Asked
Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not holding a public consultation specifically on the presumption of refusal for new gambling premises licences on local residents.
Reply
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 75 tabled · 69 answered
Written questions by Bacon.
Every parliamentary written question tabled by Gareth Bacon this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Department:All (75)Department for Transport (31)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (15)Treasury (8)Home Office (6)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (5)Ministry of Justice (4)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2)Department of Health and Social Care (2)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1)Department for Education (1)
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Asked
Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the contribution of the betting and gaming industry to the economy.
Reply
Official statistics from a range of sources provide the Government with insights into the economic contribution of the betting and gaming industry, including estimates for gross value added (GVA), employment generated and tax revenue raised.The latest headline statistics show that the gambling sector contributed £4.9bn to GVA in 2022, accounting for 0.2% of UK GVA. In the financial year 2023/24, the gambling sector employed around 94,000 people in Britain (provisional), accounting for 0.2% of UK jobs and paid approximately £3.4bn in betting and gaming duty.
Asked
Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing gambling taxes on employment in (a) high street bookmakers, (b) high street adult gaming centres and (c) bingo halls.
Reply
The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-proof and close loopholes in the system.
Asked
Media and Sport, what modelling her Department has done to assess the potential impact of an increase in machine gaming duty on bingo halls.
Reply
The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-proof and close loopholes in the system.
Asked
Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in the level of machine gaming duty on high streets.
Reply
The government will consult next year on proposals to bring remote gambling (meaning gambling offered over the internet, telephone, TV and radio) into a single tax, rather than taxing it through a three-tax structure. This will aim to simplify, future-proof and close loopholes in the system.
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