Written questions

Sports: Young People

Lords · Question HL14166 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of gambling sponsorship in sport on young people; and whether they plan to further restrict that sponsorship.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Twycross, 11 Feb 2026

The Government is committed to strengthening protections to protect young people from gambling-related harm. We are clear that wherever gambling advertising and sponsorship appears, it must be socially responsible. All major sports have published their ga...