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HANSARDGambling Commission: Problem GamblingI thank my noble friend for her question. On the risk of problem gambling, all operators will have to join GAMSTOP, the one-stop online self-exclusion scheme that will come into…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGambling Commission: Problem GamblingThere are a number of elements in the noble Lord’s question. On the number of problem gamblers, he is quite right that it has become much easier to gamble and there is a lot of…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingI will write to the noble Lord to clarify any other points that remain unclear. I want to take the last minute and a half to talk about the creative industries. My noble friend…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingI can reiterate with confidence what the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State have said, but I am sure that the noble Lord will understand that I cannot respond confidently…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGambling Commission: Problem GamblingI thank the right reverend Prelate for his suggestion. There are currently no plans to introduce a statutory levy. As he will be aware, the gambling companies make a major…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGambling Commission: Problem GamblingI cannot explain why not today, but consideration will be given as to whether that is in scope of the legislative review. As I said, one of our tasks is to ensure that the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, I start by echoing the comments of other noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Young, for securing this important debate on the role of the BBC and public service…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingI do not want to play “quote wars” with the noble Lord, but he will be aware that my right honourable friend made a speech on this. I have it here somewhere—I apologise, it is…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingI am going to cover the noble Lord’s point in just a second. The Government are committed to ensuring that the BBC and all public service broadcasters adapt to the fast-changing…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingIf he will forgive me, in the interests of time I will write to the noble Lord with some of the detail. He raised a point about data sharing and the over-75s concession. The BBC’s…05 Mar 2020HANSARDGambling Commission: Problem GamblingI thought maybe I was going to get two Questions in one. My Lords, we are committed to reducing gambling-related harm and we are working closely with the Gambling Commission to do…05 Mar 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]As we are not allowed to say thank you, it would be remiss of me not to break the rules, along with the noble Lords opposite. I echo the thanks of the noble Lords, Lord Griffiths…04 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesThe noble Earl is obviously right to reflect on the challenging funding environments faced by local authorities over the past few years, but he will be aware that local…03 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesI will have to write to the noble Lord on that. I do not have that information.03 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesMy Lords, the Government have committed to supporting our vital cultural and creative sectors across the country. In October 2019, we announced a new £250 million cultural…03 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesThe noble Baroness is right to raise the issue of need in rural areas. The Government are approaching this principally through the lens of ensuring equality of access to cultural…03 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesAs the noble Lord knows, the Government have set out a points-based immigration system that will recognise skills and talent rather than the origin and nationality of the…03 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesI hear the concern about the situation in Lincoln in my noble friend’s voice. I feel, however, that it is up to the local authority to look at every possible option, as he says.03 Mar 2020HANSARDArts and Cultural ServicesThe right reverend Prelate makes an important point. He will be aware that the Government committed in their manifesto to offering an arts premium to secondary schools to fund…03 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Services (Social Value) Act 2012The Government are developing a measurement framework. There have been two approaches. Most local government procurement uses a form of financial metric. Central government…27 Feb 2020