Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has had discussions with the Gambling Commission on tackling sexual harassment and sexist practices at gambling industry events; and if he will make a statement.

The Department has had no specific discussions with the Gambling Commission on sexual harassment or sexist practices at gambling industry events. Legislation relating to sexual harassment and equality applies to all industries and events and we would expect any breaches to be dealt with under such legislation.The Gambling Commission has reminded the industry that more diverse organisations, boards and teams make better decisions and play an important role in good governance to make gambling fairer and safer. The Chief Executive’s recent speech at the ICE Totally Gaming conference is published on http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk .