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Donate to our crowdfunderRichard Holden: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in which areas of the UK casinos are permitted under the Gambling Act 1968; how many casinos are permitted in each such area; and what the maximum size is of each such casino that is permitted.
Lord Wigley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to set up a review of the terms of reference of the Gambling Commission and the extent to which that Commission is working to meet those terms.
Nigel Huddleston: I thank the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) for her tireless work in advocating for those who have suffered, or are at risk of suffering, gambling harms. I have no wish to make party political points on this issue, because I believe there is a wish on both sides of the Chamber for further action. I would like to address the concerns that have been raised about gambling...
Lord Skidelsky: ...that the calculation behind the Chancellor’s stimulus was that the extra investment would draw workers from lower to higher-productivity jobs, thus boosting economic growth. That was a reasonable gamble, but it was a gamble all the same. In any case, all this has been overtaken by the pandemic, which has led to the promise of an extra £350 billion to deal with it. The Prime Minister...
the Bishop of St Albans: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Barran on 5 March that they will review the Gambling Act 2005 with "great urgency", when the (1) terms of reference, (2) call for evidence, and (3) deadlines, of that review will be announced.
Catherine West: ...It would have an incredible impact on local people in terms of their day to day experience. I hope we can come back to that at a further stage of the Bill. The Minister and I share concerns around gambling. I hope the Committee’s concerns about gambling advertising are noted as we go forward in the organisation of the games. We talked in new clause 1 about the hotel levy. I thank my hon....
Gambling advertising
That the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 20 January, be approved.—(David Rutley.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118 (6)),
Chris Matheson: ...the social care crisis, taking care of family or friends who would not cope without their daily and sometimes hourly support. By cutting the amount of cash provided to councils, the Government are gambling on the good will of carers, friends and families to plug the numerous holes in our deficient and sometimes ineffective social care system. The situation is unsustainable, causing stress...
Jim Shannon: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure major sporting events are not sponsored by online gambling companies.
Richard Holden: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of imposing a maximum purchase price for fixed odds betting via scratchcards.
Richard Holden: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is his policy for the Gambling Commission to remain the regulator for lottery licencing competition.
Nigel Huddleston: The current National Lottery licence expires in 2023, and the Gambling Commission remains on track to appoint an operator to take on the new licence from this date. The competition is expected to commence in the first half of 2020, with the successful applicant being announced in 2021. The Gambling Commission is providing regular updates on progress with the competition on the 4NLC website at...
Ranil Jayawardena: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to respond to the findings of the National Audit Office report entitled Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people, published 28 February 2020.
Carolyn Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled, Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people, published in February 2020, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of vulnerable gamblers.
the Bishop of St Albans: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the annual report by the Gambling Commission Gambling participation in 2019: behaviour, awareness and attitudes, published in February, which shows of the general public (1) 29 per cent agreed it would be better for gambling to be banned, (2) 62 per cent believe gambling should be discouraged, and (3) 82 per cent said there...
Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2020 - Motion to Approve
Richard Holden: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the forthcoming ban on the use of credit card transactions for online gambling, what discussions he has had with casino owners on banning credit card cash machine withdrawals on their premises.
Richard Holden: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timeframe is for the Gambling Commission to alter the conditions attached to lottery operating licences to reflect the revised limits set out in The Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2020 laid on 20 January 2020.
Tracy Brabin: ...across the region, and become a catalyst for further improvement in the income and living conditions of people throughout the west midlands. Sadly, the Bill also contains no provision to bar gambling companies from sponsoring the games. Although I know it is unlikely that the organising committee will enter into an agreement with a gambling company, I firmly believe that the Government...