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...