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Monday 8th April 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Hart Portrait Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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On the question of online addiction, the focus tends to be on the horrors of addiction to online gambling, but the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is hearing evidence about the problems associated with addiction to online gaming. Will the Secretary of State give that as much attention as gambling when he looks at the legislative part of this?

Jeremy Wright Portrait Jeremy Wright
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I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. As he knows from the inquiries that he and his colleagues have been pursuing, there is considerable overlap between the two. We all need to turn our attention to the opportunities to engage in activity that looks very much like gambling within a gaming context.