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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions he or officials of his Department have met representatives of high street bookmakers to discuss gambling since May 2015.

Details of my and the Minister for Sport and Tourism’s meetings with representatives of the bookmaking industry are available via the Department's transparency returns, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/search?q=quarterly+ministerial+returns&filter_organisations%5B%5D=department-for-culture-media-sport

In addition, my officials have met representatives of bookmakers on numerous occasions to discuss issues related to gambling.