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

Greyhound Racing: Gambling

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Alison Hume

Labour — Scarborough 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.