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HANSARDNational Trust: 125th AnniversaryI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) on securing this Adjournment debate and on highlighting issues that touch on his constituency and the wider…15 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesIndeed; the scope, roles, responsibilities and resources of the Gambling Commission will form part of the review. It is right that we consider the structure of governance and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesThe hon. Lady is right to point out that certain demographics and roles are more susceptible to problem gambling than others. I have not had specific conversations with the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. There are already regulations and rules if there are problems, and social and behavioural challenges, in terms of the powers that local…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. Just last year, for the first time, gross gambling yield was greater online than offline, so we have now reached that cusp where…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the historically poor level of information, data and research in this sector. It is improving, and we hope that this evidence-led…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI thank my hon. Friend for those comments. He is absolutely right that legitimate concerns have been raised by many, including in this place, about redress in the gambling sector.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to Maria Fyfe on behalf of the whole House; I know I can do so because the shadow Minister and I had a conversation about Maria before…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out that many gambling entities take their responsibilities for safe gambling incredibly seriously and do a very good job. It is…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. I have a great deal of confidence that many of the charities and third-party organisations working in this sector—many of the key…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy hon. Friend makes the important point that, without wishing to be pedantic, there is often a debate about whether loot boxes and games of chance, or those where there is not a…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesThe hon. Lady will be aware that we work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care, which is working on clinics particularly relating to the treatment of gambling.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesLike several other Members, my hon. Friend raises the important issue of the black market. As I have said, that will be considered as part of the review. We welcome evidence and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. I am aware of the comments made in the Public Accounts Committee report. I appreciate the work that it and, indeed, many others have done…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI thank the hon. Lady. I am well aware of her campaigning on this issue over a long period of time, and I thank her for that input. There is a difference between lottery-based…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Government are considering action on the broader issue of online harms and the role that social media companies play in that. That work…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesIndeed. I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. Horse-racing is of course a vital industry in the UK. I can confirm that the levy on horse-racing is not actually due for review…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. Again, the review is very broad in scope for exactly this purpose. Comments, information, data and evidence can be brought in to raise…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy hon. Friend is right to point out the dangers of the unlicensed market and to point out that gambling is a legitimate business in the UK, paying £3 billion in taxes and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesThe hon. Gentleman expresses some legitimate concerns. One of the great problems, of course, is that, by definition, it is almost impossible to assess the size, scope and scale of…08 Dec 2020