Asked by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on its review of the Gambling Act 2005.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government is working at pace with the Gambling Commission, industry and others to deliver the white paper.
The Government recently confirmed plans for the introduction of stake limits for online slots games, and last week published our plans for reforms to the land-based sector.
The Gambling Commission have also confirmed proposals for a range of measures, including financial risk checks and strengthened protections on direct marketing.
Written Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: 2020) showed a statistically significant downward step-change in estimated salt intake between 2005
May. 22 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 April 2024 to 15 May 2024Found: People’s Repu blic of China to the United Kingdom as an approved destination, signed on 21 January 2005
Mentions:
1: None insert— “(a) be made using a process OFCOM shall create within six months of the passing of the Media Act - Speech Link
2: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Lab - Life peer) the last time I remember Parliament deciding to interfere with regulatory matters in a wash-up was in 2005 - Speech Link
3: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) One of our sadnesses was that the police seemed so slow to act. - Speech Link
Found: to members of the public, or (ii) the sale or supply of services (including facilities for gambling
Correspondence May. 21 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: Letter from Stuart Andrew MP, Minister for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, relating to Measures relating
May. 21 2024
Source Page: Government response to measures relating to the land-based gambling sector. (Government response to consultation) 68p.Found: Government response to measures relating to the land-based gambling sector.
Found: to members of the public, or (ii) the sale or supply of services (including facilities for gambling
Oral Evidence May. 20 2024
Inquiry: Prevention in health and social careFound: session in our prevention inquiry workstream looking at preventing harm caused by alcohol, drugs, gambling
Found: to members of the public, or (ii) the sale or supply of services (including facilities for gambling