Asked by: Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of establishing NHS gambling addiction clinics across England.
Answered by Lord Kamall - Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
The NHS Long Term Plan published in 2019 announced the creation of 15 new specialist problem gambling clinics with up to £15 million of funding allocated over five years until 2023/24.
The table shows the NHS committed annual spend for problem gambling mental health support:
| Year 1 2019/20 | Year 2 2020/21 | Year 3 2021/22 | Year 4 2022/23 | Year5 2023/24 |
Total annual funding (£million) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Source: NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24