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<p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his officials have had
no discussions with other Government departments on the subject of a national gambling
strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment
of the effects of gambling on mental health. We do not centrally hold information
on the amount spent on counselling for people with a gambling addiction in the last
12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government has invested over £400 million
in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy programme over the spending review
period to make a choice of psychological therapies available for those who need them
in all parts of England. This includes people who experience mental ill health as
a result of an addiction to gambling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Achieving
Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020,</em> published in October 2014, articulates
our ambition and the immediate actions we are taking to achieve better access and
waiting times in mental health services. It includes the Improving Access to Psychological
Therapies commitment of treatment within six weeks for 75% of people with 95% of people
being treated within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p>
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