Written questions
793 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Aug 2021 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Bank Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place to help victims of domestic abuse transfer funds from a joint bank account held with a perpetrator to their own personal bank account.
18 Aug 2021 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Bank Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support victims of domestic abuse who are unable to pay their utility bills due to the perpetrator emptying a joint bank account.
18 Aug 2021 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Bank Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support victims of domestic abuse who are unable to pay their mortgage due to the perpetrator emptying a joint bank account.
18 Aug 2021 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Bank Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to safeguard domestic abuse victims against financial abuse in the event that they have a joint bank account with a perpetrator.
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make a statement on the progress of the gambling review.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies of reports of gambling operators taking bets over social media and messaging platforms to avoid gambling regulations and
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made on the potential effect of Esports Betting on gambling-related harm.
16 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Gambling Commission, and (b) gaming operators on the development of Esports Betting.
13 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a Gambling Ombudsman with statutory footing on incidence of gambling-related death.
13 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will establish a Gambling Ombudsman.
13 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had and with whom on the potential merits of establishing a Gambling Ombudsman.
13 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a Gambling Ombudsman.
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of strengthening measures against gambling operators holding licenses in the UK in relation to their conduct in foreign jurisdictions
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gaming Machines: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on the operation of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in Northern Ireland following the reduction in the maximum stake
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of strengthening measures to protect lottery players from harm as part of the Fourth National Lottery licence.
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what process his Department plans to put in place to ensure that lottery players are better protected as part of the Fourth National Lottery licence.
25 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what provisions his Department plans to put in place to protect lottery players from harm as part of the Fourth National Lottery licence.
18 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Public Health England will publish its report into Gambling Related Harms.
15 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling Act 2005
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the responses to the Gambling Act Review Call for Evidence that closed on 31 March 2021.
11 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the number of criminal cases in 2021 where gambling addiction is a relevant factor exceeding 2020 figures, what assessment he has made of the Gambling Commission's perf
11 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Gambling Commission on GB licensed operators and suppliers profiting from remote gambling consumers in jurisdictions where gambling is a prohibited a
11 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Video Games
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on users of video games that contain gambling-like practices and are not currently regulated by gambling regulation.
11 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Video Games
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to bring forward regulatory proposals on Loot Boxes in response to the Loot Box consultation in 2020.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Consumer Goods: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps Trading Standards has taken in the last five years against (a) sellers of unsafe products on online marketplaces and (b) online marketplaces that have sold unsafe produ
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Consumer Goods: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Office for Product Safety and Standards is taking to tackle (a) sellers of unsafe products on online marketplaces and (b) online marketplaces in respect of the sale
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Cosmetics: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure online marketplaces are preventing unsafe cosmetic products from being listed and sold on their sites.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Tooth Whitening: Hydrogen Peroxide
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent the selling by online marketplaces of teeth whiteners which exceed the legal amount of hydrogen peroxide permitted for home use.
8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gambling: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical assessment has been made of the effectiveness of financial controls, such as gambling transaction blocks offered by some banks, in supporting recovery for people experiencing gambling
8 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Gambling: Payment Methods
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of new bank transfer based payment methods offered by gambling providers on the efficacy of gambling transaction blocks as a tool to support people strugglin
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gaming Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the most significant evidence received by his Department was in support of reducing the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals after an assessment of the 2016 review and prio
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