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Whether the £26 million Northern Bank robbery is currently attributed to the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Whether the £26 million Northern Bank robbery is currently attributed to the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Asked by
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 December 2005
The chief constable has publicly stated that in his professional opinion, and based on the intelligence to hand, responsibility for the Northern Bank robbery must be attributed to the Provisional IRA. That is still his view.The Government fully accept the chief constable’s judgment which was further endorsed by the Independent Monitoring Commission in its report of 10 February 2005.
Subjects
Banks; Belfast; IRA; Northern Bank; Robbery
Date
15 December 2005
Reference
2771; 676 c189WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with banks and building societies on encouraging the use of cash machines on which fees for use are not charged; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with banks and building societies on encouraging the use of cash machines on which fees for use are not charged; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Ben Chapman
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivan Lewis
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2005
For answer on
12 December 2005
Answered on
14 December 2005
Treasury Ministers hold regular meetings with UK banks and building societies. These meetings have covered a range of issues, including free cash machines.There are over 32,000 free ATMs in the UK and 96 per cent. of cash withdrawals are free. Virtually all banks and building societies do not charge LINK cardholders for use of their ATMs.
Subjects
Banks; Building societies; Cash dispensing; Fees and charges
Date
14 December 2005
Reference
440 c1972W; 37138
House
House of Commons
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what information his Department collects on the (a) closure of (i) post offices, (ii) bank branches and (iii) independent retail shops and (b) effects on number of miles travelled to access services.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what information his Department collects on the (a) closure of (i) post offices, (ii) bank branches and (iii) independent retail shops and (b) effects on number of miles travelled to access services.
Asked by
Michael Jabez Foster
(Labour)
Answered by
Phil Woolas
(Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 November 2005
For answer on
3 November 2005
Answered on
14 December 2005
The information requested is not collected by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Subjects
Access; Closures; Banks; Post offices; Shops
Date
14 December 2005
Reference
440 c1963W; 24773
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans his Department has (a) to protect consumers from unregulated products sold by banks and (b) to ensure that consumers are made fully aware of which products are regulated and which are not; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans his Department has (a) to protect consumers from unregulated products sold by banks and (b) to ensure that consumers are made fully aware of which products are regulated and which are not; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivan Lewis
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 November 2005
For answer on
6 December 2005
Answered on
6 December 2005
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulates all banks and financial services providers operating in the UK. The FSA has a statutory obligation to protect consumers and is responsible for policing the regulatory perimeter and for drawing attention to where the boundary lies. FSA rules require banks to explain to customers that a particular product or service is regulated by the FSA.The FSA Handbook includes requirements that firms must ensure that they should not make any misleading statements to a client, whether expressly or by implication, that its affairs, or any aspect of them, have the approval of the FSA. This does not, of course, prevent firms from indicating that they are authorised and regulated by the FSA, in conjunction with selling products regulated by the FSA.In addition to FSA regulation, the Banking Code is a voluntary code which applies to the large number of banks that subscribe to it. It covers some regulated services, such as deposit-taking, and some unregulated services, such as foreign exchange services. The existence of the Banking Code is one of the reasons why the FSA has not introduced significant additional conduct of business regulation except where required by European legislation.
Subjects
Codes of practice; Consumers; Banks; Financial services; Financial Services Authority; Protection; Regulation
Date
6 December 2005
Reference
440 c1131-2W;440 c1131-2W; 33852
House
House of Commons
Type
Impact assessments
Author
Treasury
Legislation
Cash Ratio Deposits (Eligible Liabilities) (Amendment) Order 2005
Subjects
Banks; Building societies; Bank of England; Deposits; Monetary policy; Money markets; Cash ratios
Commons Library location
RIA 05/236
Lords Library location
HINF 2005/2054
Date
5 December 2005
Reference
RIA 05/236;HINF 2005/2054
Recognising the importance of the post office network to rural and urban communities, will the Minister indicate the impact thus far of the switch to the way in which people receive their benefit and pension payments from post offices to banks?
Recognising the importance of the post office network to rural and urban communities, will the Minister indicate the impact thus far of the switch to the way in which people receive their benefit and pension payments from post offices to banks?
Asked by
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 December 2005
I am glad that the hon. Gentleman has raised that important question, because 97 per cent. of benefit recipients now access their payments by direct payment into their bank account. It is often thought that the closures were precipitated by changes in the method of pension payments and the introduction of Post Office card accounts; in fact, they started long before the changes took place. Way back in 1999, a dramatic change had already started in the number of people who received their benefits by other means. Because of the new facilities available to them—internet banking and so on—our constituents have chosen different methods to access their own finances and the Government have responded to that. In 2000, about 70 per cent. of all benefits were paid by order book, but that proportion had already fallen to 57 per cent. by 2003, when the direct payment scheme was launched.
Subjects
Banks; Financial services; Post offices; Rural areas; Urban areas; Finance
Date
1 December 2005
Reference
440 c378
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My Lords, the final responsibility for age verification rests with the online gambling industry. We welcome the Remote Gambling Association’s code of practice on social responsibility, which it will make a condition of membership. We are also supportive of the efforts that the industry is making to engage the banking sector on this issue. My noble friend Lord McIntosh, the then Minister for gambling regulation, wrote to the banking sector to encourage its co-operation during the passage of the Gambling Act, and several meetings at official level have since taken place.
My Lords, the final responsibility for age verification rests with the online gambling industry. We welcome the Remote Gambling Association’s code of practice on social responsibility, which it will make a condition of membership. We are also supportive of the efforts that the industry is making to engage the banking sector on this issue. My noble friend Lord McIntosh, the then Minister for gambling regulation, wrote to the banking sector to encourage its co-operation during the passage of the Gambling Act, and several meetings at official level have since taken place.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What discussions they have had with the banking industry to prevent young people from using credit and debit cards to finance Internet activities, especially gambling, from which they should be precluded by reason of their age.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the charity GamCare and I thank my noble friend for his reply. His comments about the code of practice produced by the Remote Gambling Association will be widely shared throughout the industry and among those concerned with the problem of gambling. However, is he aware that children as young as 11 are able to obtain debit cards such as the Solo card from high street banks which are then used to finance illegal purchases of Internet gambling and other items available on the Internet such as knives? Does he not agree that it is time that the banks themselves took some responsibility for proper proof of age verification before they allow their cards to be used in this irresponsible way?
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the charity GamCare and I thank my noble friend for his reply. His comments about the code of practice produced by the Remote Gambling Association will be widely shared throughout the industry and among those concerned with the problem of gambling. However, is he aware that children as young as 11 are able to obtain debit cards such as the Solo card from high street banks which are then used to finance illegal purchases of Internet gambling and other items available on the Internet such as knives? Does he not agree that it is time that the banks themselves took some responsibility for proper proof of age verification before they allow their cards to be used in this irresponsible way?
Asked by
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, my noble friend is right to say that there are some problems regarding the issue of credit cards, but he will recognise that when credit cards are used for gambling, which is the concern of my department, it is for the industry to carry out verification checks. I know that the banking industry is anxious about credit cards being misdirected.
Subjects
Children; Age; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my noble friend is right to say that there are some problems regarding the issue of credit cards, but he will recognise that when credit cards are used for gambling, which is the concern of my department, it is for the industry to carry out verification checks. I know that the banking industry is anxious about credit cards being misdirected.
My Lords, my noble friend is right to say that there are some problems regarding the issue of credit cards, but he will recognise that when credit cards are used for gambling, which is the concern of my department, it is for the industry to carry out verification checks. I know that the banking industry is anxious about credit cards being misdirected.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the charity GamCare and I thank my noble friend for his reply. His comments about the code of practice produced by the Remote Gambling Association will be widely shared throughout the industry and among those concerned with the problem of gambling. However, is he aware that children as young as 11 are able to obtain debit cards such as the Solo card from high street banks which are then used to finance illegal purchases of Internet gambling and other items available on the Internet such as knives? Does he not agree that it is time that the banks themselves took some responsibility for proper proof of age verification before they allow their cards to be used in this irresponsible way?
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Minister said that the industry has a verification process which he agrees works well both electronically and manually. But does he also agree that the great danger at the moment lies with the Treasury? If the Treasury increases the tax rate on Internet gambling organisations based in this country, they will just go abroad. It will then be impossible to verify whether foreign-based operators are behaving as they should.
My Lords, the Minister said that the industry has a verification process which he agrees works well both electronically and manually. But does he also agree that the great danger at the moment lies with the Treasury? If the Treasury increases the tax rate on Internet gambling organisations based in this country, they will just go abroad. It will then be impossible to verify whether foreign-based operators are behaving as they should.
Asked by
Viscount Astor
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, we are concerned about foreign-based gambling facilities, which are quite extensive. British operations on the Internet are in the minority. We are taking steps, for instance, to ensure that unless an organisation complies with the code of practice and meets our standards we will restrict its capacity to advertise its facilities in Europe. We will need a Europe-wide decision on that, but we are fully apprised of the issue to which the noble Viscount rightly draws attention.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c103
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we are concerned about foreign-based gambling facilities, which are quite extensive. British operations on the Internet are in the minority. We are taking steps, for instance, to ensure that unless an organisation complies with the code of practice and meets our standards we will restrict its capacity to advertise its facilities in Europe. We will need a Europe-wide decision on that, but we are fully apprised of the issue to which the noble Viscount rightly draws attention.
My Lords, we are concerned about foreign-based gambling facilities, which are quite extensive. British operations on the Internet are in the minority. We are taking steps, for instance, to ensure that unless an organisation complies with the code of practice and meets our standards we will restrict its capacity to advertise its facilities in Europe. We will need a Europe-wide decision on that, but we are fully apprised of the issue to which the noble Viscount rightly draws attention.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Viscount Astor
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the Minister said that the industry has a verification process which he agrees works well both electronically and manually. But does he also agree that the great danger at the moment lies with the Treasury? If the Treasury increases the tax rate on Internet gambling organisations based in this country, they will just go abroad. It will then be impossible to verify whether foreign-based operators are behaving as they should.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c103
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right that the Government want to make sure that gambling is not carried out by children under 16. That is why, for instance, the National Lottery has the most robust system of all on age verification and can point to a considerable record over the years of ensuring that children do not play. There are problems across the wide range of the gambling industry. That is why we introduced the Gambling Act to modernise our capacity for regulation where it is necessary. We expect the industry to respond to this regulation, as it has clearly shown it intends to do, through the code of practice with which every reputable gambling organisation will be expected to comply
My Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right that the Government want to make sure that gambling is not carried out by children under 16. That is why, for instance, the National Lottery has the most robust system of all on age verification and can point to a considerable record over the years of ensuring that children do not play. There are problems across the wide range of the gambling industry. That is why we introduced the Gambling Act to modernise our capacity for regulation where it is necessary. We expect the industry to respond to this regulation, as it has clearly shown it intends to do, through the code of practice with which every reputable gambling organisation will be expected to comply
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, it is up to the banks and other industries to ensure that they undertake responsible lending. However, there is growing concern at the number of children who are able to gamble. I know that the Government do not believe that children and gambling go together. Have they given any further thought to whether Ofcom should be given responsibility for monitoring what is going on in the growing online industry and specific responsibility for reporting back on these matters so that we, the public, know what is happening?
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c102-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it is up to the banks and other industries to ensure that they undertake responsible lending. However, there is growing concern at the number of children who are able to gamble. I know that the Government do not believe that children and gambling go together. Have they given any further thought to whether Ofcom should be given responsibility for monitoring what is going on in the growing online industry and specific responsibility for reporting back on these matters so that we, the public, know what is happening?
My Lords, it is up to the banks and other industries to ensure that they undertake responsible lending. However, there is growing concern at the number of children who are able to gamble. I know that the Government do not believe that children and gambling go together. Have they given any further thought to whether Ofcom should be given responsibility for monitoring what is going on in the growing online industry and specific responsibility for reporting back on these matters so that we, the public, know what is happening?
Asked by
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right that the Government want to make sure that gambling is not carried out by children under 16. That is why, for instance, the National Lottery has the most robust system of all on age verification and can point to a considerable record over the years of ensuring that children do not play. There are problems across the wide range of the gambling industry. That is why we introduced the Gambling Act to modernise our capacity for regulation where it is necessary. We expect the industry to respond to this regulation, as it has clearly shown it intends to do, through the code of practice with which every reputable gambling organisation will be expected to comply
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c102-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I seem to recall that when I was a Minister in the Home Office it was not possible to use a credit card to settle a gambling debt. Was it not this Government who liberalised that, and is it not a bit strange that a Government who keep telling us how concerned they are about the exposure of young people to gambling and alcohol have chosen at the same time to liberalise the legislation which has protected them?
My Lords, I seem to recall that when I was a Minister in the Home Office it was not possible to use a credit card to settle a gambling debt. Was it not this Government who liberalised that, and is it not a bit strange that a Government who keep telling us how concerned they are about the exposure of young people to gambling and alcohol have chosen at the same time to liberalise the legislation which has protected them?
Asked by
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, it might also seem a little strange to be challenged on liberalisation from the particular source of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. I emphasise that the Gambling Act ensures that the industry meets the requirements of the legislation with regard to its operations. As I indicated, the industry is all too well aware of its responsibilities in this area. There is a particular problem about young people getting access to credit through false identification or because, as my noble friend indicated, now and again credit cards are misdirected to juniors. But it is for the gambling organisations to carry out the verification and some very robust systems are in place.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c102
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it might also seem a little strange to be challenged on liberalisation from the particular source of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. I emphasise that the Gambling Act ensures that the industry meets the requirements of the legislation with regard to its operations. As I indicated, the industry is all too well aware of its responsibilities in this area. There is a particular problem about young people getting access to credit through false identification or because, as my noble friend indicated, now and again credit cards are misdirected to juniors. But it is for the gambling organisations to carry out the verification and some very robust systems are in place.
My Lords, it might also seem a little strange to be challenged on liberalisation from the particular source of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth. I emphasise that the Gambling Act ensures that the industry meets the requirements of the legislation with regard to its operations. As I indicated, the industry is all too well aware of its responsibilities in this area. There is a particular problem about young people getting access to credit through false identification or because, as my noble friend indicated, now and again credit cards are misdirected to juniors. But it is for the gambling organisations to carry out the verification and some very robust systems are in place.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I seem to recall that when I was a Minister in the Home Office it was not possible to use a credit card to settle a gambling debt. Was it not this Government who liberalised that, and is it not a bit strange that a Government who keep telling us how concerned they are about the exposure of young people to gambling and alcohol have chosen at the same time to liberalise the legislation which has protected them?
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c102
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the gambling industry is fully apprised of the implications of the Gambling Act, which has very much toughened up the requirements placed on the industry. As the noble Viscount indicated, the issue of verification is important particularly in relation to children under 16 who seek to place bets. The industry is all too well aware that it needs to show that it has robust systems in place. I think that the House will recognise that the leading companies in the area of gambling via the Internet, a more recent development, also are keen to safeguard their reputations. That is why the code of practice has been introduced.
My Lords, the gambling industry is fully apprised of the implications of the Gambling Act, which has very much toughened up the requirements placed on the industry. As the noble Viscount indicated, the issue of verification is important particularly in relation to children under 16 who seek to place bets. The industry is all too well aware that it needs to show that it has robust systems in place. I think that the House will recognise that the leading companies in the area of gambling via the Internet, a more recent development, also are keen to safeguard their reputations. That is why the code of practice has been introduced.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Viscount Falkland
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, will the noble Lord take my assurance that the use of credit and debit cards in gambling is carefully policed at least by the major operators in the field? It is in their interest not only to remain squeaky clean in the new betting environment, but also to deal only with the right people because of the risks they run if they do not. But it is not credit cards that are the problem, because they are extremely difficult to get from an online company; rather it is debit cards, which young people can access. Further, is the noble Lord aware that the leading company in the field, with whom I have just spoken, employs six people whose day-to-day job is to ensure that young people do not have access to gambling accounts using their debit cards?
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c101-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, in the light of that reply, will the Minister say whether he is now satisfied that the age verification software to block online registration has in fact been sufficiently installed by the gambling industry?
My Lords, in the light of that reply, will the Minister say whether he is now satisfied that the age verification software to block online registration has in fact been sufficiently installed by the gambling industry?
Asked by
Bishop of Manchester
(Bishops (affiliation))
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, I am grateful for that question. We are not satisfied because there are some weak links and we know of a small number of abuses that have taken place. We are constrained to ensure that the verification systems become both robust and universal. That is why we have been talking with the banks and why we are eager to ensure that the code of conduct reinforces that in the industry.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c102
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, will the noble Lord take my assurance that the use of credit and debit cards in gambling is carefully policed at least by the major operators in the field? It is in their interest not only to remain squeaky clean in the new betting environment, but also to deal only with the right people because of the risks they run if they do not. But it is not credit cards that are the problem, because they are extremely difficult to get from an online company; rather it is debit cards, which young people can access. Further, is the noble Lord aware that the leading company in the field, with whom I have just spoken, employs six people whose day-to-day job is to ensure that young people do not have access to gambling accounts using their debit cards?
My Lords, will the noble Lord take my assurance that the use of credit and debit cards in gambling is carefully policed at least by the major operators in the field? It is in their interest not only to remain squeaky clean in the new betting environment, but also to deal only with the right people because of the risks they run if they do not. But it is not credit cards that are the problem, because they are extremely difficult to get from an online company; rather it is debit cards, which young people can access. Further, is the noble Lord aware that the leading company in the field, with whom I have just spoken, employs six people whose day-to-day job is to ensure that young people do not have access to gambling accounts using their debit cards?
Asked by
Viscount Falkland
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, the gambling industry is fully apprised of the implications of the Gambling Act, which has very much toughened up the requirements placed on the industry. As the noble Viscount indicated, the issue of verification is important particularly in relation to children under 16 who seek to place bets. The industry is all too well aware that it needs to show that it has robust systems in place. I think that the House will recognise that the leading companies in the area of gambling via the Internet, a more recent development, also are keen to safeguard their reputations. That is why the code of practice has been introduced.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c101-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am grateful for that question. We are not satisfied because there are some weak links and we know of a small number of abuses that have taken place. We are constrained to ensure that the verification systems become both robust and universal. That is why we have been talking with the banks and why we are eager to ensure that the code of conduct reinforces that in the industry.
My Lords, I am grateful for that question. We are not satisfied because there are some weak links and we know of a small number of abuses that have taken place. We are constrained to ensure that the verification systems become both robust and universal. That is why we have been talking with the banks and why we are eager to ensure that the code of conduct reinforces that in the industry.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Asked by
Bishop of Manchester
(Bishops (affiliation))
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, in the light of that reply, will the Minister say whether he is now satisfied that the age verification software to block online registration has in fact been sufficiently installed by the gambling industry?
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c102
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What discussions they have had with the banking industry to prevent young people from using credit and debit cards to finance Internet activities, especially gambling, from which they should be precluded by reason of their age.
What discussions they have had with the banking industry to prevent young people from using credit and debit cards to finance Internet activities, especially gambling, from which they should be precluded by reason of their age.
Asked by
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
29 November 2005
Answered on
29 November 2005
My Lords, the final responsibility for age verification rests with the online gambling industry. We welcome the Remote Gambling Association’s code of practice on social responsibility, which it will make a condition of membership. We are also supportive of the efforts that the industry is making to engage the banking sector on this issue. My noble friend Lord McIntosh, the then Minister for gambling regulation, wrote to the banking sector to encourage its co-operation during the passage of the Gambling Act, and several meetings at official level have since taken place.
Subjects
Children; Banks; Credit cards; Gambling; Internet; Proof of identity; Young people; Debit cards; Age assurance
Date
29 November 2005
Reference
676 c101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords