[Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Online Gambling

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 9:30 am on 18 March 2009.

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Photo of Philip Davies Philip Davies Conservative, Shipley 9:30, 18 March 2009

For the benefit of David Taylor, I certainly will not mention the words "political correctness".

Does my hon. Friend agree that there is an anomaly with regard to the funding for the Gambling Trust, because many organisations might be considered to contribute to problem gambling, including the Government themselves through the national lottery, which allows people to gamble from the age of 16? Scratch cards, for example, strike me as highly addictive. Does he agree that if we want to tackle organisations that promote inappropriate gambling, the Government might want to contribute to that fund?