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

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to give local government new powers to prevent adult gaming centres from opening.

Local authorities play a crucial role in the regulation of gambling at a local level and have a range of powers in relation to gambling premises. We want local authorities to feel empowered to make decisions that are in their communities’ best interests. We will look to complement local authorities’ existing powers in relation to licensing of gambling premises, in line with the gambling white paper published in April 2023.