Gambling: Addictions
Commons · Question 8018 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential societal cost of problem gambling.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 16 Oct 2024
The Government recognises the impact harmful gambling can have on individuals and their families. We recognise that there are limitations in the existing evidence on the societal cost of gambling harm and that there is a need for better data and further r...