Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on implementing a statutory levy on the gambling industry to fund education, research and treatment in respect of gambling-related harm.

Officials in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Health and Social Care are discussing evidence of the effectiveness of existing funding arrangements to support projects and services related to harmful gambling. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport expects to publish its white paper outlining the conclusions and proposals for reform in due course.