Question follow-through · 86188
Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of exempting (a) category C and (b) category D gaming machines in pubs from any increase in the Machine G
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 7 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of exempting (a) category C and (b) category D gaming machines in pubs from any increase in the Machine G
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Chancellor discusses a variety of issues with Ministers from other government departments throughout the year.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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