Lord Foster of Bath

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission’s "special measures" process in protecting consumers; and whether they have discussed with the Gambling Commission publishing data on the number...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the transparency of the Gambling Commission’s enforcement actions, in the light of reports that operators have avoided formal regulatory action through secret settlements; and whether they ...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any advice from the Climate Change Committee regarding making the United Kingdom's nationally determined contribution binding in law; and, if so, what was that advice.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 29 January (HL4088), where the Climate Change Committee has advised that "it did not consider it necessary for Government to reset existing targets".

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to trial a rights reservation mechanism, with satisfactory feedback from rightsholders, prior to proposing any copyright exception for text and data mining by artificial intelligence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Advertising Standards Authority’s measures to ensure gambling advertisements do not reach underage audiences; and what plans they have to review the authority’s per...

To ask His Majesty's Government what performance management system is used by HM Prison and Probation Service; when it was last reviewed; and whether it requires managers to submit annual appraisal markings for staff.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 24 December 2024 (HL3494), what assessment they have made of the alignment between the United Kingdom’s Nationally Determined Contribution for 2030, which requir...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68 per cent on 1990 levels by 2030, as set in the United Kingdom’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 7 January (HL3653), what is the projected reduction in emissions from each of the future policies under consideration or in development; and what is the estimate...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 7 January (HL3653), what future policies relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions are (1) under consideration and (2) in development.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of UK carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in 2030 from (1) terrestrial emissions, (2) terrestrial emissions plus international aviation and shipping emissions, and (3) the emission...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the World Health Organization on 2 December to implement a public health approach to prevent gambling harm, including ending gambling advertising, promotion, and spons...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 26 November (HL2661), whether they intend to make their 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions legally binding in UK law, i...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the video games industry's self-regulation on loot boxes; and what plans they have, if any, to ensure mobile games disclose that they contain loot boxes and make available parental controls...

To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms implemented by the Online Safety Act 2023 are in place to monitor and assess risks associated with new gambling advertising technologies and practices.

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are being implemented under the Online Safety Act 2023 to ensure that gambling platforms deploy effective age assurance technologies to prevent children from being exposed to online gambling advertising and se...

To ask His Majesty's Government, in implementing the Online Safety Act 2023, what steps they are taking to ensure that gambling platforms incorporate "safety by design" to minimise harm to children and vulnerable users from gambling advertising and conten...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish an evidence base which will safeguard the experience of children online, specifically with reference to the impact of gambling advertising and the provisions of the Online Safety Act ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to educate parents, carers and young people about the risks of online gambling and advertising exposure.