Carolyn Harris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-02-22.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of fixed odds betting terminals; and if he will make a statement.

Damian Hinds

HM Treasury has not carried out any assessment of the overall economic impact of gaming machines. The Gambling Commission regularly publishes a range of statistics relating to the gambling industry.