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Gaming Machines: Public Houses

Commons · Question 86190 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution of gaming machines to the level of pubs’ supplementary income.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 11 Nov 2025

The Government recognises the contribution of pubs to the nighttime economy in the UK, as well as the commercial pressures they face.Although the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Gambling Commission do not hold official statistics on the co...