Oral Answers to Questions Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Kane

Main Page: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)

Department Debates - View all Mike Kane's debates with the Department for Work and Pensions


Prayers

Oral Answers to Questions

Mike Kane Excerpts

Business of the House
Thursday 13th March 2014

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Mike Kane Portrait Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab)
- Hansard -
-

What analysis have the Government made of the link between betting shops and the explosion of payday loan outlets on our high streets?

Helen Grant Portrait Mrs Grant
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

Betting shops tend to be located in areas of high footfall. It is not at all clear that there is a link between area deprivation and problem gambling, but our ongoing review will assess the available evidence. We will report later this year on that matter.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page