Carolyn Harris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representative bodies (a) his Department and (b) the Gambling Commission has met to discuss the next review of gaming machines stakes and prizes.
David Evennett
My officials and staff in the Gambling Commission meet a range of stakeholders and representative bodies at regular intervals to discuss gambling policy and regulation. Information on Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are included in the quarterly transparency returns.
The Government published its evaluation of the £50 regulations introduced in April 2015 on 21 January. The evaluation paper can be found here:
We will now consider the findings of the evaluation before deciding if there is a need for further action.
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