Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by Stuart Andrew (Conservative) on Monday, 22 January 2024 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Gambling: Internet

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of people seeking help for online gambling in each of the last five years.

Answer: The department does not gather statistics on the number of people seeking help for gambling-related harms generally or online gambling in particular. However, the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN) provides support and treatment for the majority of people presenting for help for gambling-related harms, and their annual statistics (for 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23) can provide insight on those seeking help for online gambling in each of the last five years.

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