Gambling: Fixed-odds Betting Terminals Debate
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Lord Bishop of Chester
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Gambling: Fixed-odds Betting Terminals
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The Lord Bishop of Chester
My Lords, the Minister has referred several times to the need to engage with the industry in order to mitigate the impact on employment. I should like to know exactly what form of mitigation the Government have in mind.
Lord Ashton of Hyde
My Lords, an inter-ministerial group drawn from different departments will engage in discussions about what the effect on employment will be in different parts of the country, and we will produce a plan. There is a limited amount that we can do, but, as I say, over the summer we will produce a plan to deal with that. When we have a plan, I will be able to tell the House about it.