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Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Monday, 9 November 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2020. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 November 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Gambling

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 3 November (HL9441), what assessment they have made of the success of existing programmes within the military in reducing gambling-related harm among serving personnel.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes problem-gambling seriously and provides welfare support and financial awareness training for our people. The MOD also blocks gambling websites on all its networks in order to reduce their accessibility.

The MOD has seen no evidence to suggest that Service personnel are more prone to problem-gambling than any other group in society and has made no assessment of the efficacy of our existing approach to the reduction of gambling-related harm.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10104
Session
2019-21
Related items
Armed Forces: Gambling
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Armed forces Gambling
Link
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