Gambling: Rehabilitation and Research
Commons · Question 34942 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Louie French
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to ring-fence funds levied through the statutory gambling levy for the research, treatment and prevention of gambling harms.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 11 Mar 2025
As set out in the government’s consultation response, section 123 of the Gambling Act 2005 is clear that statutory levy funding will be ringfenced for gambling-related purposes and all spending is subject to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and...