Armed Forces: Gambling

(asked on 24th April 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to require (1) annual medical screening questions related to gambling disorder in the military, and (2) the annual assessment of the prevalence of gambling disorder among members of the armed forces.


Answered by
Lord Coaker Portrait
Lord Coaker
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 7th May 2025

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.

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