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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the World Health Organization on 2 December to implement a public health approach to prevent gambling harm, including ending gambling advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of sports and other cultural activities.

The Department has noted the World Health Organization’s recommendations around gambling advertising. We are committed to reviewing the best available evidence on the impact of gambling advertising, including around sport, from a wide range of sources in order to ensure there are robust protections in place to protect those at risk.

As I set out in my speech at the GambleAware conference on 4 December, I want to see the gambling industry further raise standards to ensure that levels of gambling advertising does not exacerbate harm. We will be monitoring this work closely.