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HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The gambling black market is extraordinarily large globally; it is hugely significant. As I mentioned earlier, there are specific…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish you and the whole House a very happy St George’s day, Madam Deputy Speaker. Following the launch of the local media action plan, will the Leader of the House join me in…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThe hon. Member makes a good point, but let us be quite clear that it is not some wild west out there. Gambling firms operate within quite a strict framework and take seriously…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI am not sure that we are necessarily the most unregulated country in the world when it comes to gambling. There are examples of other countries where gambling is completely…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI used an example of another sector to make a wider point that, if we over-tax or over-regulate anything, it will encourage the creation of a black market. There are various…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThe hon. Member has made a number of points on that subject. I will make some progress as I am sure that you, Mrs Harris, are keen for me to wrap up this contribution as soon as I…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingI think the industry is making good progress on this. It has certainly made a massive difference in recent decades, from where we have come to where we are now. As I said, and as…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThat is an excellent point; I will come on to some of the work that has already been done in that area. It is important that we do not just ban something and hope that will be a…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThe 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…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingIt 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…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingThank you, Mrs Harris. I will put some numbers on my discussion of the value of regulated versus unregulated advertising. The regulated market is expected to decline by more than…23 Apr 2026HANSARDGambling AdvertisingIf something is already illegal, we do not regulate it. Does the hon. Member agree?23 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension SchemesLike colleagues from across the House, I have constituents—veterans and former public servants—who have been treated appallingly by Capita, and who have been unable to access the…22 Apr 2026HANSARDClient Board: ProgressWhat assessment has the hon. Gentleman made of the so-called waterside option, which would see a floating pontoon with temporary Chambers built on the Thames? That would allow…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the Leader of the House will share my delight at the news of two new dental contracts, worth £6 million, in Bridlington, which will double NHS dental provision in the…16 Apr 2026HANSARDClient Board: Progress11. What recent progress the Client Board has made on its work.16 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformThe Minister is probably sick of hearing me bang on about the local picture up in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the fact that ours is the lowest-funded local authority for…13 Apr 2026HANSARD North Atlantic Submarine ActivityThe Minister may be aware that the RAF’s investment in the P-8 submarine hunting programme was made in 2015, at a time when Russian activity in the north Atlantic was much less of…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformOne of the problems for the children involved is that their journey is uncertain, and the system becomes inflexible. The reviews are not carried out in a timely fashion, which…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSupport for MotoristsAnyone who has been to the pumps in the last couple of weeks will have felt the pain of price rises. I do not blame the Secretary of State for that—obviously, international events…26 Mar 2026