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2001-02
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2001-02 (11)
Year
Department
Member
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Publisher
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Teddy Taylor
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make a statement on the changes in the number of Lottery tickets purchased over the last two years.
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Gambling; Lotteries; National Lottery; Sales; Tickets
Date
22 July 2002
Reference
389 c650
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on the decline in lotto ticket sales and the introduction of spread betting in UK. - Inc figures.
1st supplementary on the decline in lotto ticket sales and the introduction of spread betting in UK. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Teddy Taylor
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
22 July 2002
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Gambling; Lotteries; National Lottery; Sales; Tickets
Date
22 July 2002
Reference
389 c650
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Gambling; Lotteries; National Lottery; Sales; Tickets
Date
22 July 2002
Reference
389 c650
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make a statement on the changes in the number of Lottery tickets purchased over the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, If she will make a statement on the changes in the number of Lottery tickets purchased over the last two years.
Asked by
Teddy Taylor
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 July 2002
For answer on
22 July 2002
Answered on
22 July 2002
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Gambling; Lotteries; National Lottery; Sales; Tickets
Date
22 July 2002
Reference
68959; 389 c650
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Debate on a motion for the adjournment on the gambling laws .(Inc ref to the report of the Gambling Review Body - Cm 5206)
Debate on a motion for the adjournment on the gambling laws .(Inc ref to the report of the Gambling Review Body - Cm 5206)
Lead member
Richard Caborn
Answering member
John Greenway
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Betting shops; Casinos; Gambling; Gaming; Internet; Lotteries; Opening hours; Regulation; Reform; Gambling Review Body
Date
5 July 2002
Reference
388 c513-34,548-79
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Statement about the determination of the 41st horserace betting levy scheme. (Report in library as Dep 02/288). - Inc figures.
Statement about the determination of the 41st horserace betting levy scheme. (Report in library as Dep 02/288). - Inc figures.
Asked by
Jeff Ennis
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 January 2002
For answer on
29 January 2002
Answered on
29 January 2002
Jeff Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement about the determination of the
41{st} horserace betting levy scheme. [31818]
Tessa Jowell: As the Horserace Betting Levy Board was unable to accept the Bookmakers' Committee's recommendations for the 41{st}
levy scheme the matter, under statute, was referred to me to determine.
In considering the next scheme I have taken into account submission from the Chairman and independent members of the Levy Board, the
Bookmakers' Committee, and the British Horseracing Board. In the interests of fairness and openness, these bodies were also given
the opportunity to comment on each others' submissions.
I have also taken account of independent advice from Organisation Consulting Partnership on those submissions. A copy of their
report is being placed in the Library and is being sent to those who provided submissions.
The criteria which customarily apply to the setting of levy schemes include the needs of horseracing and the capacity of bookmakers
to pay. I can confirm that I have sought to reflect these considerations in reaching a view about how much bookmakers should be
required to contribute in order to enable the Levy Board to give effect to the improvement of horseracing and its other statutory
purposes.
The exercise of my responsibility to determine the 41{st} scheme has been made difficult by uncertainties currently facing the
betting and racing industries. These include the effect of the introduction of a gross profits tax on betting, and the potential
income for racing from its proposed sale of picture and data rights to bookmakers.
As to the former, it is difficult to judge the extent to which changes in bookmakers' turnover on horseracing betting will be
reflected in their gross profits on that business. Although all recent levy schemes have been based on turnover it appears to me
that, in current circumstances, it is not necessarily the fairest or most reliable indication of bookmakers' ability to pay the
levy.
In all the circumstances, I am therefore minded to determine the 41{st} scheme on the basis of off-course bookmakers paying an
average of 9 per cent. of their gross profits on horseracing betting. (As on-course bookmakers will not be directly affected by the
tax changes I am minded to continue the flat fee arrangements of the 40{th} levy scheme). My officials will be working with the Levy
Board so that the details of the scheme can be confirmed and promulgated in time for it to take effect from 1 April.
As to the sale of picture and data rights, it must be a cause of considerable disappointment that a full measure of agreement on the
commercial terms which should apply has not yet been reached. Against this background of uncertainty and outstanding legal disputes
I do not feel able to accept the Bookmakers' Committee argument that the 41{st} scheme should require only a nominal contribution
from bookmakers from 1 May 2002. I have, however, taken account of the commitment from the British Horseracing Board that any
payments in respect of licences to use pictures or data which are purchased by that date will be offset against levy payments which
the bookmakers concerned are liable to make thereafter.
As a result of these uncertainties it is hard to forecast how much the 41{st} scheme, determined in this way, will yield; but, on
the basis of forecasts previously provided by the betting industry, it would be in a range from £90 million to £105 million in
2002-03. A lower yield would reflect a lower level of profits. The scheme should enable both the betting and racing industries as
well as punters themselves to share in the benefits flowing from the new tax regime; and enable the Levy Board to meet its own
liabilities.
We would like to encourage the betting and racing industries to develop a modern relationship as business partners and move away
from an adversarial approach. The levy scheme which I am minded to determine will give them a shared interest in developing their
businesses to their mutual benefit. It is, however, clear that the levy system as a whole is flawed, and should not be needed if
satisfactory commercial agreements between the parties can be made to work. We remain committed to its abolition, when parliamentary
time permits.
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Horserace Betting Levy Board; Horse racing; Gambling; Taxation
Date
29 January 2002
Reference
31818; 379 c211-2W;379 c210-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is her policy that the new funding scheme for the horse racing levy will be based on the sale of pictures and data to bookmakers; when a decision is expected on a new levy scheme for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is her policy that the new funding scheme for the horse racing levy will be based on the sale of pictures and data to bookmakers; when a decision is expected on a new levy scheme for the...
Asked by
Owen Paterson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2002
For answer on
29 January 2002
Answered on
29 January 2002
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Finance; Horserace Betting Levy Board; Horse racing; Gambling; Taxation
Date
29 January 2002
Reference
379 c212W;379 c210-2W; 30863;30864
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if it is her policy to ensure that the racing industry is not financially disadvantaged by the end of the current levy scheme for racing; if it is her policy that the determination of the future of a racing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if it is her policy to ensure that the racing industry is not financially disadvantaged by the end of the current levy scheme for racing; if it is her policy that the determination of the future of a racing...
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Richard Caborn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 January 2002
For answer on
24 January 2002
Answered on
24 January 2002
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Finance; Horserace Betting Levy Board; Horse racing
Date
24 January 2002
Reference
378 c1020W; 30030;30031
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will introduce a betting levy for the financial year 2002-03 to help support the horse-racing industry. - Includes fact that an announcement will be made as soon as practicable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will introduce a betting levy for the financial year 2002-03 to help support the horse-racing industry. - Includes fact that an announcement will be made as soon as practicable.
Asked by
Ian Lucas
(Labour)
Answered by
Richard Caborn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 January 2002
For answer on
21 January 2002
Answered on
21 January 2002
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will introduce a betting levy for the financial year
2002-03 to help support the horse racing industry. [28309]
Mr. Caborn: The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, as amended, provides that if the Horserace Betting Levy Board does not
approve, by 31 October each year, a scheme for the following financial year under which bookmakers pay a levy on betting on horse
racing, the Secretary of State has a duty to determine a scheme. Such a duty has now arisen, and consideration is being given to a
scheme in accordance with the requirements of the Act. An announcement will be made as soon as practicable.
Subjects
Betting; Bookmakers; Horserace Betting Levy Board; Horse racing
Date
21 January 2002
Reference
28309; 378 c625-6W;378 c621-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 19th October, Official Report, 372 c1398W, on suspicious activity reports, how many of the reports from the gambling industry were from (a) spread betting organisations and (b) other gambling businesses; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 19th October, Official Report, 372 c1398W, on suspicious activity reports, how many of the reports from the gambling industry were from (a) spread betting organisations and (b) other gambling businesses; and if he will make...
Asked by
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2001
For answer on
23 November 2001
Answered on
23 November 2001
Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 19 October 2001, Official Report,
column 1398W, on suspicious activity reports, how many of the reports from the gambling industry were from (a) spread betting
organisations and (b) other gambling businesses; and if he will make a statement. [16711]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The data held by the National Criminal Intelligence Service do not differentiate between spread betting
organisations and other bookmakers. In 2000, there were 16 suspicious activity reports from the bookmaking industry and 301 such
reports from the gaming industry.
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Betting; Bookmakers; Gambling; Proceeds of crime; National Criminal Intelligence Service
Date
23 November 2001
Reference
16711; 375 c546W;375 c548W
House
House of Commons
Type
Command papers
Author
Gambling Review Body
Laid on
17 July 2001
Notes
The Gambling Review Body proposes a new regulatory body for the gaming industry - the Gambling Commission; DEB;CH 5 JUL 2002; Received 17.07.01
Subjects
Consumers; Crime prevention; Betting; Bookmakers; Bingo; Casinos; Licensing; Horse racing; Gambling; Gaming; Gambling Commission; Protection; Lotteries; Opening hours; Regulation; Reform; Gaming Board for Great Britain; Gambling Review Body
Commons Library location
Research HA 795, P (Jul 01) (Gambling Box 1)
Date
17 July 2001
Reference
Cm 5206
House
House of Commons