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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-02-18more like thismore than 2022-02-18
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Gambling more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse each month of gambling related harm. more like this
tabling member constituency Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East more like this
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Stuart C McDonald more like this
uin 125220 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-25more like thismore than 2022-02-25
answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE)’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gambling-related-harms-evidence-review" target="_blank">evidence review</a> of gambling-related harms estimated that the annual direct cost to the government associated with people who are problem gamblers was approximately £647 million per year, although it was unable to make a direct assessment of the cost of gambling harm specifically. Our Review of the Gambling Act aims to ensure that the protections in place to prevent harm are appropriate and effective for the digital age. It is looking at issues around research as part of its broad scope.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-25T10:52:30.61Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-25T10:52:30.61Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4393
label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald remove filter