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HANSARDGamblingOur number one priority in the Gambling Act review, which I appreciate is broader than the noble Viscount’s question, is the protection of children and their access to gambling.…07 Jan 2021HANSARDGamblingI absolutely agree that we need to understand the social costs, but the more important issue is that we reduce the scale of problem gambling, because however well we measure the…07 Jan 2021HANSARDGamblingThe noble Lord is right to raise the issue of gambling during lockdown. The evidence of an increase is not as clear-cut as he suggests. We are concerned and have taken very prompt…07 Jan 2021HANSARDGamblingWe do not see ourselves as, and nor are the officials working in this area, slow or weak. As the noble Lord knows, the Department of Health and Social Care is responsible for the…07 Jan 2021HANSARDGamblingMy Lords, Public Health England has undertaken a review of evidence on the public health harms relating to gambling and their social and economic burden. Publication has been…07 Jan 2021HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationOn the noble Baroness’s first point, I understand why she asks about it and we have given the matter careful consideration. Platforms will need to prove that children are not…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationThe legislation will be ready next year. We will make final decisions on legislative timings nearer the time, but I think that my noble friend will have heard that the Secretary…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationIn response to the noble Viscount’s second point, I will definitely take back to the department his suggestion about the retention of illegal content. He made a valid point about…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationMy noble friend makes important points. Of course, we are co-operating with all the different three-letter acronyms that he mentioned and maybe many more—who knows? In all…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationI understand the concerns raised by the noble Baroness and by the mother to whom she has spoken. There are not many parents in the land who have not had some of her concerns. We…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationWe are absolutely committed to the era of “marking their own homework” being over. We will obviously make sure that Ofcom, in particular, is sufficiently resourced in terms of…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationI thank both noble Lords for welcoming this full response to the consultation. I am happy to echo them both in their thanks, in particular to Carnegie UK and the important work it…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationI understand my noble friend’s concern but, as I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, the vast majority of pornographic content that children come across is on social media…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationMy Lords, the noble Baroness raises important points. I stress that we really believe that we have broadened the scope of this legislation substantially from what was previously…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationPart of the reason for defining the scope in a way that excludes, for example, fraud is that it is not typically user-generated content; it is also the result of the point that…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationThe issue of political and democratic trust is obviously incredibly important. As I mentioned, trust has been severely eroded by social media companies and other platforms. By…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationI shall avoid repeating what I have said already on this issue. The focus in the Bill will put the responsibility on the platforms to have strong safety measures to protect…16 Dec 2020HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationI thank my noble friend for her question. We do not intend to ban anonymity online for the very group who she talks about, or for whistleblowers and others, as this would…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Arts SectorThe Government have not been wasting their time. We have announced the largest support package for the cultural sector of £1.5 billion, which we think will sustain the cultural…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Arts SectorMy Lords, the Government recognise the significant challenge that the current pandemic poses to our arts sector and to the many individuals, including freelances, working across…15 Dec 2020