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Gambling

Commons · Question 100951 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the difference between (a) harm caused by gambling and (b) harm associated with gambling; and if she will set out which of these measures is the policy objective o

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 6 Jan 2026

The Government is acutely aware of the impact that harmful gambling can have on individuals, their families and communities, and we are committed to strengthening protections to safeguard those at risk of both harm caused by, and associated with, gambling...