Asked by: Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much tax the Exchequer received from gambling-related activities in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes statistics relating to gambling related activities for Corporation Tax, Betting and Gaming Duties and VAT. For Income Tax, information for gambling related activities is not available.
Asked by: Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times (1) ministers, and (2) officials, from HM Treasury have met representatives of the gambling industry since June 2020; and what was the nature of those discussions.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
Details of ministerial meetings with external bodies are published at [1]
Officials meet regularly with stakeholders from across the gambling sector to hear their views on the gambling market, tax and economic issues.
[1] HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel - GOV.UK