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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-07more like thismore than 2020-02-07
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Suicide: Gambling more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a publicly accessible central record of the number of people who commit suicide for reasons connected with problem gambling. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
uin HL1452 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>We presently have no such plans. There is currently no reliable estimate of the number of suicides linked to gambling addiction or problem gambling in the United Kingdom. The Government is committed to improving our understanding of the link between suicide and gambling.</p><p>GambleAware has commissioned some preliminary research into gambling-related suicide, which was published in July 2019, and the Department has invited GambleAware to return to the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory Group to discuss the research findings and what further research may be needed in this area.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford remove filter
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T14:51:51.197Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T14:51:51.197Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
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label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this