Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation similar to the Gambling Addiction Prevention Act 2019 in the United States of America, to require the development and implementation of policies and programmes to prevent and treat gambling disorders among members of the armed forces and their dependants.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no current plans to introduce legislation. The MOD already has a number of policies and programmes in place within the Armed Forces that assist Service personnel with gambling addiction.