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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on publishing the fiscal effect of reducing the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals.

Ministers from the Department of Digital, Media, Culture and Sport have regular discussions with their counterparts at HM Treasury on a wide range of issues.

On 31 October 2017 the Government published a consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machine stakes and prizes and social responsibility measures, including an impact assessment of the potential policy options. The consultation can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures