Question follow-through · 96984
Gambling: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who suffer from severe gambling addiction receive prompt treatment.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 33 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who suffer from severe gambling addiction receive prompt treatment.
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jan 2026
Answer published
National Health Services receive over 1,000 referrals for gambling addition each quarter, with plans to expand capacity.In April, the new statutory levy on gambling operators came into effect to fund the research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-rel...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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