To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which organisations responded to his Department's May 2003 position papers on the reform of betting legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which organisations responded to his Department's May 2003 position papers on the reform of betting legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with banks and other financial institutions which issue credit cards on the use of such cards in gambling; if he will bring forward proposals restricting the use of credit cards for gambling; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with banks and other financial institutions which issue credit cards on the use of such cards in gambling; if he will bring forward proposals restricting the use of credit cards for gambling; and if...

Gaming Duty (Additional Games) Order 2007 (SI 2007/2910). Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2006-07.

Gaming Duty (Additional Games) Order 2007 (SI 2007/2910). Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2006-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he last met his French, Spanish and German counterparts to discuss EU gambling legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he last met his French, Spanish and German counterparts to discuss EU gambling legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether advertising of gambling-related activities at televised sports events during children’s television viewing hours will be permitted under the proposed Committee of Advertising Practice and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice gambling advertising rules.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether advertising of gambling-related activities at televised sports events during children’s television viewing hours will be permitted under the proposed Committee of Advertising Practice and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice gambling advertising rules.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria are applied in respect of the minimum age at which people are permitted to gamble using an online company when decisions are made about whether that company may advertise on British television.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria are applied in respect of the minimum age at which people are permitted to gamble using an online company when decisions are made about whether that company may advertise on British television.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications have been received for remote gambling operating licences from companies (a) based in the UK and (b) from outside the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many applications have been received for remote gambling operating licences from companies (a) based in the UK and (b) from outside the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether a working group was formed at the international conference on online gambling held at Ascot in October 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether a working group was formed at the international conference on online gambling held at Ascot in October 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which countries (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met to discuss online gaming; and on what dates these meetings took place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which countries (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met to discuss online gaming; and on what dates these meetings took place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what date his Department first received the Gambling Commission’s 2007 Prevalence Survey on problem gambling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what date his Department first received the Gambling Commission’s 2007 Prevalence Survey on problem gambling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role his Department played in the Gambling Commission’s 2007 Prevalence Survey on problem gambling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role his Department played in the Gambling Commission’s 2007 Prevalence Survey on problem gambling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what research his Department has commissioned into problem gambling in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what research his Department has commissioned into problem gambling in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the EU on internet gambling regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the EU on internet gambling regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans there are to introduce EU regulations for online gambling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans there are to introduce EU regulations for online gambling.

(4) how much VAT was paid by casinos in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(4) how much VAT was paid by casinos in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received on the legality under the terms of the Gaming Act 1968 of the operation of LiveRoulette broadcast on Freeview and Sky and its website www.liveroulette.com.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received on the legality under the terms of the Gaming Act 1968 of the operation of LiveRoulette broadcast on Freeview and Sky and its website www.liveroulette.com.

(3) how much VAT was paid by licensed bingo clubs in each of the last five years for which figures are available;

(3) how much VAT was paid by licensed bingo clubs in each of the last five years for which figures are available;

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the effective rate of tax is for bingo played in a licensed bingo premises;

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the effective rate of tax is for bingo played in a licensed bingo premises;

(2) what the effective rate of tax is for player-to-player poker played in a casino;

(2) what the effective rate of tax is for player-to-player poker played in a casino;

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what mechanisms are in place to ensure that remote gambling operators operate legally with respect to the location of servers in advance of the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 in September 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what mechanisms are in place to ensure that remote gambling operators operate legally with respect to the location of servers in advance of the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 in September 2007.