Question follow-through · 105859

Gambling and Video Games: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how is she ensuring funding into services for people with gambling and gaming dependencies.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how is she ensuring funding into services for people with gambling and gaming dependencies.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    In April 2025, the statutory levy on gambling operators came into effect to fund the research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-related harm. In its first year, the levy has raised just under £120 million, 50% of which is allocated to NHS England and...

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