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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling marketing and regulation

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 24th March 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:

  • what assessment they have made of the gambling industry’s spending on advertising, sponsorship and marketing, including online forms of advertising and marketing such as content marketing.
  • what specific consideration they have given to the impact of gambling advertising, sponsorship, and marketing on children and young people.
  • what assessment they have made of the gambling industry’s self-regulation practices in relation to gambling advertising, sponsorship, and marketing.
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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling advertising and taxation

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 6th January 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government

  • whether they have made an assessment of the impact that banning gambling advertising before 9pm would have on reducing gambling harms among under 18s.
  • what consideration they have given to implementing a similar policy for gambling advertising to the recently announced ban on junk food advertising before 9pm.
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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling taxation

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 3rd December 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current remote gaming duty levels on economic growth.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling regulation

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 2nd December 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the calls in The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling, published on 24 October, for stronger policy and regulatory controls for gambling.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about harms to mental health and wellbeing resulting from gambling

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 18th November 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling, published on 24 October, that the harms to health and wellbeing that result from gambling are more substantial than previously understood.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about referrals to NHS Gambling clinics

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 12th November 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesties Government how many referrals were made to NHS gambling clinics in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling related fines and mental health treatment

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 11th November 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many fines were imposed on gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, (5) 2022, and (6) 2023.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about fines imposed against gambling companies

On 4th November 2024, the Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many fines were imposed against gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, (5) 2023, and (6) 2024.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling taxation

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 29th October 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:

  • what assessment they have made of the finding in the Social Market Foundation report Fiscally Responsible: The case for reforming Remote Gambling Duty, published on 15 October, that 52 per cent of respondents to a Survation poll believe the Government should increase tax on online gambling.
  • what consideration they have given to doubling the tax on remote gaming duty from 21 per cent to 42 per cent, as recommended by the Social Market Foundation report Fiscally Responsible: The case for reforming Remote Gaming Duty, published on 15 October.
  • what plans they have to conduct a full review of gambling taxation ahead of the 2025 Budget, as recommended in the Social Market Foundation report Fiscally Responsible: The case for reforming Remote Gaming Duty, published on 15 October.
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Bishop of St Albans asks about gambling data and arts & culture spending

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 7th October 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to support children growing up in households where an adult is experiencing problem gambling.

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