Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 8018

Gambling: Addictions

Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential societal cost of problem gambling.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The Government recognises the impact harmful gambling can have on individuals and their families. We recognise that there are limitations in the existing evidence on the societal cost of gambling harm and that there is a need for better data and further r...

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