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Gambling: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process NHS specialist gambling treatment clinics are required to follow in order to access funding from the statutory gambling levy; and if he will set out the criteria and decision-making fr

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process NHS specialist gambling treatment clinics are required to follow in order to access funding from the statutory gambling levy; and if he will set out the criteria and decision-making fr

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Regional National Health Service gambling services are commissioned by integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England will be developing a national commissioning specification during the first half of 2026/27 to ensure consistent, high-quality care across all...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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