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Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry

Inquiry by the Gambling Industry Committee, 13 June 2019. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 16 July 2019: Tim Baxter, Deputy Director, Healthy Behaviours, Department for Health and Social Care, Julie Carney, Head of Gambling and Lotteries, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Beth Hiles, Interim Head of Gambling Policy, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Richard Vaughan, Deputy Director of the Life Skills Division in the Education Standards Directorate, Department for Education.
  • 16 July 2019: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Department for Education
  • 23 July 2019: Professor Jim Orford, Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology, University of Birmingham and Dr Heather Wardle, Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine
  • 23 July 2019: Dr Anna van der Gaag, Chair, Advisory Board for Safer Gambling and Tim Miller, Executive Director, Gambling Commission.
  • 23 July 2019: Gambling Commission; Advisory Board for Safer Gambling
  • 23 July 2019: Jim Orford, University of Birmingham; Heather Wardle, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • 3 September 2019: Sir Alan Budd GBE, former Chairman, Gambling Review Body and Dan Waugh, Partner, Regulus Partners.
  • 3 September 2019: Susanna FitzGerald QC, Barrister, former Trustee of GamCare and Dr Julia Hörnle, Professor of Internet Law, Queen Mary, University of London
  • 3 September 2019: GamCare; Julia Hörnle, Queen Mary University of London
  • 3 September 2019: Gambling Review Body; Regulus Partners
  • 8 October 2019: Owen Baily; Alex Macey; Antonio Parente; Michelle Singlehurst
  • 8 October 2019: Owen Baily, Alex Macey, Tony Parente and Michelle Singlehurst
  • 29 October 2019: Bacta; Bacta
  • 29 October 2019: GambleAware; Kate Lampard CBE, GambleAware
  • 29 October 2019: John White, CEO, BACTA and Jason Frost, Former President, BACTA
  • 29 October 2019: Marc Etches, Chief Executive, GambleAware and Kate Lampard CBE, Chair, Board of Trustees, GambleAware
  • 5 November 2019: Miles Baron, Chief Executive, the Bingo Association, Phil Cronin, Chief Executive, Tombola and Simon Wykes, Transition Director and Member of the Board, Gamesys Group
  • 5 November 2019: Bingo Association; Tombola; Gamesys Group
  • 5 November 2019: The Hippodrome Casino; Rank Group Plc
  • 5 November 2019: Simon Thomas, Chief Executive and Chairman, Hippodrome Casino London and John O’Reilly, Chief Executive, Rank Group plc
  • 28 January 2020: Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd; Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd; People's Postcode Lottery; People's Postcode Lottery
  • 28 January 2020: UK Tote Group; Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers; BritBet Racing LLP; British Horseracing Authority
  • 28 January 2020: Alex Frost, Chief Executive, UK Tote Group, Robin Grossmith, Director, Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers, Nigel Roddis, Managing Director, Britbet Racing and Nick Rust, Chief Executive, British Horseracing Authority
  • 28 January 2020: Nigel Railton, Chief Executive, Camelot, Matt Risdale, Executive Director, Camelot, Clara Govier, Managing Director, People's Postcode Lottery and Malcolm Fleming, Head of Public Affairs, People's Postcode Lottery
  • 4 February 2020: GVC Holdings Plc; William Hill Plc; Bet365; Sky Betting & Gaming; Paddy Power Betfair; Betting and Gaming Council
  • 4 February 2020: Kenny Alexander, Chief Executive, GVC, Ulrik Bengtsson, Chief Executive, William Hill, John Coates, Joint Chief Executive, Bet365, Conor Grant, Chief Operating Officer, Sky Betting and Gaming, Dan Taylor, Chief Executive, Paddy Power Betfair and Brigid Simmonds OBE, Chair, Betting and Gaming Council
  • 11 February 2020: Gambling Commission; Gambling Commission
  • 25 February 2020: Gambling with Lives; Gambling with Lives; Gambling with Lives
  • 25 February 2020: Advertising Standards Authority; Advertising Standards Authority
  • 3 March 2020: National Problem Gambling Clinic; Children's Commissioner for England; David Zendle, University of York; YGAM
  • 3 March 2020: Luke Clark, University of British Columbia
  • 10 March 2020: Starling Bank
  • 10 March 2020: GamCare; Matthew Hickey, Gordon Moody Association; GamCare; Gordon Moody Association