Written questions

Gambling: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 58753 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) affordability checks and (b) the harmonisation of gambling duties on levels of black market gambling.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 18 Jun 2025

The Government recognises the important contribution horseracing and the wider sports sector makes to the national economy and cultural life. We remain committed to engagement with stakeholders across the sector with a view to bolstering and protecting th...