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HANSARDCentre for Data Ethics and Innovation: Advisory Board and Future FocusThe Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation sits at the heart of the Government’s ambitious data agenda, and will play a critical role in helping the UK Government to deliver on the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDNational Data Strategy Monitoring and Evaluation UpdateI am pleased to inform the House that the Government are, today, publishing an update on the national data strategy which sets out our approach to monitoring and evaluating the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDNational Lottery Products: SalesFollowing a consultation, the Government announced last year that they were raising the age at which national lottery products can be bought and sold from 16 to 18, protecting…09 Sept 2021HANSARDReview of the Gambling Act 2005I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton) on obtaining this debate, which comes hard on the heels of the debate we had last week in…22 Jul 2021HANSARDReview of the Gambling Act 2005The right hon. Gentleman is quite right to draw attention to the threat posed by the black market, as the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) did in his intervention. That is…22 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationIf the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I am not going to have time to give way. I absolutely pay tribute to ITN for the work it has done for Channel 4, and it is certainly our…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI am going to come to those points.21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI will come to that. I am sure my hon. Friend has read the consultation document, and it is extraordinary that the arguments, which I believe are strong, have not actually been…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI thank you, Ms Fovargue, and Mr Deputy Speaker, for presiding over our debate. Neither of you expected to be in this position today, so we appreciate your giving up the time to…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationIf my right hon. Friend will forgive me, I am going to come to those points. Given the limitations of time, I am anxious to do so. I do not dispute the list of programmes, many of…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI am afraid I do not have time. I want to make it absolutely clear that there is no political agenda attached to this. I am completely committed to an independent Channel 4, and I…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI do not think I am going to have time. I also point to Channel 5. Its spend on content was very small while it was under UK ownership, but when it was bought by Viacom, it became…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Lottery Products: Consultation on Sales by 16 and 17-year-oldsThe national lottery has made a huge contribution to life in the UK since it was launched in 1994, raising over £43 billion for arts, sports, heritage and community projects. More…15 Jul 2021HANSARDUK’s First Periodic Report: Implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention and ProtocolsI am pleased to announce the submission of the UK’s first periodic report to UNESCO on our implementation of the 1954 Hague convention for the protection of cultural property in…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCommunications Act 2003: 10th Report on Secretary of State’s FunctionsThe Government have today laid a report before Parliament to fulfil their statutory duty under section 390 of the Communications Act 2003. Section 390 of the Communications Act…08 Jul 2021HANSARD UK Casino IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton) on, and thank him for, giving us the…07 Jul 2021HANSARD UK Casino IndustryI understand the right hon. Gentleman’s wish for these matters to be addressed as soon as possible, but that is likely to require legislation, possibly primary legislation, which…07 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4I share the hon. Gentleman’s view that Channel 4, which was, of course, the creation of a Conservative Government, has done an excellent job and it is our intention to sustain it…01 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Lottery Licence: ProcurementThe Gambling Commission is running the competition for the next national lottery licence, which will come into force in August 2023. The Gambling Commission has undertaken several…01 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Lottery Licence: ProcurementThe incidence of problem gambling is lowest among players of the National Lottery, but nevertheless the need for protection of players remains of paramount importance. It was for…01 Jul 2021