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Written Question
Gambling: Licensing
Monday 23rd March 2026

Asked by: Joe Powell (Labour - Kensington and Bayswater)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when Cumulative Impact Assessments for gambling licensing will be introduced.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government has now tabled an amendment to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill with the intention of introducing Gambling Impact Assessment (GIAs), formerly referred to as Cumulative Impact Assessments. The implementation date will be confirmed in due course.