Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86990

Gambling: Rural Areas

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that gambling harm prevention campaigns reach rural and remote communities.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The introduction of the new statutory levy on gambling operators, which came into effect in April 2025, guarantees sustainable funding for the research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-related harms which is entirely independent of the influence of ...

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