To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross (HL3000) on 25 September, which specific stakeholders and regulatory bodies they engaged with during the consultation on the establishment of the Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Prize Draw Operators.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross (HL3000) on 25 September, which specific stakeholders and regulatory bodies they engaged with during the consultation on the establishment of the Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Prize Draw Operators.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they undertook in advance of the establishment of the Prize Competition Council on 1 July; whether they included the Advertising Standards Authority, the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Institute of Promotional Marketing in any such consultations; and what was the result of...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they undertook in advance of the establishment of the Prize Competition Council on 1 July; whether they included the Advertising Standards Authority, the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Institute of Promotional Marketing in any such consultations; and what was the result of...

Gambling advertising has been permitted across all British media since 2007, but some are concerned that advertising could encourage harmful or excessive gambling.

Gambling advertising has been permitted across all British media since 2007, but some are concerned that advertising could encourage harmful or excessive gambling.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10193 on Israeli Settlements, if she will update the House on (a) the response from the Advertising Standards Authority to the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10193 on Israeli Settlements, if she will update the House on (a) the response from the Advertising Standards Authority to the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 4201, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the Advertising Standards Authority guidance embedded in the Cabinet Office social media influencer guidance requires the influencers to publicly state that they are specifically being...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 4201, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the Advertising Standards Authority guidance embedded in the Cabinet Office social media influencer guidance requires the influencers to publicly state that they are specifically being...

Motion that this House has considered gambling advertising. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

Motion that this House has considered gambling advertising. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered gambling advertising.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris, particularly as you have taken such an interest in gambling harm over many years. I am grateful to be able to open this debate on gambling advertising and its impact...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered gambling advertising.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris, particularly as you have taken such an interest in gambling harm over many years. I am grateful to be able to open this debate on gambling advertising and its impact...

The Government’s own gambling White Paper said there was no evidence of a causal link between gambling advertising and an increase in problem gambling. Does the hon. Gentleman accept that that is set out in the White Paper quite clearly?

The Government’s own gambling White Paper said there was no evidence of a causal link between gambling advertising and an increase in problem gambling. Does the hon. Gentleman accept that that is set out in the White Paper quite clearly?

I will not accept that. Having met lots of people with lived experience of gambling and having seen the evidence in our report, I know there is a clear link between gambling advertising and halting the recovery of people with gambling addictions.

An argument often used by the industry is that...

I will not accept that. Having met lots of people with lived experience of gambling and having seen the evidence in our report, I know there is a clear link between gambling advertising and halting the recovery of people with gambling addictions.

An argument often used by the industry is that...

I have already apologised to you, Mrs Harris, to the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) and to the Minister for the fact that, because of the strikes, I need to take a taxi to catch my plane, so I cannot, unfortunately, be here for the whole debate. However, I...

I have already apologised to you, Mrs Harris, to the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) and to the Minister for the fact that, because of the strikes, I need to take a taxi to catch my plane, so I cannot, unfortunately, be here for the whole debate. However, I...

The hon. Member is completely right: gambling regulation is devolved in Northern Ireland, and the problem there is similar to the one we have in the rest of the country; in fact, the scale of gambling harm is even higher than it is in Great Britain. Members of the APPG...

The hon. Member is completely right: gambling regulation is devolved in Northern Ireland, and the problem there is similar to the one we have in the rest of the country; in fact, the scale of gambling harm is even higher than it is in Great Britain. Members of the APPG...

I spoke to the hon. Member about this beforehand, but problem gambling is a critical issue for us in Northern Ireland, where rate is 3%, compared with 2.7% here on the mainland. A recent survey found that 65% of adults in Northern Ireland felt there were “too many gambling advertisements”,...

I spoke to the hon. Member about this beforehand, but problem gambling is a critical issue for us in Northern Ireland, where rate is 3%, compared with 2.7% here on the mainland. A recent survey found that 65% of adults in Northern Ireland felt there were “too many gambling advertisements”,...

The hon. Member raises the scale of public interest in this issue in Northern Ireland, and the number of people who are fed up and have had too much of gambling adverts, particularly those that are bombarding our children. I am glad he raises the situation in Northern Ireland, and...

The hon. Member raises the scale of public interest in this issue in Northern Ireland, and the number of people who are fed up and have had too much of gambling adverts, particularly those that are bombarding our children. I am glad he raises the situation in Northern Ireland, and...

Moving on slightly from Northern Ireland to Kilburn, in my constituency, there are a lot of gambling shops and casinos on Kilburn High Road. A constituent recently told me she had entered into the Gambling Commission’s self-exclusion agreement. Her regular casino knew that, but still allowed her in, and she...

Moving on slightly from Northern Ireland to Kilburn, in my constituency, there are a lot of gambling shops and casinos on Kilburn High Road. A constituent recently told me she had entered into the Gambling Commission’s self-exclusion agreement. Her regular casino knew that, but still allowed her in, and she...

I am terribly sorry to hear my hon. Friend’s story about her constituent. It does sound like another failure of the self-exclusion system. We have heard similar stories in other places; I met one person with lived experience in Portsmouth, who signed up to self-exclusion but was able to gamble...

I am terribly sorry to hear my hon. Friend’s story about her constituent. It does sound like another failure of the self-exclusion system. We have heard similar stories in other places; I met one person with lived experience in Portsmouth, who signed up to self-exclusion but was able to gamble...

I have listened with great interest, but is it not true that the hon. Gentleman has been written to on numerous occasions by the Gambling Commission for a misuse of their figures? Although I agree with some of the things he says, I am rather concerned that if that is...

I have listened with great interest, but is it not true that the hon. Gentleman has been written to on numerous occasions by the Gambling Commission for a misuse of their figures? Although I agree with some of the things he says, I am rather concerned that if that is...

I am afraid that is not correct. The Gambling Commission has not written to me challenging my figures. Members of the gambling industry have written to the all-party group challenging some of the figures in other reports, but our figures are from the Gambling Commission’s own survey on children and...

I am afraid that is not correct. The Gambling Commission has not written to me challenging my figures. Members of the gambling industry have written to the all-party group challenging some of the figures in other reports, but our figures are from the Gambling Commission’s own survey on children and...

Three times they have written to you.

Three times they have written to you.

They have not written to me.

We need to properly safeguard the next generation from gambling advertising that aims to normalise an activity that has been proven to be extremely harmful, and something that the Government have the power to act on today.

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They have not written to me.

We need to properly safeguard the next generation from gambling advertising that aims to normalise an activity that has been proven to be extremely harmful, and something that the Government have the power to act on today.

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It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Members for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) and for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) on securing this important debate.

Sport is one of the UK’s soft power superpowers. Formula 1 is worth over £12 billion a year to...

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Members for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) and for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) on securing this important debate.

Sport is one of the UK’s soft power superpowers. Formula 1 is worth over £12 billion a year to...