Written question asked by Anthony D Wright (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 January 2008. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 7 January 2008 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Gambling

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received from (a) the Gambling Commission, (b) the Responsibility in Gambling Trust, (c) Gamcare and (d) trade associations on the likely effects on problem gambling of the introduction of the Gambling Act 2005 on 1 September 2007.

Answer: The implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 which came into force on 1 September 2007 has been the subject of extensive consultation with key stakeholders from industry and those with an interest in problem gambling.Ministers and officials also continue to hold meetings with stakeholders including those listed in the question and which have included representations on a range of issues, including problem gambling.The Gambling Commission has also recently launched a first consultation paper on the Review of Research, Education and Treatment for problem gambling and has invited views from a broad range of stakeholders.

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