former employees of the BBC.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
There are 13 members of Ofcom’s Content Board which advises the Ofcom Board and Executive on content matters, covering television, radio and video-on-demand quality and standards. The Board’s members have experience from across the broadcasting industry including Sky, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and S4C. 9 of the current 13 members have previously been employed by or have worked for the BBC. The amount of experience and the seniority of these roles varies considerably within that.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) which UK terrestrial broadcasters produce annual original homemade content for children, and (2) how much those broadcasters spend annually on such content.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)
Ofcom’s 2015 report into the future of public service broadcasting included an assessment of the amount of UK originated Children’s television programming by the public service broadcasting channels.
In 2014, the BBC spent £84 million on children's television programming. The combined spend of ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 was £3 million.