GAMBLING ADDICTION

Early day motion 1939, tabled 29 March 2006 by John Penrose (Conservative). Signed by 53 members.

That this House recognises and is concerned by the damage through debt and family breakdown that gambling addiction causes in all parts of society; is particularly concerned about the potential for children to become gambling addicts if gambling is not conducted in a responsible and controlled fashion; applauds the work of Gamblers Anonymous, the Responsibility in Gambling Trusts, and others in helping compulsive gamblers to conquer their addiction; and calls on the Government, through the Gambling Commission, to work with the gambling industry to initiate a public information campaign about gambling addiction of the kind which has run successfully in countries such as South Africa, to establish a momentum behind efforts to reduce the number of gambling addicts in the UK as the Gambling Act comes fully into force.

Signatures by party: Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 11, Conservative 10, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.