Written questions

Horse Racing: Gambling

Commons · Question 80164 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of harmonising gambling tax rates on the horseracing industry.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 20 Oct 2025

There has been ministerial engagement between my Department and His Majesty’s Treasury to ensure that they are aware of the specific way British horseracing is funded and the potential implications of any changes to taxation. Future proposals on Gambling ...