Written questions

793 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of (a) whether the stake reduction on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals contributed towards achieving the Gambling Act 2005’s licensing objectives and (b) th

8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what regulatory impact assessments have been made of measures taken to deliver the Gambling Act 2005’s prevention of harm licensing objective since the changes adopted via the Gambling (

8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what regulatory impact assessments have been made of measures taken to deliver the Gambling Act 2005’s no association with crime licensing objective since the changes adopted via the Gam

8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what regulatory impact assessments have been made of measures taken to deliver the Gambling Act 2005’s fair and open licensing objective since the changes adopted via the Gambling (Licen

14 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that steps are taken in the forthcoming gambling review to ensure gambling operators are required follow a strict affordability criteria when accepting payments from cu

14 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the responsibility for assessing gambling affordability following the recent Gambling Commission consultation has been transferred from the regulator to his Department; and what

14 May 2021 · Treasury

Bank Services: Gambling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of proposals to mandate the provision of spending blocks for gambling activity for current accounts.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether proposals for the introduction of a new medical examiner system are planned to make provision for recording the number of deaths where gambling disorder is a factor.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the arrangements for the commissioning of clinical treatment for gambling disorders in proposals for a new Health and Care Bill.

11 May 2021 · Treasury

Public Houses: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason pubs are considered to hold a special status over off-trade settings including (a) convenience stores and (b) specialist alcohol retailers.

11 May 2021 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the aim of the alcohol duty review remains to simplify the existing system.

11 May 2021 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much and what proportion of savings from a differential duty rate on kegged beer would be passed on to (a) on-trade premises and (b) stakeholders earlier in the supply chain.

11 May 2021 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the levels of illicit alcohol trade of implementing a differential alcohol duty rate for (a) on-trade and (b) off-trade sales.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what directions have been given to (a) regulators and (b) executive agencies in respect of the collapse of Football Index.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold an independent public inquiry into the circumstances of the collapse of Football Index.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government was made aware of the challenges facing Football Index before the collapse of that company.

23 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Financial Services: Gambling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with (i) the banking sector and (ii) financial regulators on bank-based gambling blocks.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (i) the Gambling Commission and (ii) the video game industry on classifying loot boxes as gambling.

23 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on public health of limiting the speed of play on online gambling products.

19 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 162619, what plans she has to improve (a) awareness of and (b) access to the funeral expenses payment scheme.

19 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Funerals

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including funeral directors as Category 2 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act.

19 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the digitalisation of the death registration process on bereaved people; and whether that process is planned to continue after March 2022.

16 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for support and research into Tourette's Syndrome.

9 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to make permanent the accommodation provision for vulnerable women leaving prison.

5 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Betting

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the legislative viability of a fair return system for sport betting in which gambling operators must pay a fee or portion of revenues to sports clubs for u

5 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Betting

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Horseracing Betting Levy on the horseracing sector.

26 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that representatives from all sectors of the wedding industry were consulted in the covid-19 reopening plans for that industry.

26 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will extend the (a) reduced VAT rate of 5 per cent and (b) business rates relief to the wedding industry.

26 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of potential job losses in the wedding industry without additional covid-19 financial support as the sector operates at restricted capacity u

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of winter fuel payments are paid in November and December each year.

Source: official written-questions record.