Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 117709

Gambling: Taxation

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)Caerphilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the statutory gambling levy takes a public health approach.

Answer

Ian Murray
In our response to the consultation on the statutory levy, we set out the levy’s overarching principles to ensure that the lead commissioning bodies are supporting the government in delivering on our vision for the future system. This includes a coordinat...

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