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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of a) number of bets placed with and b) total value of stakes wagered with illegal gambling websites and operators during the Royal Ascot festival.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of a) number of bets placed with and b) total value of stakes wagered with illegal gambling websites and operators during the Royal Ascot festival.
The Government does not hold this information.
We are taking action on the illegal gambling market, and as part of the 2025 Budget, HMT announced £26 million had been allocated to the Gambling Commission to increase investment, resources and capacity to further tackle the illegal market.
DCMS launched the Illegal Gambling Taskforce at the beginning of this year. The Taskforce consists of a wide range of stakeholders from across law enforcement, banks and payment providers, regulators, social media and tech providers, and experts from the gambling industry, with the aim of working together to take action against illegal gambling.
That this House congratulates Vivien Currie on her appointment as the first ever female Chief Executive of Ascot Racecourse; understands Vivien will leave her current role as Chief Executive of Hamilton Park Racecourse in April 2022, becoming Chief Executive designate at Ascot in the lead up to the delivery of Royal Ascot in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year, before taking over as Chief Executive on 30 June 2022; acknowledges that Vivien’s role as Chief Executive at Hamilton Park since 2008 has included construction of a £10 million on-site hotel, growing the racecourse into an all-year-round hospitality and racing resort destination; commends Vivien on her exceptional leadership, especially during the coronavirus pandemic which brought difficult challenges to the horse racing and hospitality sectors; recognises that Vivien was also non-executive director of the Racecourse Association from 2010-2016 and Director of the British Horseracing Authority from 2016-2019; notes that Vivien received a MBE in 2020 for services to racecourse management, business, and charity; applauds Vivien as an inspiring business leader, particularly in sectors traditionally dominated by men, including football, where she was Chief Executive of Livingston Football Club; and wishes Vivien well in her new prestigious role at Ascot.
That this House congratulates Vivien Currie on her appointment as the first ever female Chief Executive of Ascot Racecourse; understands Vivien will leave her current role as Chief Executive of Hamilton Park Racecourse in April 2022, becoming Chief Executive designate at Ascot in the lead up to the delivery of...
That this House congratulates Royal Ascot at York on a successful week of racing, on making people from all corners of the United Kingdom and further afield feel welcome in North Yorkshire, on smoothly hosting an event that must be considered the showcase of horse racing in the UK and on creating an atmosphere of exuberance and exhilaration; acknowledges the welcome boost to the local economy that such a splendid Royal occasion brings; welcomes the best of racing and the equine industry in North Yorkshire being on display; and further welcomes the legendary hospitality of York Racecourse and Yorkshire business generally.
That this House congratulates Royal Ascot at York on a successful week of racing, on making people from all corners of the United Kingdom and further afield feel welcome in North Yorkshire, on smoothly hosting an event that must be considered the showcase of horse racing in the UK and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Armed Forces, and from which units, excluding special forces, will be deployed at the Ascot week races; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Armed Forces, and from which units, excluding special forces, will be deployed at the Ascot week races; and if he will make a statement.
If he will call for a report as to the total cost of policing the Madonna concerts at Wembley in 1990; and how much the promoters of that event were charged for that policing: (a) in actual amounts and (b) as a percentage of total policing costs & similarly for...
If he will call for a report as to the total cost of policing the Madonna concerts at Wembley in 1990; and how much the promoters of that event were charged for that policing: (a) in actual amounts and (b) as a percentage of total policing costs & similarly for...