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1133783

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what gambling activities are subject to (1) value-added tax, and (2) gross profits tax; and how much value-added tax was collected from adult gaming centres in England and Wales in (a) 2017, and (b) 2018.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL16534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>(1) Almost all gambling activities are exempt from value added tax (VAT). However, VAT does apply to prize machines that offer non-cash prizes only. Such machines are not typically located in adult gaming centres.</p><p> </p><p>(2) There are seven Gambling Duties. Of these, six are based broadly on a gross profits tax model. The seventh, Lottery Duty is based on a percentage of the value of ticket sales.</p><p> </p><p>Total receipts from Betting and Gaming are published on the UK Trade Information website. A separate breakdown for value added tax collected from adult gaming centres in England and Wales is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/07/2019 12:01:46 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1540115

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a comparative assessment of taxation rates for (a) land-based and (b) remote gambling operators.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	80787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>A range of duty rates apply to different forms of gambling. Bingo duty is 10% of gross profit. Lottery Duty is 12% of ticket value. General Betting Duty is 15% of gross profit for general bets, 10% of gross profit for sports spread betting or 3% of gross profit for financial spread betting. Pool Betting Duty is 15% of gross profit. Remote Gaming Duty is 21% of gross profit. Gaming Duty is 15-50% of gross gaming yield. Machine Games Duty is 5% of gross profit at the lower rate, 20% of gross profit at the standard rate and 25% of gross profit at the higher rate.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps gambling taxation under constant review and welcomes representations from stakeholders to inform policy development.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2022 16:58:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1367621

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much tax the Exchequer received from gambling-related activities in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
	uin	HL3870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes statistics relating to gambling related activities for Corporation Tax, Betting and Gaming Duties and VAT. For Income Tax, information for gambling related activities is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 23/11/2021 13:57:31 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1679786

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's consultation on the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on 17 October 2023, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of setting a statutory levy rate of one percent for remote pools betting.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	8229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>Higher rates of problem gambling are associated with certain products, particularly those online, compared to most land-based products. We want to take this into account in the design of the statutory levy, as well as the higher operating costs in the land-based sector. Public Health England’s evidence review of gambling-related harms, based on Health Survey data, showed football pools to have a 'problem gambling' rate of 5%, which is higher than the population level which has been at or below 1% for the past 20 years.</p><p>The consultation on the design of the statutory levy opened on 17 October and has now closed. Our consultation specifically invited views on the question of levy rates so that the Government has the best available evidence to inform our final policy decisions on a structure of the levy. The Government is carefully considering the evidence received, and we will publish our response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/01/2024 13:55:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1678529

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's consultation on the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on 17 October 2023, for what reason the proposed statutory levy rate for remote pools betting was set at 1%.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Higher rates of problem gambling are associated with certain products, particularly those online, compared to most land-based products. We want to take this into account in the design of the statutory levy, as well as the higher operating costs in the land-based sector. Public Health England’s evidence review of gambling-related harms, based on Health Survey data, showed football pools to have a 'problem gambling' rate of 5%, which is higher than the population level which has been at or below 1% for the past 20 years.</p><p>The consultation on the design of the statutory levy opened on 17 October and has now closed. Our consultation specifically invited views on the question of levy rates so that the Government has the best available evidence to inform our final policy decisions on the structure of the levy. The Government is carefully considering the evidence received, and we will publish our response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/01/2024 08:55:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1661445

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's expected timescale is for launching its consultation on the (a) design and (b) scope of the statutory levy for gambling operators.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	200162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working with the Gambling Commission, gambling industry and others to implement all the measures set out in the gambling white paper as soon as possible. A number of proposals are already complete, at consultation stage, or being trialled ahead of implementation.</p><p>We launched the consultation on the details of the statutory levy, including rates for different sectors and governance arrangements, on 17 October. We are also continuing work with the industry and Gambling Commission to scope and design an ombudsman, and remain on track for it to be established next summer.</p><p>The cross department group of officials working on informational messaging on the risks associated with gambling has met a number of times since the white paper was published.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 200161 200163 question first answered 19/10/2023 10:39:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1548892

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a general levy on sports betting and redistributing it to grassroots sport across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
	uin	104382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government levies duties on gambling operators based on their profits, including from sports betting. The Government also invests millions into grassroots sport facilities, with the majority of support coming through Sport England, which receives over £100m in Exchequer funding each year. A further £205m has been committed to grassroots facilities between 2022 and 2025. While the horserace betting levy recognises the unique relationship between horse racing and betting, other sports have far broader appeal. We currently have no plans to introduce a sports betting levy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 104383 question first answered 15/12/2022 14:46:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1548893

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reintroducing a sports gambling levy.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
	uin	104383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government levies duties on gambling operators based on their profits, including from sports betting. The Government also invests millions into grassroots sport facilities, with the majority of support coming through Sport England, which receives over £100m in Exchequer funding each year. A further £205m has been committed to grassroots facilities between 2022 and 2025. While the horserace betting levy recognises the unique relationship between horse racing and betting, other sports have far broader appeal. We currently have no plans to introduce a sports betting levy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 104382 question first answered 15/12/2022 14:46:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1453890

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will make it her policy to introduce a statutory levy on gambling operators to fund services relating to gambling harms.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	906280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of the Gambling Act called for evidence on how best to recoup the regulatory and societal costs of problem gambling. We will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2022 13:36:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1461226

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has considered introducing a non-statutory levy on the betting and gaming industry for research, education and treatment which has a lower rate for land-based operators and takes account of the higher fixed costs and numbers of jobs they support compared to online operators.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of the Gambling Act called for evidence on how best to recoup the regulatory and societal costs of problem gambling. We will publish a white paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/05/2022 16:02:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton