Question follow-through · 109426

Gambling: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to safeguard children and young people from gambling, including in later life, through the regulation of advertising, marketing and product design.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to safeguard children and young people from gambling, including in later life, through the regulation of advertising, marketing and product design.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    There are already a wide variety of measures in place to protect children and young people from being exposed to gambling advertising, marketing and products.For example, gambling advertising must not be targeted at children, through ensuring that it does...

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