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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to assist bookmakers in reducing (a) crime on their premises and (b) the incidence of malicious damage to fixed odds betting terminals.

With support from Government, and by working directly with police forces across the UK, the gambling industry is committed to tackling and reducing crime and bringing those who commit crimes against shop staff, customers and property to justice.