Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 97822

Gambling: Bank Services

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Kim Leadbeater

LabourSpen Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of banking safeguards for protecting vulnerable customers, especially the use of gambling blocks and loopholes using open-banking gateways.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Government recognises that harmful gambling can wreck the lives of individuals, families and communities. Working with the Gambling Commission, we are committed to strengthening protections for those at risk through a range of new safer gambling requi...

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