Written questions

Gambling: Taxation

Commons · Question 2705 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will immediately implement a statutory levy on gambling operators to fund research, education and treatment of gambling harms.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 9 Sep 2024

We are in the early stages of the new Government and are still considering the full range of gambling policy. The Government recognises the impact harmful gambling can have on individuals and their families and, as stated in its manifesto, the Government ...