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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she held discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on commissioning independent research into the social cost of greyhound racing betting as part of wider gambling reform.

Greyhound racing makes an important contribution to British cultural life and the department’s priority is ensuring the continued growth of the sport.

DCMS engages regularly with DEFRA regarding greyhound racing, but has had no such discussions.