Question follow-through · 84324

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the illegal betting market on revenues collected by HMRC.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
29 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the illegal betting market on revenues collected by HMRC.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The issue of illegal gambling is a concern for this Government and we are committed to working closely with the Gambling Commission, the statutory regulator for gambling in Great Britain, to ensure that illegal gambling, in all its forms, is addressed. Th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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