May. 21 2024
Source Page: Government response to measures relating to the land-based gambling sector. (Government response to consultation) 68p.Found: Should all 1968 Act casinos be permitted to offer sports betting, regardless of size?
Dec. 07 2010
Source Page: Parliamentary Archives catalogue search for abortion and medical termination of pregnancy 1965 to 1967. 11 p.Found: correspondence) Land Compensation (Amendment) Law Commissions (with correspondence) Licensed Betting
May. 15 2024
Source Page: DCMS Economic Estimates: Monthly GVA (to Mar 2024)Found: For example, GVA for 'sports education' is estimated based on the trend for all education.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the horseracing sector.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
The Government recognises the significant contribution that racing makes to British sporting culture and its particular importance to the British rural economy. Horseracing is the second biggest sport in the UK in terms of attendance and according to its governing body, the British Horseracing Authority, racing is worth over £4 billion to the economy in direct, indirect, and associated expenditure every year.
Government reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy in 2017 resulted in Levy income almost doubling to £83 million in 2018/19, and racecourses have also accessed £21.5 million of support from the Sports Survival Package through a loan to the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB).
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the impact of the horseracing sector on the UK economy in each of the last five years.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
The Government recognises the significant contribution that racing makes to British sporting culture and its particular importance to the British rural economy. Horseracing is the second biggest sport in the UK in terms of attendance and according to its governing body, the British Horseracing Authority, racing is worth over £4 billion to the economy in direct, indirect, and associated expenditure every year.
Government reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy in 2017 resulted in Levy income almost doubling to £83 million in 2018/19, and racecourses have also accessed £21.5 million of support from the Sports Survival Package through a loan to the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB).
Mentions:
1: George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth) Indeed, this House passed the Betting Levy Act 1961, establishing the Horserace Betting Levy Board, which - Speech Link
2: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) The horserace betting levy has evolved in step with the betting industry since it was introduced in the - Speech Link
Asked by: Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of implementing a ban on gambling advertising on all parts of football kits.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
The Government welcomed the voluntary whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting ads during live sports programmes, agreed by industry. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes, with a 96% reduction in gambling TV advertising specifically during the restricted period.
As part of the Gambling review, consideration was given to a range of restrictions on gambling advertising. As set out in the white paper we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising and that which is most likely to appeal to children, while still allowing sports bodies to benefit commercially from deals with responsible gambling firms.
Asked by: Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the whistle-to-whistle ban on gambling advertising in football on the number of gambling messages displayed throughout televised football matches.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
The Government welcomed the voluntary whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting ads during live sports programmes, agreed by industry. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes, with a 96% reduction in gambling TV advertising specifically during the restricted period.
As part of the Gambling review, consideration was given to a range of restrictions on gambling advertising. As set out in the white paper we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising and that which is most likely to appeal to children, while still allowing sports bodies to benefit commercially from deals with responsible gambling firms.
Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Neath and Swansea East)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the University of Bristol research paper entitled, The prevalence of gambling adverts during the opening weekend of the English Premier League 2023-23, published 2024; and if she will take legislative steps to reduce the number of gambling adverts shown during football matches.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
His Majesty’s Government recognises that, while millions of people gamble online without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences. In our approach to gambling advertising, we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising that is most likely to appeal to children, while still allowing sports bodies and others to benefit commercially from deals with responsible gambling firms. There are robust rules in place to ensure that gambling advertising is socially responsible and cannot be targeted at or strongly appeal to children. The Government welcomed the voluntary whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting ads during live sports programmes, agreed by industry. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes. We also welcomed the Premier League’s announcement that it will ban gambling sponsors from the front of shirts, and are working with a wider group of sports governing bodies to introduce a Code of Conduct on responsible gambling sponsorship.
We continue to monitor research, and have carefully considered the findings in the study by the University of Bristol. Furthermore, we are introducing a statutory levy charged to gambling operators which will raise trusted, long-term funding for gambling research. We are clear that we will continue to look carefully at any further research that results from that and take action if necessary.
Dec. 06 2023
Source Page: Growth sector statisticsFound: goodsSIC 92: Gambling and betting activitiesSIC 93.11: Operation of sports facilitiesSIC 93.199: Other