Written questions

Gambling: Advertising

Commons · Question 26249 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 31 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of gambling advertising on (a) mental health, (b) wider public health, (c) family relationships and (d) financial wellbeing;

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 31 Jan 2025

There are a range of robust rules in place to ensure that gambling adverts, wherever they appear, are socially responsible and do not exacerbate harm.The Gambling Commission is further strengthening protections on marketing to improve customer control ove...