Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 63608

Gaming Machines

Tabled: 30 June 2025

Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to grant local authorities stronger powers to reject license applications for slot machin

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The Government wants local authorities to feel empowered to make decisions that are in their communities’ best interests. Local authorities have a range of powers to manage gambling in their areas, both under the planning system and as licensing authoriti...

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