Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 126917

Greyhound Racing: Gambling

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Alison Hume

LabourScarborough and Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of gambling-related harms associated with greyhound racing on public health.

Answer

Ian Murray
We are committed to strengthening protections through a range of safer gambling measures to protect those at-risk of or experiencing gambling-related harm. No recent assessment has been made by the department in relation to greyhound racing.