Fixed Odds Betting Terminals

Part of Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Housing – in the House of Commons at 4:15 pm on 8 January 2014.

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Photo of Clive Efford Clive Efford Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) 4:15, 8 January 2014

I repeat: today’s motion is not about stakes and prizes. It is about empowering local authorities, which have called for powers to deal with a wide range of issues that go beyond gambling. It is about economic regeneration; it is about economic vitality and diversity in town centres; it is about the concern about the effect that the clustering of betting shops has on the character of town centres. I will deal with the research, and I will come on to it very soon if hon. Members are patient.