Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many gambling or gaming machines are present on military bases in the UK.

I can confirm that some gambling and gaming machines are present on military bases in the UK. Whilst I am unable to advise precisely how many there are as this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost, I would wish to provide reassurance that work is underway to understand the scale of problem gambling within the Armed Forces and to address it accordingly.