Written questions

Football: Gambling

Commons · Question 18876 · Tabled 10 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a ban on gambling (a) sponsorship and (b) advertising in football.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 18 Dec 2024

As the Minister for Gambling set out in her speech at the GambleAware conference on 4 December, we want to see the gambling industry further raise standards to ensure that levels of gambling advertising does not exacerbate harm. This work will be monitore...