Question follow-through · 97822

Gambling: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of banking safeguards for protecting vulnerable customers, especially the use of gambling blocks and loopholes using open-banking gateways.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of banking safeguards for protecting vulnerable customers, especially the use of gambling blocks and loopholes using open-banking gateways.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that harmful gambling can wreck the lives of individuals, families and communities. Working with the Gambling Commission, we are committed to strengthening protections for those at risk through a range of new safer gambling requi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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